Backyard Do It Yourself Guide to Installing a Thermostat that is Programmable

One of the most productive means of lowering your electrical costs is to install a programmable thermostat that can be used to control when your central air conditioning and heating turns on and off. If a thermostat is properly installed and used, you will be able to save right at $200.00 or more on your utility bills annually.

Prior to purchasing a thermostat that can be programmed, it is important to determine which models will be compatible with the central heating and air conditioning system that you have at your home. Once you have a model that you know is compatible, you may proceed to the steps listed below.

1.      The first step is to remove the thermostat that you currently have installed in your home.

Prior to doing this, you should go to the main electrical center of your home and completely shut off the power that operates your heating and air conditioning unit. Once the power has been shut off, simply take a screwdriver that fits into the cover plate and remove them.

2.      Once the cover plate is removed, you will find that the main area of your thermostat is still in place.

Find the mounting screws. There should be two to four. These are the screws that are holding the main frame of the thermostat in the wall.

3.      Now, you will find that there are many different wires that will need to be disconnected.

You should make sure that you have some sort of label system in place so that you know where to put the wires once you place your new programmable thermostat.

4.      Once the wires are all properly marked, you may continue by disconnecting them.

5.      Now that you have the wires disconnected, you will want to pull the thermostat from its current position.

6.      As you work to put the base of the new thermostat onto the wall, you will find that the wires will need to be pulled through. There will be openings where this can be done.

7.      Once all the wires are pulled through, slip the mounting screws through the appropriate location on the new base and screw them in with your screwdriver.

8.      Now, you should work to reconnect all of the wires in the thermostat. Be certain that they are reconnected tightly and that any and all bare wires are covered with electrical tape or a plastic wire cap.

9.      Now, take the cover plate and attach it onto the base of your new thermostat and screw in any remainder screws.

10.   Once the new programmable thermostat is in place, you may turn on the breaker in your central electric unit in the home that operates the central heat and and air conditioning unit that you have.

As you can see, replacing your old thermostat with a new, programmable unit is a simple and quick do it yourself project!

Now, you will be able to adjust your thermostat with ease. You will find that by having this type of thermostat in the home will allow you to save a lot of money on your heating and cooling costs.