CR's experts walk you through the process in 8 easy steps You don’t need to be an electrician or technician to install a ...

In the summer, the ideal temperature for your thermostat is 75 to 78 F when you're home, and 80 degrees when you're away or ...

These range from simple fixes like relying more heavily on fans, or extensive upgrades, like installing a heat pump. One of the easiest ways to save is by properly setting your thermostat.

But, if you’ve installed your thermostat in the wrong place, you can wave all of those benefits goodbye. The majority of smart thermostats are incredibly simple to set-up, for example ...

Rather than engage an HVAC subcontractor to install a complicated heating system ... he followed his nose to the source: a wall-mounted thermostat for his electric baseboard.

This is because your smart thermostat will only measure the temperature in the room it’s installed in, and will use these readings to heat or cool your entire house based on this, which isn’t ...