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Questions? Need Service? Click Here or Call: (616) 458-7304Programmable ThermostatsSet It & Forget It!A common misconception with thermostats is that a furnace works harder than normal to warm space back to a comfortable temperature after the thermostat has been set back, resulting in no or little savings. This theory has been dispelled by years of research and numerous studies. The actuality is that the amount of fuel used to reheat is roughly equal to the fuel saved by keeping the temperature lower. You save fuel between the time that the temperature stabilizes at the lower level and the next time heat is needed. So, the longer the home stays at the lower temperature you save! The answer to this ping-pong approach of setting and resetting your thermostat is a programmable thermostat. Through a dual setback technique programmed into your thermostat, your house can stay cool during the hours when no one is home or everyone is sleeping, reducing energy consumption by 16 to 25 percent, on average*. That kind of energy savings can significantly lower your monthly heating bills. And better yet, you don’t have to remember to set or reset your thermostat when you come home, leave, get up in the morning or go to bed at night. Just set it … and forget it! The two speed and variable speed furnaces are the exception to this rule as they are designed to run as efficiently as possible. *From a study published in the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Journal. |
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