"CJT" wrote in message
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SteveB wrote:
You want two high quality ones the power company came and installed in my
house?

Unless you have an absolutely predictable life, your unit will always run
unnecessarily, or you will have to put it on manual sometime to adjust
the temp.

Programming them is next to learning html on the learning scale. And if
anyone messes with it, you will be a while before you notice anything
awry, and in the process lose a lot of energy. Translation: cash.

I replaced them with two twenty dollar units. On - Off - Cool - Heat -
Fan - Auto.

So simple I can work it.

And if I go away for a few days, it isn't cooling or heating the whole
place with no one home. Or, I don't have to program and then reprogram
them.

At first, they sounded like a good thing, but I'd never ever own another.

Steve
I like my Honeywell. I've got it set up to let the house warm up during
the summer/cool off in the winter while we're at work. If I'm home
on a weekday, I just push the override. I think it has saved me a
bundle in energy costs.

Our schedule was erratic, and our units ran a lot when they did not need to.
It all depends on the person. I personally don't like heating and cooling
the house for hours or days on end when I am not there. It doesn't really
take that long to kick it into gear and have the house warm or cool, and I'd
just as soon pocket that cash. While the thermostats were in use, the
highest monthly bill was $600. After that, the highest was $350.

Steve