What do I do to check to see if my thermostat is working properly. Our heating bills seem to be high for being set at 64

A: A small but very important item that is missed very often. When your filters to your heating system are not changed, it is like trying to breathe with your hand over your mouth. Yes, it will still work, but the efficiency of the entire system suffers

Nest Learning Thermostat

CNET doesn't typically review thermostats, but the Nest Learning Thermostat isn't a typical thermostat. Since Nest announced its device in the fall, this home climate control gem has been the belle of the design blog ball, and for good reason: working off the premise that pretty much no one actually programs his or her programmable thermostats, Nest Labs built a thermostat that learns household patterns and programs itself.

To cut straight to the chase: Nest works. In a few days, the thermostat I tested figured out that despite our many comings and goings (and the spastic testing this gadget writer inflicted on the thermostat), my family typically likes the house to be 68 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, and an energy-saving 64 degrees when we usually go to bed around 11 p.m.

But the startling joy of the Nest thermostat comes from the side benefits of a networked, thermostat and from the attention to detail the Nest team has paid to design. The Nest Learning Thermostat is the most beautiful, intuitive home automation device I've seen. Changes that Nest introduced today make Nest's iOS and Android apps informative, too, serving up an energy use dashboard that would make a conservationist out of anyone. Plus, I can pick up my smartphone and use it to turn my Nest thermostat up from bed when I wake up in the morning. Can't beat that.

Source: CNET

Honeywell RTH7600D Touchscreen 7-Day Programmable Thermostat ...

You know that turning down your heat at night saves you money, but you hate waking up and making breakfast in a freezing cold kitchen. Or you don’t want to run your AC all day while you’re at work, but you want your home to be cool and comfortable when you get home. That’s where a programmable thermostat makes all the difference.

Offering you the ability to program each day differently and to customize temperatures for four periods per day, this thermostat makes it easy to heat or cool your home for optimum comfort. It features exclusive Honeywell Smart Response Technology and a feature that enables auto changes from heating to cooling, which continually adjust the pre-heating or cooling of your home for effective results and precise comfort control within one-degree F of your desired temperature.

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