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by _gabe_ 706 days ago
If that’s the case why do the Celsius thermostats I used while on vacation in Canada use 0.5C increments? The decimals are used, because the change between 25C and 26C is actually pretty big :)

In my old apartment, the difference between 73F and 74F was enough to make me quite cold or hot. And that’s a difference of about 0.5C. I’m not arguing that Farenheit is better, but I definitely do prefer it for setting my thermostat (which is a day to day thing) , but then again I grew up using it so that could be why I prefer it too.

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> If that’s the case why do the Celsius thermostats I used while on vacation in Canada use 0.5C increments?

Probably because they were made for US and changed the labels? I've never seen a thermostat with 0.5 C increments in Europe.

> the change between 25C and 26C is actually pretty big

I would maybe be able to tell you if it's 23 or 27, certainly I can't tell 1 C difference.