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Posted by AKA gray asphalt on August 25, 2005, 8:49 pm
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>>
>> I'm pretty unschooled about this kind of thing. Maybe I was
>> convinced by a salesman ... that it would save me money in
>> the dessert: cold winters and hot summers and that the stat
>> wouldn't be going on and off as much ... I really can't imagine
>> how it could help and what advantage a complicate one might
>> have. It was the ability to program it cool the house before I
>> get home while leaving it a little warmer while nobody was
>> there.
>>
>> > Hard to answer a rhetorical question but, it might be worth it if you
> are not happy with the one you have now. There are other
>> > companies that may be a little less expensive like White - Rogers and
> Robertshaw
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>
> Power company I am connected (Salt River Project) to basically says that if
> you can raise the temp more than 5 degrees F you can save UP TO 10%. I did
> paraphrase a tad. If your gone for a few days a lot it would help.
>
> I have had set back t-stats for years. They seem to help. Check into X-10
> they have a dial up modem that when connected to the t-stat (other parts
> necessary) you can turn on the a/c from your phone. Or 3 other loads of your
> choosing. My dogs really figured that one out. They would be wound up like
> cheap watches when I got home. They figured out when the temp when down I
> was coming home. And they call them dumb.....
>
> Insulation is usually the best bet for saving money. I just had R-30 blown
> into my home. Run times and off times are different by 20 %. If you have an
> electric water heater a time clock is a real saver.
>
> How long are you staying where you are will help answer the question.
No plans on moving. Would Home Depot have water
heater timers. That sounds interesting too.
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