thermostat
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During the World Cup, I was able to upgrade the AC unit, added a smart thermostat and invested in landscaping, which we want to do more of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In the winter, Elaine rarely turns the heating on, and when she does she keeps the thermostat at a low 13C.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Raise your thermostat as high as is comfortably safe," the power utility ComEd there urged, while calling on residents to delay using laundry, dishwashers and electric vehicle chargers until after dusk.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Deploy fans: Ceiling fans create a wind-chill effect that makes a room feel several degrees cooler, allowing you to set the thermostat higher.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The thermostat was turned all the way up and the furnace was banging and sounding like it was about to blow up but it still felt like Jack Frost had moved in with us.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The companies are forming a power plant that would draw power from Sunrun and Tesla home battery systems and Renew smart thermostats.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Experts say millions of households have turned down radiators and thermostats, taken shorter showers, blocked draughts and found ways to keep the heating off in certain rooms to lower bills.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Utilities in the Midwest on Saturday directed customers to lower thermostats, unplug “nonessential appliances,” and reduce temperature settings on electric water heaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
The arctic blast that’s expected to affect 230 million people across the United States could lead to a potential shortage in natural-gas supplies as households turn up their thermostats.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026
The thermally active carbon made from the shells has actuated laboratory thermostats for me for several years.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association
Soon some 450 great paintings were racked on pipeline scaffolds set up in the huge, thermostated hall where Financier Stotesbury once gave concerts for 1,000 guests.
From Time Magazine Archive
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