What if you were away from home, at work or at play, and you knew that you were saving money on your utility bill because your thermostat is turned down? That is one of the advantages of a programmable thermostat.
By using this device to control the temperature in your home automatically, you can significantly cut energy bills while still maintaining a comfortable temperature in your home all the time.
Just lowering your thermostat a few degrees during times of the day when you are not there, and at night when you are asleep, can save you hundreds of dollars on your utility bills.
No one wants to come home after a long day at work, to a cold house. Because you can program your thermostat to turn the heat up or down, you can set it to raise the temperature in your house 30 minutes before you get home.
That way you will get the best of both worlds: a beautiful warm house, yet you did not waste money maintaining that temperature during the day when you were not even there.
The same principle can be used for overnight. You can set your thermostat to lower the temperature at bedtime and raise it back upright before you get up to start your day.
Most programmable thermostats even have settings for different days of the week so you can have different settings for the weekend or if you go away on vacation.
You can easily find one of these thermostats at any hardware or home improvement store and install it yourself. Do not worry; you do not need to be an electrician.
And do not forget for even more significant savings on your utility bills you now can build your home wind turbine and cut up to 80% off of your utility bills. It is kind of neat to know that such simple changes can make such an impact on your utility bill. Installing a programmable thermostat and building a wind turbine is simple, yet effective, ways to cut energy bills.