About two week ago, I got an email from TXU (our utility company) about a program called iThermostat. For $75.00 they install a thermostat that is controlled through a web portal (or the buttons on the unit itself). They also do an energy assessment when they come out. There is a catch, now TXU can turn off the unit at peak load times. <\/p>\n
I bit and they came out yesterday (Friday). They were late to the appointment but were VERY nice. Two men came from a local HVAC company, installed the thermostat — loved the fact we had Uverse and loved the fact that I knew what I was doing. They even offered me a job.<\/p>\n
Told me that yes we could do zoned A\/C — a question I’ve had since we bought the houe and didn’t know the answer, and that we needed to add a 2 ton unit to the attic. That’s now on the list.<\/p>\n
Any, I love it. I was away from house all day, set the thermostate before I left to 85 and set it to 70 before I left for the house, with the handy dandy Acer notebook.<\/p>\n
When I got home, we were at 76, and the house very pleasant, so I changed the thermostat to 76.<\/p>\n
We spent $2 on electricity today as opposed to $7.00 yesterday (but i know that will be higher, we still have some hours to go).<\/p>\n
And the house was comfortable when I got here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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