He is right though...

In what way ?

Hot water radiators (possibly the type in this skit) are powered by circulating hot water from a boiler. the water only gets to a certain temperature and then is dispursed through the pipes of the building.

The water stops flowing when the room itself/thermometer registers that the air temperature is what you want it to be.

The water/radiator does not heat up quicker if you jack the temperature on the dial, the water just flows longer to heat the air up longer. The water is at a constant temperature, unless you have a shit boiler/water heater.

Electrics might be different, well they are actually when they have settings like 500 watt 1000 watt and 1500 watt settings. But in apartments it all depends on what the thermostat reads.

Now I wonder if your comment was facetious...

Better than porn fights.

He's right though. Through and through.

Stupid people like this who jack up the thermostat to make it get hot faster are one of my pet peeves.

I could have sworn this was here!

Modern inverter air conditioners can modulate the out going air temperature (they vary the compressor speed). Natural gas home heaters can also vary the out going air temperature (they burn more or less gas as needed).

So it depends on what sort of heater/cooler you are using.

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I jack off my thermostat to make it get hot. I named my pet "peeves".

I work in commercial heating ventilating and air conditioning. I can confirm this is true.

It's a bit more complicated when you bring modulating control valves that control the flow of the water through the coils. In the case of water, the change in heat is a function of the flow (gpm or l/m) and the change in water temp that the boiler can handle.

It's also a function of the amount of air you blow through the coil. Each of these (flow, temp change, boiler capacity, and air flow) are parameters with which you design your system to.

Also, in a residential setup, I don't think fan speed is variable, and I think the HHW control valves just open and close.