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Yelling Predictions

Every Yell-O-Meter bill band, possible household consequence, uncertainty boundary, and factual input.

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Yelling Predictions

Forecast desk · more than forty possible scenarios · zero fake microphones

This is the complete story ledger behind the Energy page. The app selects a band using the projected month-end bill. Everything after that selection is a playful possible scenario, not a measured decibel value, diagnosis, probability, or promise that any person will react that way.

What the app actually knows

Known input Source Limit
Projected month-end dollars Electricity budget snapshot A projection changes with the date, rate configuration, and input freshness
Month-to-date electricity spend Real Alectra samples or the documented AC-only estimate The estimate is not a whole-house meter
Cooling runtime Real Home Assistant hvac_action = cooling history Runtime does not reveal why a person changed the thermostat
Thermostat changes Real audit and context metadata A device change is not speech, pain, anger, or danger evidence
Similarity to labelled upset moments Locally trained interaction model It is a thermostat-interaction risk cue, not a prediction that somebody will yell

The app has no microphone, calibrated sound meter, camera emotion model, or personal-danger classifier. Numeric dB claims and invented percentages were removed because the app had no instrument or dataset that could support them.

All ten forecast bands

$0–$59.99 · SERENE

Possible sequence:

  1. The envelope or PDF is opened without an emergency audience.
  2. The thermostat avoids becoming Exhibit A.
  3. One approving nod may occur.
  4. No follow-up lecture is forecast.
  5. The month becomes the quiet comparison baseline.

$60–$99.99 · EYEBROW

Possible sequence:

  1. The total gets a second look before filing.
  2. Somebody asks whether the AC ran during on-peak hours.
  3. The Energy page is opened to answer the question.
  4. The current month is compared with the previous one.
  5. The discussion ends after one raised eyebrow instead of a summit.

$100–$139.99 · HMPH

Possible sequence:

  1. The bill is held up like a suspicious cheque.
  2. Somebody asks who changed the temperature.
  3. Somebody asks whether a window or door was open.
  4. The calendar is searched for one unusually expensive day.
  5. A rhetorical walk-in-fridge question returns at dinner.

$140–$179.99 · LECTURE WEATHER WATCH

Possible sequence:

  1. The month-to-date graph becomes a prop.
  2. On-peak hours are read aloud with extra punctuation.
  3. A proposal to raise the target by 1 °C appears.
  4. Yesterday’s wall touches are compared with today’s memory of them.
  5. A calm factual review can still prevent the full-yell band.

$180–$209.99 · FULL YELL

Possible sequence:

  1. The bill is placed on the dining table as primary evidence.
  2. Full names and line items enter the conversation.
  3. Every vent receives an unsolicited performance review.
  4. The remembered one-fan summer story enters the record.
  5. A bounded thermostat peace gesture is proposed.
  6. A shorter dinner aftershock follows when the AC cycles on.

$210–$249.99 · ENCORE YELL

Possible sequence:

  1. The same kWh number is quoted twice with different emphasis.
  2. The phone app and wall thermostat are accused of conspiring.
  3. A tour of closed doors and open vents begins.
  4. The budget guard’s saved dollars become the strongest defence.
  5. A temporary +1 °C truce is requested.
  6. The first explanation returns as an encore.

$250–$274.99 · OPERA

Possible sequence:

  1. Movement I audits the current invoice.
  2. Movement II compares this summer with every remembered summer.
  3. Movement III proposes new thermostat custody rules.
  4. The breaker becomes a topic but never an automatic instruction.
  5. A quiet pause becomes safer and more useful than another graph.

$275–$299.99 · BREAKER SUMMIT

Possible sequence:

  1. One person volunteers to become the sole thermostat administrator.
  2. The vendor schedule is blamed even if its authorship is not proven.
  3. A physical thermostat inspection becomes likely.
  4. Tamper Truce may observe a real disappearance but will not invent one.
  5. The discussion moves to a calm time—or a person leaves if it feels unsafe.

$300–$349.99 · ULTRA OMEGA YELL

Possible sequence:

  1. Prior arguments return as a greatest-hits compilation.
  2. Snacks are jokingly reclassified as shared budget assets.
  3. BROTHER MAD is considered for its real two-hour thermostat stand-down.
  4. A manual thermostat change remains a real command with real consequences.
  5. Quiet distance, a charged phone, and an exit path matter more than winning.

$350+ · BEYOND THE METER

The number is outside the storytelling range. Replace prediction with verification:

  1. Check whether the projection is based on fresh Alectra data or a fallback.
  2. Verify dates, TOU rates, delivery charges, tax, rebate, and duplicate samples.
  3. Move the discussion to a calm time.
  4. Treat threats, violence, hearing pain, or medical symptoms as real safety matters.
  5. Record what actually happened; never promote a forecast into a fact.

What may happen next by phase

Phase Possible, not guaranteed Useful response
Before the invoice Questions about rate periods, open doors, setpoints, or who changed what Verify inputs and show timestamps
First minute A raised voice, repeated total, or demand for an immediate setting change Lower your own voice and use one fact at a time
Equipment phase Vent tour, thermostat inspection, phone-app audit, or breaker talk Keep electrical work deliberate and never act from comedy copy
Memory phase Prior summers and old bills replace the current measurement Schedule a later like-for-like comparison
Truce phase A bounded setpoint change or BROTHER MAD stand-down is proposed State exactly what the real command will do
Aftershock phase The topic returns when the compressor starts or at the next meal Use the saved factual record, then pause again
Unsafe phase Threats, violence, blocked exits, fear, hearing pain, or medical symptoms Leave if possible and call 9-1-1 for immediate danger or a medical emergency

My freeze-and-cry response: what I may experience next

This is the lived household fact the timeline starts from: when my brother yells at me, I can get a fight-or-flight response, my body can freeze, and I can cry. The order below is possible, not guaranteed. A stage can be skipped, repeated, or felt differently. It is not a diagnosis and AC Defender cannot detect it.

At-any-time safety override: threats, violence, a blocked exit, or fear for safety are not a later stage in a timeline. Leave if possible and call 9-1-1 for immediate danger.

Possible stage What I may notice What should happen for survival
The yelling starts My body may react before I can plan; muscles may tighten and attention may lock onto the voice Stop the bill discussion and orient toward safety
Fight-or-flight alarm My heart or breathing may feel faster, or I may feel hot, shaky, dizzy, sick, or intensely alert Create safe distance and reduce noise; nobody should argue about whether the response is reasonable
Freeze I may become very still, feel unable to move, or struggle to make words come out Do not demand an answer; allow time and an unblocked exit
Crying I may cry even while trying to speak or leave Treat tears as a reason to pause, not as agreement, guilt, or manipulation
Narrow attention Several questions or choices may become hard to process Use one calm sentence and make no bill, thermostat, money, or account decision
Exit attempt If movement returns, I may need a quieter place or a trusted person Do not follow, grab, corner, or block the route
Grounding The floor, visible objects, or a familiar object may help me reconnect with the present Offer a technique only if it is safe; never force it, and stop if it feels worse
First quiet minutes I may keep crying, shaking, feeling numb, or needing silence after yelling stops Allow recovery time; quiet, water, or a familiar safe place may help if comfortable
Thinking returns Words and planning may return gradually rather than all at once Ask whether I want company, quiet, or a trusted-person call; accept the answer
Replay and what-if loop My brain may replay words, search for what I missed, predict another argument, or try to design the perfect response Write the worries once, separate known facts from feared possibilities, and choose one safe next action
Sleep and concentration after-effects The loop may make it harder to focus, decide, relax, or sleep, and tiredness may make tomorrow’s worrying louder Defer major decisions, protect a quiet sleep routine, and seek support if the pattern persists or disrupts daily life
Later that day I may feel tired, upset, embarrassed, watchful, or unwilling to restart the topic Do not shame the response or force a same-day bill meeting
Next conversation The voice, room, bill, or thermostat topic may bring the alarm back sooner Use the planned pause signal, calm setting, clear exit, and one fact at a time
Repeated or worsening responses Freeze, crying, watchfulness, or renewed alarm may become frequent, worsen, feel highly distressing, or disrupt sleep, school, work, relationships, or daily life A healthcare or mental-health professional can discuss non-emergency support without the app assigning a diagnosis

Government of Canada guidance describes fight/flight/freeze as an automatic stress response rather than a choice under direct control. It notes that the response can include faster heart rate and breathing, tightened muscles, and sharper senses, while individual experiences vary. Source: Stress and Performance.

The replay and what-if rows are possible explanations, not a scan of one person’s brain. Public guidance supports the surrounding facts: stress and anxiety can include excessive worry, tension, concentration or decision difficulty, and loss of sleep; thoughts, feelings, and behaviour can form an unhelpful cycle; and writing worries down, separating solvable from hypothetical worries, bounded “worry time,” present focus, and evidence-checking are options people can try. Sources: NIMH, “I’m So Stressed Out!”, NHS, Tackling your worries, and NHS, Reframing unhelpful thoughts.

Behaviour and configuration

The Yell-O-Meter reads Budget.ProjectedMonthEndCad and selects the last configured story band whose threshold is not greater than that value. YellThreshold remains $180 for the critical banner. The bands do not alter thermostat logic, the monthly budget, guard precedence, or Home Assistant state.

There is no user-adjustable claim that $180 causes a particular human reaction. It is the app’s named storytelling line. Real cost configuration lives in Energy & Costs.

Failure modes

  • A bad or stale input can select the wrong story band.
  • The correct band can still predict the wrong human response because it is not a behaviour model.
  • A thermostat change can be misattributed when Home Assistant context is absent; the app must show uncertainty rather than invent authorship.
  • A medical or personal-safety event is outside the Yell-O-Meter’s capabilities.

Security and privacy

Do not add names, recordings, private messages, or conflict transcripts to make the forecast seem more personal. Search is local. Exports may contain real entity names and timestamps; review them before sharing.

Verification

  1. Exercise values at $0, $60, $100, $140, $180, $210, $250, $275, $300, and $350.
  2. Confirm the band changes at the threshold and the critical banner starts only at $180.
  3. Confirm accessible meter text contains no unmeasured dB value.
  4. Confirm predictions are list items and remain readable at 390 CSS px without horizontal overflow.
  5. Search the in-app wiki for BREAKER SUMMIT and activate this page from the result.

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APIOpen the documented feature brief. AccessibilityKeyboard, screen-reader, reduced-motion, contrast, and narrow-layout behavior across the hosted app and documentation. Alectra Peak Power SaverMakes the defender more chill and resource-saving when Alectra Hui reports on-peak, high price, or high power use. AlgorithmsSearch every AC Defender algorithm and open the full wiki article for each one. App tabsOpen the documented feature brief. Appearance editorOpen the documented feature brief. ArchitectureOpen the documented feature brief. Changelog viewerOpen the documented feature brief. Comfort BudgetCaps how many safe corrections happen inside a rolling window so the AC is not constantly nudged. Comfort CompromiseBlends a repeated wall choice into a temporary target, then fades it back to the website target. Comfort EnvelopeLets a tiny safe wall preference rest for a while instead of being corrected the instant it appears. Comfort MemoryLearns a small time-of-day target bias from repeated safe wall choices and re-applies it later that hour. Comfort PaceThe high-frequency planner: under heavy wall fighting it waits for a calm weather, sensor, or clock-aligned slot. Comfort Sync (quiet recovery)Spaces out and softens corrections so a fixed thermostat does not look like an instant robot. Command CamouflageGives a recent helper command time to look normal before another safe correction appears. Command paletteOpen the documented feature brief. Conflict QuietStands the defender down during an obvious tug-of-war over the thermostat. Context menus and mobile tab editingOpen the documented feature brief. Cool Mode RestorePuts the thermostat back into cool mode whenever someone switches it to heat/off/auto. Cool-Outdoor Shutdown (Open-Window Armistice)When it is genuinely cool outside and the forecast says it stays cool, the defender turns the AC fully off — and turns it back on by itself when the weather or the room demands it. Cooler Intent Fast LaneWhen people keep dialing the wall cooler, it skips quiet waits so the room cools sooner. Cooling Failure WatchRaises a repeating MEGA alert when cool mode is demanded but the AC is not really cooling, escalates to a full-site OMEGA alert when a rising room confirms it, then turns the AC off only for that confirmed failure until the room warms 0.5 C. Cooling RunwayGives the AC time to work after cooling starts before nudging the setpoint again. Defender LogicThe searchable decision cycle and exact rule text for every AC Defender algorithm. DeploymentOpen the documented feature brief. Desired-State EnforcerMakes the owner's chosen AC state win automatically: if someone else turns the unit off or moves the setpoint, it restores the exact desired state and keeps it there. Dim-sum startup surpriseOpen the documented feature brief. Dynamic CooldownA frequency-based quiet period after a manual thermostat change. Emergency ProtocolsOne-tap stand-down modes for too-cold, someone-upset, and suspicion situations. Energy & CostsOpen the documented feature brief. Every Guard, Explained SimplyA searchable plain-language guide to every AC Defender algorithm. Fan Energy SaverOptionally moves the fan to an energy-saving mode when the room is near target. Field Kitchen (food rations)Banks unspent AC dollars during siestas and cool-outdoor shutdowns, and spends them on forecast-hot days so the monthly budget eases exactly when cooling matters most. Front-door Guard PostPauses the defender and can turn the thermostat off when a real front-door person detector trips. HVAC AlibiWaits for a real HVAC action transition so a safe correction lands near a normal thermostat event. Heat, Pain & Survival FactsSourced hearing, heat-illness, and immediate personal-safety facts beside the playful Yell-O-Meter. HomeOpen the documented feature brief. Human NudgeMakes the final safe setpoint command look like a normal thermostat step instead of a precise bot number. Line counts and release archivesOpen the documented feature brief. Manual Comfort GraceLeaves a manual wall change alone while the room still feels comfortable. Natural CadencePicks a variable future slot for safe nudges so they never land at identical, robotic times. Natural WalkbackWalks a safe-band correction toward target in small, slightly random steps instead of one obvious jump. Notification historyOpen the documented feature brief. Regex search builderOpen the documented feature brief. Release operationsOpen the documented feature brief. Remote Settling GuardGives repeated phone/Home Assistant or automation thermostat changes a quiet settling window before a safe answer-back. Repeat QuietWaits before sending the very same thermostat number again. Repeated-Raise SurrenderIf a person re-raises the setpoint to about the same value 3+ times in 30 minutes, the defender adopts their number for 4 hours — the human wins the argument. Rival Schedule WatchKnows the AC vendor app's own temperature schedule (SLEEP / DEEP SLEEP / GOOD MORNING) and defends my temp when a scheduled block pushes the wall warmer while everyone sleeps. Room Trend GuardKeeps observing when the room is already stable or cooling after a wall change. Routine TimingLines safe corrections up with a normal-looking comfort-check rhythm instead of firing instantly. Schedule & Weather RulesTime-of-day target rules, each gated by a weather activation condition. Sensor RhythmTimes nudges to just after the normal Home Assistant reading beat so they look less mechanical. Setpoint EchoWaits for Home Assistant to report back the last setpoint before sending another safe command. Setpoint StillnessWaits until the wall setpoint stops moving before a safe correction answers back. SettingsOpen the documented feature brief. Settings history filters and exportsOpen the documented feature brief. Siesta Watch (mess hall)Lets the whole guard force nap on command; while they sleep the AC eases off and the money it would have spent is banked as food rations. Stealth GovernorRuns a whole-system low-profile hold when wall touches, noticed corrections, remote changes, and helper commands make the defender look too busy. Super DefenderDetects repeated phone/Home Assistant thermostat changes and tightens correction timing without cutting thermostat Wi-Fi. Tamper TruceIf the thermostat vanishes right after a correction exchange, assume a frustrated person detached it — stand down 2 hours instead of escalating. Telemetry AlibiWaits for a normal Home Assistant/weather/usage update before a safe correction, so the nudge is not an isolated event. Thermal MomentumWaits when the room is already cooling fast enough to reach target soon on its own. Thermostat OFF super-confirmationOpen the documented feature brief. Touch IntentReads whether recent wall changes trend warmer, cooler, or mixed, and extends grace for a clear warmer pattern. Touch SignatureMatches safe nudges to the size of steps people actually use on the wall thermostat. Tug-of-War TruceCalls a temporary truce when the real thermostat bounces up and down, so answer-back commands do not look like a duel. Upstairs Comfort GuardPrioritizes cooling when upstairs rooms get hot while someone is home. Visibility GuardSlows the next safe nudge when a wall touch lands right after a defender command (someone likely noticed). Wake-Up Truce (door sensor)A bedroom door opening at dawn means that person is awake — adopt the warm truce temperature before they ever touch the thermostat. Wall SettlingWaits for someone who is still tapping the wall thermostat to stop before correcting. Weather Drift TimingTimes safe corrections to real outdoor-weather movement instead of firing immediately. Website DebounceBlocks repeated website button taps for two minutes so the UI does not spam Home Assistant. Website TourOpen the documented feature brief. Windows Electron controllerOpen the documented feature brief. Windows HTTPS update-feed contractOpen the documented feature brief. Yelling PredictionsEvery Yell-O-Meter bill band, possible household consequence, uncertainty boundary, and factual input. Yelling Survival GuideA practical before, during, and after playbook for the Yell-O-Meter, with honest limits and immediate-safety routes.