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# [Save on Energy Bills with a 7-Day Programmable Thermostat](https://www.callcypresshomes.com/en/blueprints-blog/save-on-energy-bills-with-a-7-day-programmable-thermostat)

 Written by [Greg Drusch](https://www.callcypresshomes.com/en/blueprints-blog/author/greg-drusch) | Mar 6, 2012 6:00:00 AM

Extremely cold Wisconsin winters and hot humid summers can cause your electric bills to sore through the roof. The average household spends more than $2,200 a year on these energy bills, nearly half of which goes to heating and cooling. At Cypress Homes Inc. our [Focus on Energy certified homes](https://www.callcypresshomes.com/en/blueprints-blog/save-on-energy-bills-with-a-7-day-programmable-thermostat?hs_amp=true#) guarantee that we deliver you savings without sacrificing comfort.

**[Trane 7-day Programmable Thermostat](http://trane.com/Residential/Products/Thermostats-and-controls/XL900-Thermostats-and-controls)**

The initial cost of the programmable thermostat is about $150, but the money saved over the initial 1-2 years of usage can offset that initial cost. A programmable thermostat helps make it easy for you to save by offering pre-programmed settings to regulate your home’s temperature in both summer and winter whether you are home, asleep, or away.

**5 Tips for Proper Programming to Save Energy and Money**

1. **Keep the default temperatures if you can**. If you do change default settings, raises the temperature setting by 7 degrees when you’re away and 4 degrees when you’re asleep in the cooling months. During the heating months, lower the setting by 8 degrees when you’re away or asleep.
2. **Use energy-saving temperatures for at least eight hours.** Examples of this are times during the day when no one is at home and after bedtime.
3. **Chose your times accurately**. If you want your house to be cool by the time you wake up make sure you program your thermostat before you actually want the house cool.
4. **Make changes during vacations. **You won’t want to have your house at your normal temperature while you’re away, so programming your thermostat while you’re gone will allow you to save energy.
5. **Read the manual.** Reading the manual may become tedious but it will give you all the information you are looking for.

**Key Advantages**

- Easy to use
- Provides fresh air at appropriate times of the day
- Your house temperature will always be in your comfort zone even while your asleep
- Save money while your on vacation
- Extends the life of your heating and air conditioning equipment
- Provides daily programming that allows one schedule to be used each day
- Set-it-forget-it programming makes energy saving automatic

**Key features**

- 7″ color interactive touch screen that turns into a digital picture frame
- Intuitive user interface with communicating capability
- Room-by-room control
- 5-day weather forecasts and live weather reports
- Remote access via internet-enabled computer, smartphone or tablet

To find out more about the products we use please give us a call at (920) 734-2324 or visit our website at [www.callcypresshomes.com](https://www.callcypresshomes.com/en/blueprints-blog/save-on-energy-bills-with-a-7-day-programmable-thermostat?hs_amp=true#).

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