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Why people don't change their electrical supplier!
It's inexplicable as to why people are sluggish or fearful in regards to getting a better rate on their electric supply rate!
Only 2% of people were thinking of changing their electricity or gas supplier, down from a third who were interested before the market was opened up statewide in 2006.
The study and recent survey also looked at how many people had already changed suppliers – just 2% for gas and 3% for electricity. You might almost call…
ContinueAdded by Tom Delconte on February 28, 2012 at 7:00am — 8 Comments
Manual Thermal Control Is Always Best!
The finer points of thermostats are actually much more complicated than any published article covers. You must study each premium thermostat individually. If it does not have settings for swing, deadband, fan delays, early recovery, proper setbacks, etc., it's not really of good use. Dual fuel setups are even more complicated because you must decide whether to use the thermostat or the fossil fuel controller function for balance point control. You must also…
Added by Tom Delconte on February 17, 2012 at 6:25am — 2 Comments
Thermostatus: The latest on Thermostat legal status
Many pros already know that a standard upgrade is to install a Honeywell IAQ thermostat! That's why you simply must take a look at this analysis on the Thermostat Wars, Honeywell versus Nest, which now threaten to pre-empt even the infamous browser wars, and cause consternation within the industry:…
ContinueAdded by Tom Delconte on February 16, 2012 at 5:30am — 12 Comments
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