[RKDinOKC]

Today was the first day of my funky thermostat that cools the house extra 3 hours before 2pm, then lets it warm up until 7pm. Had my thermostat set at 73°F. It cooled it down to 70°F. It got up to 74°F by 3pm and pretty much has stayed there. It's supposed to resume at 7pm and the AC just kicked on. Comparing my usage from 11am to 7pm last week without the Alert cooling then staying off and todays usage with about the same temperatures. Letting it get cooler then shutting off all afternoon and getting up to 74°F saved me $0.30 today. Says I used $2 today and dropped my estimate of my bill this month by $8.

Wonder if there is some way I could piggy back the sensor that operates the burner on the hot water tank, or install a sensor, it would be interesting to know what the temp of the water in my hot water heater is and what happens when I start using it and cold water comes in to replace it.