Programmable Thermostats

Programmable thermostats are one of the best dollar for dollar investments in the energy savings world. Why? Because these thermostats take "thinking and acting" out of the equation.

Programmable thermostats can pay for themselves within the first year, saving you money from that point on. In a household where everyone is out of the house during the day, the thermostat can be set to reduce the temperature upon leaving and then rise one hour prior to arriving back home in the evening. THEN...it can be set to go back down at bedtime and back up one hour prior to awakening.

This may seem like additional stress on the furnace (working harder, longer to get to temperature), however the down time easily saves in multiple ratios.

With this being said, the thermostat is only as good as the weatherization and insulation performed on the home. Maintaining temperature comes back to the home's ability to keep it warm (or cool in the summer).