Hunter 44360 Set and Save 7-Day Programmable Thermostat
by Hunter Fan Company
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Hunter 44360 Set and Save 7-Day Programmable Thermostat
Customer Review: Best $50 I've Spent
Summary: 5 Stars
This thermostat is worth every penny! It does exactly what it should do, and the instructions were perfect for my heating/cooling system. I didn't have any problems putting it in.
What the other review didn't mention is that this thermostat has extra features over the other Hunter models. The big difference is the Energy usage information. It tracks the amount of time that the system was on today, yesterday, this week, last week, and total since you installed it. It's neat being able to come home and see that the air conditioning was on for only 30 minutes, or on for 2 hours. This helps you figure out how your thermostat settings are affecting your real energy usage. It also has a filter reset reminder, which tracks the number of hours that the system has been used with the current filter. This is useful, since most filters say they last 3 months. But the real lifetime of the filter is based on how much air has been blown through it. You could run it for 12 hours a day, and it might only last one month. On the other hand, you could run it only 10 minutes a day, and it would probably last 6 months. With the filter reminder, it's able to tell you when you truly need to replace the filter.
Also, the backlight works perfectly in my opinion. It only stays on for 5 seconds after you stop pushing any buttons. So if you are programming things, then it continually stays on until you are done programming. Plus, if you are just checking the current temperature or setting, 5 seconds is more than enough time to read a 2-digit number. I love this thermostat, and recommended it to a friend who loves it as well. It's much lower-priced compared to other competitors like Honeywell, and has a nice, simple interface. The blue backlight is gorgeous as well, and other brands don't all offer an indiglo backlight like this one does. There really isn't anything I don't like about this product. I HIGHLY recommend it!
Customer Review: A Green Thermostat That Tells a Story
Summary: 5 Stars
I selected this thermostat as a replacement for my original that came with the house and had only two functions, on and off, both selections being manual. After vigorously accomplishing research and comparing features, I compared two brands, Honeywell and Hunter. Realizing my defunct thermostat was a Honeywell, I opted for the Hunter for several other reasons, such as cost, and return on investment. This thermostat is programmable, and will pay for itself in a matter of several electrical billing cycles for the summer with air conditioning in demand, or a winter season.
It was so darn easy to install, that if you are capable of screwing in two screws and connecting your thermostat wires that are color coded, you can not go wrong. It may be a good idea to see which wires are connected to your old thermostat first and then write the information down on a piece of paper so you can re-wire the new thermostat using the color coding of the old thermostat to avoid any issues. I merely attached the back plate, connected the wires and inserted two AA batteries and was going in less than ten minutes. It was easier to program than Tivo and comes pre-programmed with an energy savings plan. These settings can be kept or customized freely.
This green thermostat tells a story. How long the AC or heat has been on throughout the day, the past days of the week, or the entire week and can be programmed daily which really worked for me. I wished all thermostats came with the amount of features that this one did, as it would have made my selection much more difficult.
Customer Review: I'm Loving This
Summary: 5 Stars
First, installation was a bit of a challenge, because I have a SINGLE VALVE REVERSING HEAT PUMP (apparently). My a/c unit and existing thermostat are both 20 years old. My buddy who does a/c helped me with some wiring that I had to do a little differently because of this. The instructions did touch on this scenario, but he had me do something that the instructions didn't even cover. While this was potentially a big problem, the solution I'm sure exists on the internet somewhere.
If you have a fairly new system and/or no heat pump this will not be an issue for you.
I am VERY IMPRESSED with the functionality. The programming is totally simple and FUN. Each day has 4 periods, which is the perfect amount. Also, the times of day scroll through at 10 minute increments, which again is perfect.
My favorite part is the ENERGY BUTTON on the left hand side. One press and it shows how long the system was on TODAY, then YESTERDAY, THIS WEEK, LAST WEEK, THIS YEAR. I check this everyday. My summer goal is to reduce my daily usage from 10 hours to 7 hours, which should save me $40-$50 a month.
GREAT PRODUCT, and by far the CHEAPEST 7-day programmable thermostat.
Customer Review: Highly Recommended
Summary: 5 Stars
I like this model with the backlit display and the 'at home' feature. I have owned four different Hunter models and this one is the best. I installed it in minutes, but living way up in the snowbound north, we have a very simple heat-only system, so there were only two wires to hook up. The manual is straight forward, but if you are technically challenged you may want to have a friend install it or have a plumber do the job for you. This one is far cheaper with the same functions as the more mainstream heating companies.
My plumber said that one of his biggest requests from customers is the removal of programmable thermostats. He said that his clients get frustrated with the programming and that the temperature keeps resetting to a cooler temperature (the default setting). Take a few minutes to read the manual on programming and to play with the programmable settings to get comfortable with it. Save the manual in a safe place for future reference. I find that they are truly money savers.
Customer Review: Good product good value
Summary: 5 Stars
I received my order and hooked it up last night in less than an hour (mostly because I had a buzz and hooked all the wires up the first time backwards, my fault completely) and I can say without a doubt anyone should be able to hook this thing up. The only way I could see it being difficult is if you unhook the old thermostat without looking at the hookups first and even then my wires were the same color as the posts they matched so that should not create problems. I am pleased with both the thermostat and the fact I paid $50 less than I was going to for another brand. As for the clicking noise another review mentioned, I don't recall ever haveing a thermostat that didn't make some sort of noise when it switches on and I guess if you were standing next to it and no one was talking or making much noise it would grab everyones attention but come on I have had TV's make more noise when you turn them on. Great value.