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Energy star programmable thermostat


Did you know that if you purchase an energy star thermostat and use the pre-programmed menu, you will reduce your gas bill by $180.00 per year?

For the best in comfort as well as energy savings, you should raise the home’s usually temperature setting 7 degrees when away in the summer and 4 degrees when sleeping.  In winter do the opposite.  Be sure to use the vacation mode on the thermostat when on vacation or away for a long period of time.  Following these tips will greatly reduce your energy cost.

For more energy savings tips, check out our Go Green section.



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8 Responses to “Energy star programmable thermostat”

  1. Dave says:
    October 24, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    What type should I get, energy star or is there a brand name. Also I wanted to find furnace reviews, were can I look. Does Four Seasons Heating offer home furnace repair all over Chicago?

  2. XV says:
    October 26, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    I purchased a energy star thermostat from Home Depot, I can’t get the thermostat to stay on the temperature I set it on, what can cause this? I also can’t find what to set the switch in the back on electric or gas .My furnace is acting funny since I installed this, our home is heating but the furnace starts and stops a lot could it be the thermostat?

  3. D.T. says:
    November 1, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    When my furnace starts up, it shuts down and trys to start again, it does this 3 times and then the furnace turns off and its not heating my home. What could cause this and can this furnace be repaired?

  4. Larry M says:
    November 2, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    Can I buy one at home depot and have you install it? Do I need a special one to work with my furnace or can any brand do it?

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    December 7, 2009 at 9:37 am

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  6. Gary says:
    December 12, 2009 at 4:41 pm

    We purchased an energy star thermostat from Four Seasons Heating for our office building and saved over $2000 in one year. We had a memo that told all employees to turn the furnace down to 62 when they leave and of course they would forget. When we would come into the office on Monday the furnace thermostat would still be on 72 and the furnace would have run all weekend. The way we do it now is to lock all the new energy star thermostats we purchased and program them to turn up and down automatically this save us so much money on our gas bill.

  7. Gary says:
    December 12, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    @Dave
    Any model that says energy star on it is great.

  8. Gary says:
    December 12, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    @XV
    Press the hold button and this will keep the furnace temp from changing and set the switch on electric if the furnace is electric, gas for gas.