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"AKA gray asphalt" wrote in message
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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.

"RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message
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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


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.