NEST thermostats

[Rangerscott]

I install custom windows. Going from single pain wood windows or thin aluminum clear glass double pane to what we sell is a way bigger savings than $24 a month.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

I install custom windows. Going from single pain wood windows or thin aluminum clear glass double pane to what we sell is a way bigger savings than $24 a month.

Congratulations!

You get to spend another year in remedial math.

[Sixxxxer]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

I install custom windows. Going from single pain wood windows or thin aluminum clear glass double pane to what we sell is a way bigger savings than $24 a month.

but does said window cost 250$?

I don't think so.

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by Sixxxxer

but does said window cost 250$?

I don't think so.

Not installed. If you plan on living in the same house for a good while or at least most of your mortgage time then its worth it. That tax rebate on energy items helped out a couple years ago.

[Sixxxxer]

Your right,

But Bang for your Buck Savings...Windows Vs Thermostat...Thermo Wins.

[Gas Man]

Somebody talked about unit recovery time and other aspects of your HVAC. That's the ticket.

Your A/C just doesn't have the recovery speed that heat does.

In the winter, I can drop my heat 6*-8* and recover that in mins (~45). A/C is a different animal, a 2* raise can take 2+ hours to recover (say going from 72 to 70) if the heat outside is in the 90s. The A/C units just aren't designed to cope beyond a 20* drop inside vs outside temps.

In my 30YO house that has everybit of 18-24" of insolation in the attic, a new roof, and good wall insulation) If I keep the shades drawn I can keep my inside temp about 72* even when it's 100* out. But the A/C doesn't shut off from about 1pm till probably 2-3am.

my neighbors who have the same layout can't get their house below about 80*. They don't have the insulation and updates I have.

Further, consider the different types of freon people are running. Certainly companies talk about new A/C units being more efficient but they aren't considering that the new freon isn't as cold as the older units like mine from the 90s. I forget the numbers but you get the idea...