Lux WIN100 Heating & Cooling Programmable Outlet Thermostat
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Lux WIN100 Heating & Cooling Programmable Outlet Thermostat
Customer Review: Happy Homebrewer
Summary: 4 Stars
I use this to control the temperature in my fermentation box. Works really well to control heating pads in the winter and refrigeration in the summer. I saw another post about the temperature differential not working. That may be true, I can't really tell, but it doesn't affect my application.Customer Review: Heater control
Summary: 4 Stars
This unit does a very good job of controlling the temperature in my hen house. I set the heater on its highest setting and plug into this unit and it cuts the power on and off as needed to maintain the temperature I have set it at.Customer Review: I like it.
Summary: 5 Stars
I consider this a very good buy. It is as accurate as my furnace Honeywell digital thermostat. Now I can have that kind of quality precision controlling a space heater. I would never leave it run when not home though. The only complaint I have about this is it has a very faint clicking when it cycles on. This is barely noticeable, but does seem to make my baby wake up sometimes. I am trying to drowned out that sound with an mp3 of a heater fan. This helps a bit.
This is a minor complaint, I would certainly buy this again, and more if I need them. Highly recommended.
Customer Review: In one month, cut my electric bill in half ! Awesome.
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased 4 of these units for the 4 electric (analog, not digital) radiators I use in my house for living room, bedroom, bathroom & kitchen.
Electric bills are financially crippling in the Upper Midwest if you're trying to heat (electric heat) a poorly insulated, single pane windowed, 134 yr old 2 story home. My monthly average plan (year round) runs 182.00 per month. (this is for 1 person!)
I plugged these units in a little more than a month ago, and waited to see the electric bill compared to last year this time to review.
This year's temperatures averaged 2 degrees cooler the past month than last year. Here's the difference these programmable thermostats have made.
1. Having the rooms actually warm during the time I use them, and programmed to be cold when I'm not using them? I'm actually WARM for a change. No need to kill electricity when I'm not using certain rooms, or the wallet for that matter
2. Kilowatts? I went from over 1100kwh used during this time last year, to 552 kwh for the same time frame this year. COOL. er, I mean, WARM.
3. Having the rooms I'm currently using actually be really warm, with the heat cranked up, being much more comfortable than the last few years, AND cutting my electric bill in half at the same time? PRICELESS. Actually, you CAN put a price on it. A much lower price in your electric bill, and much higher comfort level @ the same time.
Total time out for 4 of these to pay for themselves? About 5-6 weeks in Minnesota. Can't wait to see how much I can save in a few weeks when the blizzard season is upon us.
And yes, easy to program, easy to follow instructions, and about 8 days from order to delivery. Everything arrived in perfect condition, and I just love that I'll be contributing less $$ to my power company's Lexus fleet fund.
If you want to be warmer, and want half the bill? Get these programmable thermostats, and use with the cheap analog oil-filled electric radiators. Way warmer than a few years ago when I ran my furnace (300 a month before fuel) with LP which was running me around 5-600 per month when it was just over a dollar a gallon). Oh, and thousands cheaper than the furnace/LP days, and about half of the electricity I used last year with the radiators. I should buy stock in this company. There's an idea, buy stock with the $ I save in electric bills.
6 stars.
J.W.
Minnesota
Customer Review: It Works
Summary: 4 Stars
I have a tropical plant green house. During the winter nights temperatures often fall below freezing. This product allows my heat system to come on when needed, only when needed; stay on as long as needed and then turn off as the temperature goes up.
It is simple to set up and has separate low and high circuits (for heat on and cool on).