programmable thermostat

Automated climate dial

A programmable thermostat is a temperature control device that can be set to adjust heating or cooling automatically at different times.

Users program schedules—lowering heat while asleep or away, raising it before waking—to save energy without sacrificing comfort: The programmable thermostat cut our heating bill by fifteen percent.

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technological sophistication

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Timber-fueled heating appliance

fireplace · smart thermostat

Family

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Top 50,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G