Unless you live in an apartment or rented building and your landlord controls your building’s temperature (and if that is the case, we really feel for you), understanding how your thermostat works is actually a very, very useful thing. We don’t mean just being able to turn on and off heating and air units with a thermostat — we mean really understanding how to use the thermostat to heat/cool your home efficiently and at the lowest cost possible. There are tons of new “smart” thermostats on the market these days that creepily detect when you’re home and which can be…
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Fall is now in full swing, which means that pretty soon Americans across the country are going to be turning up the heat — and opening their wallets. In just a five year period, Americans spent an average of over $700 a year on heating with natural gas. Rather than accepting that and paying through the nose for your heating bill each month, here are a few measures to take now, before the snow flies. 1. Install a Programmable Thermostat. If your home doesn’t already have one, you should consider getting a programmable thermostat. Thermostats that are programmable reduce energy…