This morning I woke up to the first real snow that we've had here in Indianapolis. This prompted me to add a project this week for my to-do list- purchase and install a programmable thermostat. I constantly talk to my clients about how great they are for saving money on utilities, but I don't even have on in my own home! (Shame on me, I'm always recommending things for my clients to do to their home, things I have not done yet. Hey, it's like a doctor who smokes or doesn't exercise). This is a great thing to do if you have an older home, with an outdated thermostat because you can have pre-programmed settings for the temperature in your home. The Energy Star website has some extra info about this and suggestions on how to program them.
Anyway, I found this handy do-it-yourself video from This Old House's website. Now I just need to narrow down which one I would like to purchase. My house is smaller, a little over 1400 sq ft, so I don't need anything fancy. My work schedule usually is seven days a week, with Saturday and Sunday being a little lighter. So, I'm interested in the 5+2 day models (programmable for weekday and weekend). It seems like these are ranging between $30-$40. The small price of that (plus asking nicely for my dad to come over and help with installation) will be well worth the potential savings this coming winter... especially since I have older windows that will eventually need to be replaced (that's a whole nother post).
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