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		sliverstorm on Jan 13, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nest, Google and you The "Anything but Google" market is alive and well at my local Home Depot. I'd like to see them try to datalog my $20 bimetal mechanical thermostat :)

harvestmoon on Jan 13, 2014 [–]

I've been researching money saving methods for an article, and many people do say that programmable thermostats can save 10% or so on heating bills, though.

sliverstorm on Jan 13, 2014 | [–]

I believe it for the right person, but probably not for me. I keep my place around 60F in winter, and don't use A/C in summer.

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