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Anatomy of the Furnace Thermostat

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Electronic Programmable Thermostat

Electronic Programmable Thermostat

Electronic Programmable Thermostat

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The Electronic Programmable Thermostat take the digital thermostat and gives it a "brain." It has user controls that allow you to set the days of the week, time, temperature, override, temporary temperature hold and other custom programming. The electronic programmable thermostat can save energy too by allowing you to set back your heat at night or when you are away. These thermostats allow the weekday, Saturday or Sunday settings to be different and even tell you when you need to change your furnace filter!

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Modes / Programming
The electronic programmable thermostat has modes for heating and cooling and fan positions for on/off and automatic. It is fully programmable with features for multi day settings, multi period per day settings, hold, override, furnace filter change and other features as may be provided by the manufacturer and model selected.

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