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at work or school. (This will be a lower tem-
perature during heating season, or a higher
temperature during cooling season.)
RETURN is the time period you want the
house at a comfortable temperature for
activities before bedtime. When deciding what
time to set for your RETURN period, include
extra lead time, depending on the outside
temperature and your furnace response time,
to give the furnace a head start to heat the
house before you arrive home. (Again, higher
for heating or lower for cooling.)
SLEEP is the time period you can set for an
energy-saving temperature while you are
sleeping. (Again, lower for heating or higher for
cooling. For more comfortable sleeping, some
homeowners choose not to raise the cool
temperature during the night.)
You will set one schedule for weekdays and
another for weekends, because your require-
ments are probably different for each.
Fill in the times and temperatures you desire
for weekdays and weekends. If you decide not
to program the thermostat, it automatically
controls heating at 68°F (20°C), and cooling at
78°F (26°C), 24 hours a day. Also, you do not
need to enter a time and temperature program
for all periods if your schedule does not require
