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 Works well and saved me lots of money! May 26, 2010
J. Bettis
We have a vacation cottage in an area with very cold winters. The cottage has baseboard heat which was governed by an old dial thermostat installed in 1990. We leave the heat set at 50f when we are not there during the winter, and the heating bills have been very high. When we are at the cottage during the winter then we have had problems keeping the temperature comfortable (too hot or too cold despite the dial thermostat setting)
This Autumn we installed this thermostat in the living room and used the programming features to keep the house at 50f when we are not there. When we are there we us the programming features to keep it at 68f during the day and 60f at night. This device worked so much better than our old dial thermostat. It was MUCH more accurate than the the dial thermostat and kept the temperature much more even.
Despite the increased price of energy, our heating bills this winter were 20% lower than any of the previous three winters, and I attribute a great deal of that savings to this device, its accuracy, and the ability to program it to vary the temperature settings during the day and night.
 not happy March 25, 2010
Merle J. Yost
I remodeled a condo and replaced all the heaters from 1961. I used the combination of the cadet wall heaters and the Honeywell controls. What I hate about them is the cycling. Once it reaches the temperature it goes on and off and on every 5 seconds. It drives me crazy.
I called HW to ask about it and the woman there told me that if I left it on for two weeks straight that it would learn and adjust. I personally think she was blowing smoke. I will replace the expensive Thermostat controls with something that works better.
Works great!!!! December 29, 2009
J. Roybal (Yakima, Wa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I did my homework and shopped around for thermostats. I wanted a digital one with the ability to program weekdays and weekends. I have minimal experience with wiring let alone electrical. I went to HomeDepot and purchased this very same model for the same price. Decided to buy three as I needed one in each room. If I can install one in the dark with a flashlight while my family was asleep anyone can do it. Just remember to read the instructions to a "T", if you dont and have cadet wall heaters you will find out why when it cycles over and over once you hit the target temp. I made this mistake and read the instructions. Wiring is very easy for this unit, programing was even easier. Dont even have to read the book for that. I've had the unit for about 4 weeks now and love them. I can program each room to what I want, so I dont run it when no one is home and dont have to worry about my roommate leaving it on when they leave since they dont care. All in all I highly recommend this unit to anyone.
 Have 3 of these - All of them get stuck on a few times a season November 19, 2009
Brian S. Walker
Purchased three of this model 3 and 2 years ago (different times). All three of them get stuck in the ON position once or twice a season (5 month heating season). The clock keeps time, but none of the buttons do anything and the unit display shows the cooler temp. You have to hold a few buttons down together to "reset" it. Then it'll work fine for months. Never loses programming, otherwise works perfect. We didn't lose power or anything. Not much savings when you walk into the bedroom and it is 80 degrees when it should be 60.
We are so happy with this! January 4, 2009
CJC (Kenosha, WI , USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We had baseboard heating put into an add-on room that we thought we'd
use only three seasons... but actually use year round. The cheesy 'comfort zone' thermostat that was originally installed gave us heat but no real control. And because electric heat is so expensive, the programmable set back is awesome. We so often forgot to turn it down when we left the room in the past. This thermostat keeps the room at a precise temperature, something we didn't think possible with baseboard heating. It's worth every penny, and will probably pay for itself in the first year. We've been using it less than a month, but knew within the first 48 hours what a great thing it was. We should have bought it five years ago... but didn't realize you could get one for electric baseboard heat.
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