How to Increase the Differential on Your Thermostat

Written By
Cameron Easey
Cameron Easey
Published: Dec 22, 2010
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

Robert Shaw Programmable Thermostat

  1. Press the "Set" and "Prog/Man" buttons and release both at the same time. The thermostat will then go into programming mode.

  2. Press the "Set" button to display the option to set the time of day. Press the "Up" and "Down" arrow buttons to change the time.

  3. Press the "Set" button. Press the "Up" and "Down" arrow buttons, if you need to change the day of the week.

  4. Press the "Set" button. Press the "Up" button to increase the temperature differential.

  5. Press the "Set" button to save the changes.

Friedrich Nonprogrammable Thermostat

  1. Take the cover off the thermostat.

  2. Press the "Reset" button to enter the Temperature Differential mode.

  3. Press the "Up" arrow button to increase the temperature differential.

References

Tips

If the Robert Shaw programmable thermostat is set to "Cooling" you have the option to set the second stage temperature differential. The default is set to 2 degrees.

Warnings

The temperature differential is displayed for only 10 seconds, after pressing the reset button, on the Friedrich nonprogrammable thermostat.

Cameron Easey

Cameron Easey has over 15 years customer service experience, with eight of those years in the insurance industry. He has earned various designations from organizations like the Insurance Institute of America and LOMA. Easey earned his…

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