The funny thing about heating and air conditioning is that they are controlled by a low-voltage thermostat mounted on a wall of your home. It turns the devices on and off throughout the day and night whether you are home or not. The old mercury thermostats have to be manually adjusted each time that you want to change the temperature. Digital programmable thermostats can be programmed to do the work for you. They can be programmed to change the temperature at different times of the day.
Thermostats - Install a Digital Programmable Thermostat
By Timothy Thiele, About.com GuideAugust 21, 2008
The funny thing about heating and air conditioning is that they are controlled by a low-voltage thermostat mounted on a wall of your home. It turns the devices on and off throughout the day and night whether you are home or not. The old mercury thermostats have to be manually adjusted each time that you want to change the temperature. Digital programmable thermostats can be programmed to do the work for you. They can be programmed to change the temperature at different times of the day.Related Articles
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Digital programmable thermostat is a energy efficient technology. This is very cool. Thank you for posting this.
Digitial programmable room thermostats provide a great way to manage the temperature of your home. But also consider interent room thermostats, these offer more control and can also be setup on a computer screen rather than a tiny screen on the thermostat.