A programmable thermostat can save energy and reduce your heating and cooling bills. Wikipedia describes a programmable thermostat as a thermostat that is designed to adjust the temperature according to a series of programmed settings that take effect at different times of the day.
Heating and cooling losses from a building become greater as the difference in temperature increases. A programmable thermostat automatically reduces the indoor temperature during cooler months to reduce “heat loss” and save energy by not warming an empty house when you are away. You may decide to lower the house temperature while you’re at work or sleeping. Then, programming the furnace to kick in before you get up in the morning or time it for your arrival home from work each evening.
These wonderful devices must be expensive and extremely difficult to install, right? Wrong.
A quick scan of prices at Lowes shows you can get a programmable thermostat for $50 to $100. Now the installation part. You can start by going to wikiHow at this link or watch the video below.
How to Install a Programmable Thermostat >>>
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