> They take FOREVER to warm up a house after a set back, so don't bother with a deep setback overnight
This is incredibly true in intermittently occupied areas. Just heating the air is one thing. Heating everything around it just to get warm is another.
If you're in a private/semi-private office 9-5, having your own heater or window A/C gives you a lot of control and is incredibly efficient since you can turn it on/off with your work hours.
It will cycle a lot because the envelope doesn't change temperature much (eventually heating/cooling the air), but you reduce consumption a lot by not getting to the point of majorly heating/cooling the envelope, just the air (which is what matters unless a mattress is involved).
This is incredibly true in intermittently occupied areas. Just heating the air is one thing. Heating everything around it just to get warm is another.
If you're in a private/semi-private office 9-5, having your own heater or window A/C gives you a lot of control and is incredibly efficient since you can turn it on/off with your work hours.
It will cycle a lot because the envelope doesn't change temperature much (eventually heating/cooling the air), but you reduce consumption a lot by not getting to the point of majorly heating/cooling the envelope, just the air (which is what matters unless a mattress is involved).