We just saved 100.00 last month off our power bill.

[dixiegrrrrl]

We bought a fairly solid 50 year old brick home 7 years ago.
It has a heat pump for cooling and heating.
The thermostat to that unit was pretty old, and no matter where I set it, the heat pump would kick in again and run for quite a long time, winter or summer.
Got the unit "winterized" 6 weeks ago and had them put in a new thermostat, which not only works so much better but looks better.
Power bill came yesterday. $100.00 lower compared to comparable temps last year, and lowest bill we have had.
I have noticed the heat pump has not been running very much, compared to before the thermostat switch out.

We do other energy saving things, of course, including using small oil filled heaters in the 2 coolest rooms instead of trying the heat the whole house to keep those rooms warm.
and we have good weather stripping on the front door, have double paned windows, insulation in the attic, etc.

but all those energy aids were long before the thermostat replacement.

Simple little investment like a thermostat...who'da thunk it?

[cbayer]

1. Congratulations!

When I lived in New Orleans, I had a programmable thermostat that I really liked.

[Starboard Tack]

2. That's great!

Sometimes the simplest things and easiest fixes have the most effect. Imagine if every home in the country accomplished something similar. It would amount to 120 billion dollars a year in national energy savings.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. Wow. That is significant.

And the interesting part of it is that this is not one of those suggestions they give you when they tell you to get more energy efficient.

Good for you, and what will you do with all that extra money?!?!?!?! That will be a pile of cash by the end of winter.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. You know how the more money you save, the more need you have of it?

Darned if a need did not pop up. Madatory family wedding in spring, cross country.
Good news...only Mr. dixie has to go.
Bad news: he has to fly.

[Kaleva]

5. That's a heck of asavings!

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Hope it will prove to be a regular thing.

I have several year's worth of utility bills, month by month, to show as a comparison, so I should be able to factor in weather demands as part of the formula.
I just know for a fact I am not hearing the unit cycle on and off,on and off a lot anymore.