We have electric baseboard heat, and until now used the standard dial-type thermostats. The old thermostats were not very accurate, and had a lot of hysteresis: they would always over-shoot the setting (making the room too warm before clicking off), or undershoot it, and the room would get very cold before the heat came on. Most aggravating was when we forgot to turn one off for the night, and the next morning found the house was hot -- mistakes that add up and get expensive.These programmable thermostats are great. They work with line voltage (120 or 240), and are intended for electric baseboard heaters like ours. They're silent, and the electronics gently raise or lower the heater power depending on the room temperature and program settings so it doesn't overshoot. I got one and liked it so much I got another.Programming is easy and intuitive. Overriding the program is super easy, just press the up or down buttons for more or less heat. Your new setting stays in effect until the next programmed change. For instance, if you have the heat set to go off at, say, 10pm, but bump it up at 8pm because you're watching a movie or something, it will stay warmer until the scheduled change at 10pm when it automatically goes back to the programmed setting.Elegant. Easy to install if you have any electrical skill. Highly recommended.
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]