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Heatermate Plug-in Electronic Thermostat $38 + $8 Delivery

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Heatermate Plug-in Electronic Thermostat $38 + $8 Delivery
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asa79 on 12/02/2013 - 15:42 aglsmarterlivingstore.com.au (134 clicks)

Heatermate Plug-in Electronic Thermostat
Heatermate is an Australian innovation that helps you manage your heating AND cooling costs via a simple to use, electronic digital thermostat. No wiring required - simply plug your heater or air-conditioner* into Heatermate.
In cold winter months, Heatermate is used in Heating Mode to precisely control your room temperature with any non-thermostat controlled electric heater (column, bar, radiant or fan heater), whereas over hot summer months Heatermate can be easily switched to Cooling Mode to provide the required room temperature control accuracy for your non-digitally controlled air-conditioning unit.
Since every degree of unnecessary heating or cooling adds around 10% to your energy bills, the precise digital room temperature control offered by Heatermate will help you to cut your heating and cooling costs, while at the same time providing the comfort of stable room temperature irrespective of the changing weather conditions and seasons.
* Suitable for heaters and air-conditioning units that automatically restart after power reconnection.

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  • PlagueistheCheap on 12/02/2013 - 15:53
    +2

    Err this seems stupid. Any wall AC compressor is not supposed to switch on and off like that. It can cause damage.

    • rakeycakey on 12/02/2013 - 15:56

      Don't be stupid. Any wall A/C compressor has it's own thermostat. The OP says any 'Non-thermostat controlled' devices

      • PlagueistheCheap on 12/02/2013 - 15:58

        It actually states

        "non-digitally controlled"

        which most wall air cons are not.

    • CarbonTwelve on 12/02/2013 - 16:02
      +1

      It's not just for ACs… There are plenty of heaters & fans that don't have thermostat controls.

      • PlagueistheCheap on 12/02/2013 - 16:09
        +1

        Anyone that buys the cheapest heater/cooler out there isn't going to care about power consumption, let alone spend $40 in trying to rectify it

        • CarbonTwelve on 12/02/2013 - 16:11
          +1

          IMO it's less about power consumption and more about maintaining a consistent temperature. I don't have any need for this device atm, but at my old house I regularly used a small heater I had and having a thermostat like this might have been useful.

        • PlagueistheCheap on 12/02/2013 - 16:12

          So this is a good deal then?

    • FloatingPoint on 12/02/2013 - 16:04
      +1

      Was that the only reason to neg? I agree this could cause damage to AC but I think this is quite useful for heater.

      • PlagueistheCheap on 12/02/2013 - 16:05

        its also only 5% off

      • NosDan on 12/02/2013 - 16:11
        +2

        I think this is quite useful for heater.

        wouldnt you find yourself MUCH better off by spending the extra $46 on a better more efficient heater in the first place?

        • FloatingPoint on 12/02/2013 - 16:33
          +3

          The thermostat on most heaters is just a simple turn knob so you have no idea what temperature it will trigger on/off, but with this plug can actually set the room temperature you want thus I think useful.
          And I didn't say it is cheap that's why I did not up vote it. If this is $10 I would get it.

  • kasman21 on 12/02/2013 - 15:58

    Is 5% off a bargain?

    • PlagueistheCheap on 12/02/2013 - 16:01

      15% off cables wasn't yesterday.

    • CarbonTwelve on 12/02/2013 - 16:05

      Well, it's cheaper than it was. A better question is whether the same thing can be found cheaper elsewhere.

      • PlagueistheCheap on 12/02/2013 - 16:06
        +1

        so no consistency in the voting? odd for OZB

        • CarbonTwelve on 12/02/2013 - 16:08

          I'm not sure what deal you're referring to, but again, could those cables be found cheaper elsewhere?

  • c64 on 12/02/2013 - 16:07
    +4

    woohooo! $2 off the $40 rrp!

    • Charch on 12/02/2013 - 16:13

      buy a Electronic Thermostat and get a free cheeseburger!

  • [Deactivated] on 12/02/2013 - 16:17
    +2

    This is not a deal regardless if it has a use or not :-P

  • salem on 12/02/2013 - 16:23
    +1

    WAIT WAIT WAIT. If you buy TWO of these, and connect one to a cooler in cool mode, and one to a heater in heat mode, you'll get super full all-year-round climate control!

  • bargaino on 12/02/2013 - 16:48
    +1

    Cheaper to buy a new heater with thermostat included.

    • martyn on 12/02/2013 - 17:08

      As nbn said most heaters do not have actual temperatures on their thermostats so it's trial and error to figure out what temperature they are actually heating to.

      Edit: that said this "deal" seems very expensive to me.

  • altomic on 12/02/2013 - 17:17
    +1

    sounds like : powdered water, Instructions - just add water.

  • AMLagonda on 12/02/2013 - 17:50

    These are a good idea for certain applications, but to say this is a bargain is a bit silly when you can get similar controllers of eBay for around $10 (may not be the same quality)

  • sahat on 12/02/2013 - 18:47

    There is no reference on the Maximum Watt we can put, this is important to know because heaters will use a lot of power and we don't want to burn that thermostat

  • watts on 12/02/2013 - 20:23

    Where does this sense temp from? If there's an external probe I'd be tempted to get one for a DIY sous vide. Just add a slow cooker.

    Either way , not a bargain. 5% off. Pffffftt

    • arescarti42 on 13/02/2013 - 22:10

      Couldn't you do that for about the same price with a pot and a cheap inductive cook top?

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