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Thermostat Catalog

P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
Amazon Price: $22.94
Customer Review: It's easy to use, and for appliances that have a flat use (they're either on or off) it can instantly tell you how much energy they draw and from that you can figure out how much it would cost per day. For refrigerators, or other things that run intermittently, you have to leave it plugged in for 24 hours or more to get a better average reading. It certainly opens your eyes to how much that cable box is still eating up when you are not even watching television! And you may want to turn off that powerstrip when you shut your computer down...

Lasko 754200 Ceramic Heater with Adjustable Thermostat
Amazon Price: $19.99
Customer Review: This little heater is inexpensive but ideal for my purpose -- keeping pipes from freezing in unheated outbuildings -- when powered through a Thermo Cube Thermo Cube TC-3.

Thermo Cube TC-3
Amazon Price:
Customer Review: I looked for years for something like this to help protect my frost-sensitive plants! I have been using it with C9 Christmas lights and a cover (sheet, blanket or pool cover) on my plants and haven't lost one plant since. It has saved me a lot of money since I don't have to put the lights on a timer all night long like I used to. It's really worth buying!

Hunter 44550 Auto Save 7-Day Programmable Thermostat
Amazon Price: $48.65
Customer Review: Very easy to install & use. Extremely flexible programming options, with the ability to program all 7 days individually. The "home today" button is a great feature, letting you set it to the highest programmed temperature at the push of a button. This thing does everything a great thermostat should do. Be sure to give the manual a glimpse, it's very thorough.

Sunbeam Royal Nights Polyester Blend Twin Heated Blanket, Navy
Amazon Price: $30.83
Customer Review: The product was nice, also the color especially for a man, product came within reasonable amount of time

Thermo-Kitty Bed, 16-Inch Diameter, Sage
Amazon Price: $44.95
Customer Review: My cat spent a night in it, then no interest for the next few weeks, so I gave it to my Mom for Christmas, and her cat is living in it.
Thank you.

Sunbeam Imperial 140-Thread-Count Polyester Cotton Blend Queen Comfort Heated...
Amazon Price: $119.99
Customer Review: I love this product. It does everything it promised. I can look forward to a comfortable cozy night's rest without having to boost my furnace up.
I would recommend it highly.

Sunbeam Camelot Microplush 50 by 60-Inch SlumberRest Heated Throw, Mushroom
Amazon Price: $49.99
Customer Review: These throws are large, soft and very nice. We have three at our home and because our house is large we try to keep the furnaces on 66. So we just turn on our throws and be cozy, to watch TV or use the computer. One of my daughters was here for the holidays and her feet are always cold so she put my throw across the bottom of the bed and her feet were warm all night. The controls are big and easy for anyone to read. VERY NICE.
They use very little electricity.

Honeywell HZ-315 Quick Heat Ceramic Heater
Amazon Price: $26.79
Customer Review: My classroom is perpetually cold, even in the spring and last summer. I have used this heater off and on for two years and my number one problem with it is that it blows the fuses in my classroom.

It heats what it needs to but must be turned off and on to rest for short periods of time.

Natalie S.

K&H Small Lectro Soft Outdoor Bed
Amazon Price: $37.29
Customer Review: Great heating pad for our indoor/outdoor kitty who sleeps in the garage. I put it in his little Igloo, and wow, he loves it. The one I had before was smaller, and less warm, this one warms more when he lies on it, and I know that helps him on cold nights because he is 14 years old, and a bit more arthritic than when he was younger, like the rest of us.

Going Green With Thermostat

Going green can have different significance for different people. If you are selling your existing home in a tough real estate market and you want to be able to advertise having green features or if you're like myself and you just want to green your home in order to lessen your impact on the environment by reducing your energy use, I've put together a list of what I consider to be the top 3 tips for greening your home that are the quickest and easiest and absolutely won't cost you a fortune doing it either!

This can be done by installing a thermostat. Installing a programmable thermostat is an excellent and very easy way to go green in your home. Programmable thermostats will cost you about $100 or less, depending on which brand you choose, and allow you to set or program your heating and cooling temperatures throughout the day and evening and also while you are away. This results in a significant savings for you on your energy use particularly if you aim to set the temperatures at one or two degrees lower than what you would normally set it at. I installed a programmable thermostat in my home and was amazed by the fact that I saw an immediate 20% reduction in my energy consumption and my bill. As a general rule experts recommend, in the summer set your indoor temperature at 78 degrees F, and in the winter, at 62 degrees F.