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		v4vvdq on Jan 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PID Controllers in Unity3D (2021) A thermostat is not an on/off-controller but a proportional controller. The lower the temperature, the higher the flow rate. At least for thermostatic radiator valves this is true.

ladberg on Jan 16, 2024 [–]

FWIW everywhere I've lived has an on/off thermostat, maybe it's regional

Goz3rr on Jan 19, 2024 | [–]

At least in Europe I've seen plenty of thermostats/boilers that support OpenTherm which allows the thermostat to set the boiler temperature instead of only switching on/off

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