Hunter 44360 Set and Save 7-Day Programmable Thermostat
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Hunter 44360 Set and Save 7-Day Programmable Thermostat
Customer Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this thermostat, i am waiting to see the saving on my heating bill soon. I was able to program the thermostat to heat the house before my family awake in the morning and before we return home in the evening. Otherwise the temperature is decreased dramatically.
I only had one problem though, I forgot to set the setting for the weekend. So my weekends were cold for a minute. But now they have been set. If you are interested in purchasing this thermostat, you will not be disappointed.
Customer Review: Great Value
Summary: 5 Stars
Easy to follow and accurate instructions. Mark your wires and read instructions - easy does it. Nice price for a 7 day programable thermostat. You can spend more but why?Customer Review: Great product for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
A lot of versatility for a relatively inexpensive programmable thermostat. It can be programmed for weekdays (M-F) and weekends or each day individually. I also like the usage monitor which shows how much time the heater or air conditioner was on during the past or previous day or week, or since the monitor was last reset.Customer Review: Great thermostat, easy install, but use is sometimes counterintuitive
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall, I have to say this is a great thermostat. I love that you can program each day separately, and the unit looks nice on the wall when the cover is closed. The backlit display is really helpful. The whole unit was slightly bigger than I expected (it looked really big in the package when I first received it), but it's not bad once it's on the wall.
As far as "installation troubles" that others have mentioned, I have no idea what they are talking about. I've never installed a thermostat before, but they made it SO easy. Maybe that person's pre-existing wires were confusing? The instructions give you lots of match-up options for old thermostats, and it matched perfectly to my old system. They even give you stickers to put on your wires so you don't mix them up. I'd say the whole installation process took me 10 minutes.
One slightly odd thing--there is no battery cover. This isn't a big deal as it's usually covered by the main unit cover, but when you open it, the batteries are exposed.
The unit works well, and the features they mention work just as they say they do. My biggest complaint (and the loss of a star), is some features seem too difficult / confusing to use. It's not terrible, but it could be more intuitive. For example, to change the temp on the fly, you have to hold down the up/down arrows for a few seconds. Also, if you want to exit a special program (such as "Home Today"), it can be difficult to know how to do that. Once you figure it out it is fine, but I would have been happy with a few less features and a little more intuitive operating.
That aside, though, still a great thermostat for the money!
Customer Review: Great value and aesthetic quality, but a WORD OF CAUTION:
Summary: 5 Stars
After about 2 weeks use, I am very pleased with this thermostat. It works as advertised, is easy to set up (don't know what the other reviewer was talking about...if anything about this would be difficult, it would be the way your existing wiring is set up, NOT the way this thermostat sets up. It's a totally standard installation for this type of unit), and the blue indiglo looks really nice when it comes on. I also like how all but 3 buttons are concealed by the front swing-down lid, which gives it a cleaner, simpler look as opposed to resembling something you'd see in a cockpit. The features are pretty much the same you'd get on comparable models, PLUS my favorite of all, the energy monitor function. I'm sort of a geek when it comes to stats and energy use, weather, etc. and it's fun to keep track of how much time your system worked for during each day, week...it makes it easier to predict your next heating/cooling bill. Most of the competing thermostats cost 2-3 times as much as this, and I don't like the aesthetic quality of the others as much as this one.
Now, on to this "word of caution" I mentioned in the subject line. I almost gave this product an angry 1-star review, but I'm glad I waited it out. I'm not sure if this was an issue with this specific product, or an issue common to all digital thermostats, but the first one I ordered had a defective thermometer. It was reading 3 degrees F. below the actual temperature. When I first powered the thermostat, I placed it next to the digital one I was replacing, as well as a third analog thermometer for comparison. I put them all next to each other in several different spots in my house, and let them regulate for 10 minutes before checking. Sure enough, every time the Hunter read 3 degrees too low, so I knew it was defective. I called Hunter's tech support and they said I would need to return it to the place I bought it because there's no way to fix it. At first I was peeved because since I bought it online, I would have to pack it, go to the post office and ship it...luckily I was in a good mood that day, and Amazon has a great replacement policy. I had a new replacement the very next day, and I ran the same comparison tests. This one was spot on with the other two.
So, the moral of the story is, make sure your thermometer is accurate! If I hadn't noticed the discrepancy and just hooked it up and went about my business, I would be wasting money by heating my house an unnecessary amount. That would have canceled out the whole energy-efficient point of these things - and then some. True, I probably would have noticed "hey, it feels warmer than 68...", but maybe not. All in all, I love this thing!