Not sure which thermostat is best for your home, or how to use it properly? This section walks you through the different types of home thermostats — from manual and programmable to smart models — and shows you how to set, adjust, and troubleshoot them. Whether you’re dealing with uneven heating, curious about energy-saving settings, or comparing features, this guide is built to help homeowners take control of their indoor comfort.
It seems like my smart thermostat is tripping the breaker. Every time I turn on my furnace from the thermostat and the breaker trips. I reset the breaker and turn on the furnace again and the breaker trips, so it’s logical to think that my Nest or any other smart thermostat is tripping the breaker….
How Do You Know If Your Home Thermostat Is Bad? If your home thermostat is hard to read, loose on the wall, and just gives you a hard time everytime you try to adjust the thing, just bite the bullet and get a new one. Easy for me to say, right? If you’re a DIY…
Does a thermostat need to be level to be accurate? Thermostats that contain mercury need to be level. Digital thermostats don’t have to be level to be accurate. Digital thermostats that are not level just look sloppy. They can work even when upside down. Now that would be hard to read though. Kind of like…
A gas fireplace thermostat upgrade lets you replace a basic wall switch for better control, comfort, and automatic temperature settings. Yes you can substitute a thermostat for that switch on the wall by your fireplace. You can add most any kind of digital thermostat or even add a remote with Wi-Fi and adjust the temperature…
A stuck or frozen screen on a Honeywell 8000 Pro Touch Screen Thermostat does not mean you have to throw it away and buy a new one. Don’t buy a new thermostat until you try this. Follow these steps, and this should work. It did for me. If it doesn’t work, you are going to…
If your furnace turns on and off too often or runs too long, the problem may be your thermostat heat anticipator. Many older mercury and snap-action thermostats have a small adjustable anticipator that controls how long the furnace runs during each heating cycle. In this guide, I’ll show you how to adjust a heat anticipator…
Your thermostat is broken if you become irritated every time you try to set the temperature and it doesn’t respond the way it’s expected to. It could be just loose on the wall or the LED screen partially gone blank. With these simple tests you can diagnose your thermostat problems in minutes. Most home heating…