ControlTemp CT72 Basic Tamper Proof Thermostat

Attractive

A bit pricey for my liking but it seems to do the job

This thermostat is great and easy to install if you've had to replace thermostats before. I used this thermostat on a rental property of mine where I pay the heat bill and the tenant abuses it.For heat: the temp caps out at 72 deg F. You can not set this thermostat higher than 72 deg F.Now one of the reviews said that this thermostat would let you SET the temp to whatever you want but would secretly cap at 72 deg F.For example my tenant could set it to 80 deg F and it would show 80 deg F on the selector display, but the internal programing would limit it to 72 deg F. This arrangement would be ideal for keeping a tenant happy without constant arguments/ or them trying to change thermostat when I'm not there.Unfortunately this is NOT HOW IT WORKS. Now it it's probably just misinformation from the review I read that got my hopes up, but this thermostat limits the display to 72 deg F. My point is, the tenant after trying to raise temp would definitely know the temp is being limited; they can not set it any higher than 72 deg F.The thermostat limits the temp great and will save you money. BUT is missing the secret programming feature I was hoping for that would keep a tenant legally comfortable yet blissfully unaware.

I bought some for our home units, and for our vacation properties. Now we don't have to worry about our teenager lowering the temperature to arctic temperatures. Great product so far.

Installed these in my tenant's apartment and the oil bill was much lower this year. Now I also have new tenants so they might not have cranked the heat up anyhow, but it's nice to know that they can't abuse the "heat included" part of their lease.

I thought that they misplaced the sticker on the terminals so that the far left terminal is common. It turned out that it is the second to the left is the common terminal.For the price that this device demands, you would think they would eliminate the dummy terminal from the list.Pro: prevents individual from turning AC way too low or Heat way too high.Con: 1. price (just$20 more, you can get nest). 2. Poor user manual not depicting the actual terminals. Didn't inform user about dummy terminal

Perfect if you own apartments and pay for the tenant's heat. We had a couple of people take advantage and have the heat maxed and the windows open, so we switched to this and it has been great.

This thermostat is very easy to install. It works great and is solidly built. However, it looks kind of home made. Looks aside, it does the job as promised.