The Lance J. Technoweb

My apartment isn't mine, but I pay for the heat... and heat has been getting expensive! So I decided I needed to do something to reduce my heating bills. Many claim that the easiest way to save money on heat is to install a "set-back" thermostat, but professional installation of a thermostat can be pretty pricey, and even then, the old thermostat was owned by my landlord.   This is how I went on a mission to replace my apartment's thermostat. After getting my plan together, I asked my landlord if I could replace the thermostat.  To my shock, he said "go for it".  He's a good guy like that.  I'm sure any kind of "management company" would have vetoed my request without any hesitation. My Apartment's Original Honeywell Thermostat My original thermostat was a basic round Honeywell unit found in about a zillion households. It worked, but it was completely manual. A timer-based thermostat promised to save me lots of money on my hea...