# Should you set a thermostat differently for a two stage furnace?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-set-a-thermostat-differently-for-a-two-stage-furnace/529119>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 15, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-set-a-thermostat-differently-for-a-two-stage-furnace/529119 "2010-02-15T20:58:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![raindog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-set-a-thermostat-differently-for-a-two-stage-furnace/529119/21 "2010-02-16T23:47:43Z")

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> [@silk1976](#):
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> **raindog** is obviously more knowledgable about this stuff than I - but here’s a quick [layman’s guide](http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=TH) to temperature setbacks and how to achieve high efficiency. Check out, specifically, question #6 in the FAQ’s.
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> YMMV due to all the aspects previously mentioned - window quality, insulation levels, thermal mass inside the house, outside temperature, etc, etc. The link is a starting place, but each situation will require tweaking.

Some great info on that cite. I hadn’t been there in a year or more. Very helpful.

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