Originally Posted by Ghostvette

I've been bumping the thermostat to temperature ranges I can live with. 74 in summer, 71 in winter. I bought a better system so it doesn't cycle continously. The challenge with adjusting temps is that while we use less energy, the 'energy' companies don't make as much money and they raise the energy rates, which causes other folks to change the temps so their bill isn't so high, which means the energy company doesn't make as much money & the cycle repeats.