I Suck At Installing A Thermostat

yesterday, karen and my favorite sister-in-law (janine) did some sisterly bonding. the two of them had plans to spend the afternoon together, which included a little trip to the salon for pedicures.

so while they were out and about, i attempted to do some projects around the house. the main project for the day: install a thermostat. now, i suck at installing a thermostat.

interestingly enough, the last thermostat i tried to install was at my bff's (kerry) place in salem. at the time, kerry had been looking for a programmable thermostat and karen and i just happened to have an extra one... a result of when we had our second floor added onto our existing home. unfortunately, i never got to finish that installation because of the unexpected wiring at kerry's place. kerry's uncle has since finished installing the thermostat.

anyway, karen and i recently purchased a new programmable thermostat to replace the existing thermostat on the second floor. the existing thermostat is not programmable and was installed by the contractors who added our second floor. there was nothing wrong with the current thermostat. it worked just fine. for karen and i, however, it was more a matter of being efficient and saving energy. (we like to help the environment that way.)

of course, people may now be thinking... why didn't karen and i just replace the thermostat with the programmable thermostat we gave to kerry? well, for anyone who knows me... i'm quite particular about things. the thermostat that we gave to kerry would not have looked right had it replaced the non-programmable thermostat because it was much smaller in size. (there would then be a lot of touch-up paint.)

so naturally, karen and i decided upon a new programmable thermostat that was of comparable size to the non-programmable one. granted, there still would be some paint to touch-up, but it would not be as much. and because i like neat gadgety type of gizmos, karen and i settled on a the thermostat with the touch screen lcd. sure, we may have gone a little overboard in picking a programmable thermostat with an lcd touch screen, but it looked cool.

anyway, the new digital programmable lcd touch screen thermostat was installed with ease. the only real trouble with the installation came with moving the location of the thermostat wire... which of course happened to be on the other side of the stud. (and by stud, i am not referring to myself... although if you want to refer to me as one, i will not object.)

as of right now, i am quite happy with the new thermostat. apparently, there is a whole slew of functions that the thermostat can perform. unfortunately, understanding those functions requires reading the operating manual that came with the thermostat... and well... those instructions are never fun to read. so needless to say, i have only programmed the date and time for the thermostat.

i just hope the thermostat actually works and can control the heating and cooling system of our house. just kidding. for anyone curious, yes i did test to make sure the thermostat would turn on the heat and the air conditioning. i am particular, remember?

anyway, karen was thrilled to see the new thermostat installed.