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Smart thermostat vs basic programmable was a $200 lesson I shoulda learned sooner

I put a Nest in my 1970s ranch 2 years ago and honestly it drove me nuts. The learning thing kept setting weird temps and my wife would just override it constantly. Last month I yanked it out and put in a $35 basic Honeywell programmable from Home Depot. Set it once for weekdays and weekends, done. My electric bill dropped $12 month one and thats with my AC running exactly when I want. Anyone else ditch their smart stuff for simple?
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paule53
paule5316h agoMost Upvoted
You been through the whole smart thermostat circus too? It's almost like these companies overthink what's supposed to be a simple switch. I bet half the people with smart ones just end up using the manual override all day anyway.
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wendy72
wendy7221h ago
My Ecobee did the same thing, I switched back to a dumb thermostat too.
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