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Although I bought this item from Home Depot, it's still the same product at the same price. I'm so satisfied with it, I want to let others with baseboard heating nightmares to know there is a reasonable solution.
If you have baseboard heat, you probably have trouble maintaining a comfortable temperature without constantly messing with the thermostats.
My old non-programmable termostats (tried 3 different models) were never accurate (off by up to 10 deg) and I had to hang thermometers beside them to keep track.
This product ALWAYS warms the room to the tempurature I set it.
The programmable feature allows me to turn it down at night and during the day.
I can literally set it and forget it.
Also too, with a proper program set, I nolonger have to run it all night and day, using less electricity and saving me money.
And with a push of a button I can turn it up or down, on-the-fly.
The next programmed time will set the temperature back on schedule.
There is a "manual mode" if you prefer the temperature to stay the same throughout the day and night.
I'm planning on buying more of these to put in all my first level rooms.
But at $50 each, I'll change them out one at a time.
(The non-programmable version is around $35.)
Installation is easy and can be done in 5 mins.
Took me less than 10 mins to figure out the 7 day program function and get it the way I wanted.
With a built in digital temperature gauge, you won't have to hang your own.
Bottom Line...
The RLV430 just makes sense (and cents). It really works well.
It's very easy to use and install.
I can recommend this item with full confidence that it's one of the best thermostats available for baseboard heated homes.
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I did my homework and shopped around for thermostats. I wanted a digital one with the ability to program weekdays and weekends. I have minimal experience with wiring let alone electrical. I went to HomeDepot and purchased this very same model for the same price. Decided to buy three as I needed one in each room. If I can install one in the dark with a flashlight while my family was asleep anyone can do it. Just remember to read the instructions to a "T", if you dont and have cadet wall heaters you will find out why when it cycles over and over once you hit the target temp. I made this mistake and read the instructions. Wiring is very easy for this unit, programing was even easier. Dont even have to read the book for that. I've had the unit for about 4 weeks now and love them. I can program each room to what I want, so I dont run it when no one is home and dont have to worry about my roommate leaving it on when they leave since they dont care. All in all I highly recommend this unit to anyone.Best Deals on Honeywell YRLV430A1005/U 5-2 Day Programmable Thermostat
We have a vacation cottage in an area with very cold winters. The cottage has baseboard heat which was governed by an old dial thermostat installed in 1990. We leave the heat set at 50f when we are not there during the winter, and the heating bills have been very high. When we are at the cottage during the winter then we have had problems keeping the temperature comfortable (too hot or too cold despite the dial thermostat setting)This Autumn we installed this thermostat in the living room and used the programming features to keep the house at 50f when we are not there. When we are there we us the programming features to keep it at 68f during the day and 60f at night. This device worked so much better than our old dial thermostat. It was MUCH more accurate than the the dial thermostat and kept the temperature much more even.
Despite the increased price of energy, our heating bills this winter were 20% lower than any of the previous three winters, and I attribute a great deal of that savings to this device, its accuracy, and the ability to program it to vary the temperature settings during the day and night.
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I bought two of these units recently one for a standard electric baseboard and one for a forced air electric wall heater (Cadet style). I have been very satisfied with their performance so far.Installation was very quick after reading the instructions it took about 15 minutes between flipping the breaker off to flipping it back on. I think the hardest part was fitting the wires back into the electrical box (the existing wires were very stiff).
Programming was intuitive, but I'm happy for the instructions on the inside of the door. I'll probably need the reminder if I need to reprogram and I appreciate not having to dig out the little instruction booklet. So far it's been set it and forget it with these thermostats. I did tweak the programming a couple days after installation, but since then I haven't touched them unless I'm especially cold.
Mostly I'm happy that I no longer have to worry about forgetting to turn the heat down especially at night. I'm also happy to have a warm room when I wake up, and a warm kitchen when I go out to make my morning coffee. In the past I would wake up early just to turn on the heat in preparation for my actual wake up.
For the wall radiator I like the throttling feature. On especially cold days and nights it keeps the radiator on at a low level, which alleviates the temperature peaks and valleys (and the one hour warm up time) I used to experience.
For the forced air fan My old thermostat's thermometer was off. It was reading 10 degrees colder than reality, so I could never really tell if the room was cold or if I was just being a baby. The new thermostat's thermometer is accurate (turns out I was just being a baby before). The fan function on the thermostat allows some leeway +/your desired temperature so the fan doesn't cycle. No throttling on the fan function for obvious reasons :)
The one negative, and you may have seen it mentioned before, is the lack of a backlight. It's not the missing backlight itself that's the issue (for me), it's that Honeywell advertised this unit as having one, when in fact it doesn't. I was aware of that when I bought the unit, but Honeywell hasn't updated their literature to reflect this. Meh.
After reading some of the negative reviews, I was hesitant to purchase these units. I don't want to discount anyone else's experience, but I would like to address some of the complaints that have resulted in negative reviews because I think they are unfair and don't represent the quality of the product.
I read all the reviews on Amazon for this thermostat. I also looked up a few more online before deciding to purchase. After reading the reviews and the COMPLETE instruction booklet, this was my experience:
* No sparks
* No explosions
* My forced air fan does not cycle on and off every 5 seconds
* I understood BEFORE I purchased that there would be no backlight.
* I have never once needed a magnifying glass, flash light or pencil tip to make adjustments (as long as the room is lit, I can see the screen fine and the buttons are plenty big for regular finger tip pushing).
I understand these units are a few years old and some of these resources/installation tips may not have been available before. I also understand that there are some lemons that make it out to market. I just don't like seeing a good product dumped on because uninformed buyers or buyers that never bother to read the manual. Give yourself a 1 star review, not the product.
Overall I'm happy with my purchase I saved $8 per unit by ordering from Amazon instead of my local big box, they were very easy to install (by me, someone with very little electrical installation experience), they are one of the few programmable thermostats designed to be installed by DIYers, and I've already felt "comfort" benefits from having programmable thermostats.
I would recommend them to a friend and I'll also be buying more for my house as my budget permits.
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We had baseboard heating put into an add-on room that we thought we'duse only three seasons... but actually use year round. The cheesy 'comfort zone' thermostat that was originally installed gave us heat but no real control. And because electric heat is so expensive, the programmable set back is awesome. We so often forgot to turn it down when we left the room in the past. This thermostat keeps the room at a precise temperature, something we didn't think possible with baseboard heating. It's worth every penny, and will probably pay for itself in the first year. We've been using it less than a month, but knew within the first 48 hours what a great thing it was. We should have bought it five years ago... but didn't realize you could get one for electric baseboard heat.
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