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Oct 19th, 2009, 11:39 PM

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444327 6956&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396672077&bmUID=1256009791006

Added bonus for Quebecers, this thermostat qualifies for Hydro Quebec rebate, so you end up getting back 45$ if you buy 5.

juggie

Oct 20th, 2009, 10:11 AM

Just FYI this is not for forced air.

the_game151

Oct 20th, 2009, 10:17 AM

I've got baseboard heaters and I'm gonna go pick this up on my lunch break. The reviews look good.

Thanks OP!

ttian

Oct 20th, 2009, 12:21 PM

I think to qualify for Hydro Quebec rebate, you can't intall it by yourself. It must be installed by a electrician. At least, It was fine printed on the rebate form last time when I read it.

sonyminidiscman

Oct 20th, 2009, 12:33 PM

i got 3, with the 45 dollar ontario instant rebate.

great deal!

mtl_cheapo

Oct 20th, 2009, 12:51 PM

I think to qualify for Hydro Quebec rebate, you can't intall it by yourself. It must be installed by a electrician. At least, It was fine printed on the rebate form last time when I read it.

actually no...you can get up to 65$ back from Hydro Quebec for a self install:

$45 for five thermostats ;
$10 for the sixth thermostat ;
$10 for the seventh thermostat.

you can get an additional 65$ from Hydro Quebec if you get a professional electrician to install it for you (same formula as above applies).

I bought 7 last year and did the install myself. It takes about 8 weeks to get the check from HydroQ. Just remember to keep your receipt and the UPCs off of each thermostat.

here's the link on HydroQ's site:

http://www.hydroquebec.com/residential/thermostats/index.html

mtl_cheapo

Oct 20th, 2009, 01:04 PM

Just FYI this is not for forced air.

also, i've used this for a forced air baseboard heater....there is a setting in the thermostat you have to set if you use it with a forced air baseboard heater....otherwise, you hear the fan go off on the heater every 30 seconds...basically, the thermostat will only read the temp every so often (as specified by you) before turning on....

direct from the product features:

For baseboard heaters, radiant ceilings and electric fan-forced heating systems

OverDriveAdamJ

Oct 20th, 2009, 10:23 PM

These are great units. I bought 3 of them last year - you can't beat what I got them for....

60% off from CT, which brought it down to 17.99, and an instant rebate from everykilowattcounts.com for 15 dollars.

I spent 2.99 + (tax on 17.99) for each unit.

I've had no problems - easy to install, and they're as accurate as I need them to be. They even retain the programming through to the next year (I turn my breakers off for the baseboard heaters during the summer months).

ProfNut

Oct 20th, 2009, 11:00 PM

also, i've used this for a forced air baseboard heater....there is a setting in the thermostat you have to set if you use it with a forced air baseboard heater....otherwise, you hear the fan go off on the heater every 30 seconds...basically, the thermostat will only read the temp every so often (as specified by you) before turning on....

direct from the product features:

I concur, you can use them for forced air. Just set the unit at CR: 0 in the options "menu".

I changed ALL of my thermostat last year for these units, with a similar saving. I am extremely happy with them, even though one of them stopped working this summer - I had to go and get a new one.

westendbum

Oct 20th, 2009, 11:01 PM

Just FYI this is not for forced air.

Wow, am I ever glad to hear that. I work in hvac and have lost count of how many times I have gotten a service call for a no heat or no a/c condition and wasted time looking for a problem with the furnace or air conditioner and traced it back to a faulty Noma thermostat...They are poop!!! At least the ones for forced air anyways, I don't know how much better the electric heating ones are.
If you have forced air and want a good stat stick with a nice digital Honeywell or White Rodgers, in the last couple years the technology on digital stats has improved greatly. All you tech geeks would love the honeywell IAQ, as it does everything but wipe your a$$ and brush your teeth.:cheesygri

westendbum

Oct 20th, 2009, 11:04 PM

I concur, you can use them for forced air. Just set the unit at CR: 0 in the options "menu".

I changed ALL of my thermostat last year for these units, with a similar saving. I am extremely happy with them, even though one of them stopped working this summer - I had to go and get a new one.

Not to say I told you so, but I did!....lol....That "Stopped working" part...yeah that pays my bills..Thanks!!

GT!!

Oct 20th, 2009, 11:19 PM

also, i've used this for a forced air baseboard heater....there is a setting in the thermostat you have to set if you use it with a forced air baseboard heater....otherwise, you hear the fan go off on the heater every 30 seconds...basically, the thermostat will only read the temp every so often (as specified by you) before turning on....

direct from the product features:

Not quite correct. For baseboard heaters it doesn't just go on/off when it reaches preset temps, it turns on/off in fast micro pulses. This effectively makes the heater variable output (not just hot or cold). Works really well, and this stat visually shows you what percentage of full output it is running at.

You must disable this feature for heaters with a fan because the fan will not operate properly on the short bursts.

-GT

Ottawa_badboy

Oct 20th, 2009, 11:56 PM

Stay away from Noma. I tried it last week and I had to give it back. For those who really want...Try Home Depot, they carry Honeywell which to my experience has been a blast.

pauldryan

Oct 21st, 2009, 12:11 AM

Is the $15.00 OPA rebate an instant point of sale rebate or do we have to pay up front and then mail it in?

If I purchase four steel rims for my winter tires, I was wondering if I could use the $40.00 in gift cards towards the purchase of three thermostats and then get the cash back. Or would it just cost me ($22.47 - $15.00) $7.47 apiece at the cash.

westendbum

Oct 21st, 2009, 12:21 AM

Stay away from Noma. I tried it last week and I had to give it back. For those who really want...Try Home Depot, they carry Honeywell which to my experience has been a blast.

They should stick to making extension cords not T stats....:cheesygri

Aske001

Oct 21st, 2009, 01:10 AM

Stay away from Noma. I tried it last week and I had to give it back. For those who really want...Try Home Depot, they carry Honeywell which to my experience has been a blast.

+1. I have a Noma unit and a Honeywell. They both do the job, but the Honeywell is so much simpler to use.

orion_pax

Oct 21st, 2009, 01:37 AM

Stay away from Noma. I tried it last week and I had to give it back. For those who really want...Try Home Depot, they carry Honeywell which to my experience has been a blast.

Why did you have to give it back? I just installed a couple in my house and it seems to be working so far.

scorpy

Oct 21st, 2009, 01:42 AM

i have bought about 10 of theses unites last year for my house, they are OK, not the best quality out there, the door breakes off easily, and you have to force it every time to close it... other than that they are fine for the price,

stealth

Oct 21st, 2009, 01:49 AM

This would be handy for those with cottages that visit them in the winter...set the thermostat cool during the week and program it to a nice warm temp on Friday so it will be cozy when you get there!

the_game151

Oct 21st, 2009, 02:28 AM

+1. I have a Noma unit and a Honeywell. They both do the job, but the Honeywell is so much simpler to use.

I had just one digital thermostat for the energy sucking electrical heating and it was a Honeywell. I installed these Noma ones around my house today and I like them. However, the plastic cover is annoyingly hard to open... but in the end the sale price is worth it over the somewhat superior Honeywell.

jackie999

Oct 21st, 2009, 08:08 AM

This summer I signed up for the peaksaver thermostat through powerstream. Thermostat is nice, it's free, and if you want to opt out at any time you can, they'll replace your old one. After a year it's yours to keep. And $25 rebate from the plan.
https://www.powerstream.ca/app/capricorn?para=showPage&docId=peaksaver&section=CONPRORES

_pOtEnZa_

Oct 21st, 2009, 11:51 AM

i just installed mine and it was REALLY easy, i only bought 3 out of 6 possible at my place so ill go back for 3 more and get the hydro quebec rebate ! thx to the person who pointed that out !

skads_187

Oct 21st, 2009, 12:14 PM

does anyone remember how much costco sells thermostats at?
I believe they had Honeywell brand as well.

Arachknight

Oct 21st, 2009, 12:39 PM

I picked up 2 of these. Works great, it even tels you how much useage a day you use (time not kilowatts).
Had to take one back and exchange because the LCD screen was really faded not broken but I could barely read it.

jonnorth

Oct 21st, 2009, 12:48 PM

does anyone remember how much costco sells thermostats at?
I believe they had Honeywell brand as well.

I remember seeing them there as well in a package of 5. I seem to recall these being ~$150.

Keithsindiapaleale

Oct 21st, 2009, 01:24 PM

does anyone remember how much costco sells thermostats at?
I believe they had Honeywell brand as well.

Stay away from Noma. I tried it last week and I had to give it back. For those who really want...Try Home Depot, they carry Honeywell which to my experience has been a blast.

When I moved into my new house a couple of years ago, I purchased 6 Honeywell RLV450A from Costco, Manufacturing dates on the thermostats were 2005 and 2006.

I now have 4 Noma thermostats and 2 Honeywell. With 2 spare Nomas.
The Honeywells all started blinking randomly like they were in a power loss state and reset all of the stored functions. After approximately 2 years I contacted Honeywell, here is their response:

Thank you for contacting Honeywell.

Please refer to the owner's manual for specific information regarding
the duration of the warranty for your RLV450A. Most Honeywell products
purchased through retail outlets carry a warranty of one year from the
date of purchase. That warranty is honored through the place of
purchase. Please be advised that the warranty on this product covers
manufacturer defects only. The warranty does not cover charges incurred
for labor or service calls.

The Honeywells were approximately a $200 mistake.
The Nomas in this thread have a 5 year warranty. You be the judge.......

skads_187

Oct 21st, 2009, 02:06 PM

so just to confirm, this is in-store deal, until thursday?

Ottawa_badboy

Oct 21st, 2009, 02:09 PM

In Reply to Orion_pax: Noma did not turn on the furnace fan even though after being connected and everything.

Also, as others have suggested, I had a hard time installing the Noma unit. For those who are looking for an alternative to Noma, check out 5+2 honeywell, model no. YRLV4300A1
014 at the home depot.

Arachknight

Oct 21st, 2009, 03:00 PM

so just to confirm, this is in-store deal, until thursday?

It's in the flyer. Ends Thursday

Aske001

Oct 21st, 2009, 05:51 PM

The Honeywells all started blinking randomly like they were in a power loss state and reset all of the stored functions.

Did you change the batteries?

Morphector

Oct 21st, 2009, 06:35 PM

I got 4 of them when they were on sale about 2 years ago.

programming those is a pita, not intuitive at all.
one of those stuck the heat on at some point and it was so hoooot it could have get in fire so I think I'm gonna toss them in garbage and buy honeywell

Keithsindiapaleale

Oct 21st, 2009, 06:59 PM

Did you change the batteries?

The batteries? I have never seen batteries in baseboard thermostats, the Honeywells above have caps in them for dealing with short power losses.

Registered

Oct 21st, 2009, 09:17 PM

i just installed mine and it was REALLY easy, i only bought 3 out of 6 possible at my place so ill go back for 3 more and get the hydro quebec rebate ! thx to the person who pointed that out !

You only need 5 for the rebate. 5 == 45$ rebate ( so 9$ each). The 6th gives you another 10$, and the 7th as well...

Unkno

Oct 22nd, 2009, 03:15 AM

Hmmm....under specs, it says "electric heat thermostat"...does this work for gas furnaces? I'm not too knowledgeable in terms of furnaces.

Thanks

feet_

Oct 22nd, 2009, 09:23 AM

Wow, am I ever glad to hear that. I work in hvac and have lost count of how many times I have gotten a service call for a no heat or no a/c condition and wasted time looking for a problem with the furnace or air conditioner and traced it back to a faulty Noma thermostat...They are poop!!! At least the ones for forced air anyways, I don't know how much better the electric heating ones are.
If you have forced air and want a good stat stick with a nice digital Honeywell or White Rodgers, in the last couple years the technology on digital stats has improved greatly. All you tech geeks would love the honeywell IAQ, as it does everything but wipe your a$$ and brush your teeth.:cheesygri

+1!
i had the Noma and the Honeywell in each hand. i said F It! im buying the Honeywell.
i ll pay the extra $ for the quality.

feet_

Oct 22nd, 2009, 09:26 AM

saturnsw2

Oct 22nd, 2009, 10:25 AM

They should stick to making extension cords not T stats....:cheesygri

these are made by upm and branded noma.
http://www.upm-marketing.com/products/productList.cfm?CFID=15462979&CFTOKEN=39827421&pt=!%28%20%20%20%0A
upm does not make extension cords.

wankel

Oct 22nd, 2009, 10:38 AM

one of those stuck the heat on at some point and it was so hoooot it could have get in fire so I think I'm gonna toss them in garbage and buy honeywell
The same thing happened to my Honeywell...maybe I'll go back to the old school ones. Saving a few bucks in energy bills is not worth the risk.

BobyYoo

Oct 22nd, 2009, 04:17 PM

yes indeed these are made by UPM which make alot of house brand.

i bought a pack of five last month, and 1 of them suddenly was stuck on heat and could turn off.

i had to return it and get replacement.
Everything work properly now, i hope they wont fail again

milhouse6

Oct 22nd, 2009, 05:15 PM

If you have forced air and want a good stat stick with a nice digital Honeywell or White Rodgers, in the last couple years the technology on digital stats has improved greatly. All you tech geeks would love the honeywell IAQ, as it does everything but wipe your a$$ and brush your teeth.:cheesygri

We're really impressed with our Globe Electric 59025, 7-day touchscreen with humidity control. Good value at around $120 and MUCH nicer looking than the honeywells IMO. And no stupid AA batteries like our previous programmable thermostats. You can even set the screen colours to anything you like.

http://www.globe-electric.com/pr/en/thermostatsto.html
http://www.energyfederation.org/common/images/productfamilies/large/l_3234.jpg
Unfortunately I can't find anywhere to refer people to buy it in Canada! (which is frustrating as Globe is a Montreal company!) We saw them once at Rona, but they're not on Rona's website. We bought a 1-off on Ebay for $85.

milhouse6

Oct 22nd, 2009, 08:42 PM

One last thing -- Just got back from Costco and spotted a 7-day touchscreen for $49, but it looks cheap as hell. Brand was "Lux" or something like that.

jon-calgary

Oct 23rd, 2009, 03:11 AM

One last thing -- Just got back from Costco and spotted a 7-day touchscreen for $49, but it looks cheap as hell. Brand was "Lux" or something like that.

Lux is a good brand. I'm looking for this one.
I bought the Honeywell 5-1-1 for $50 but it was F, so I returned it. my wife and kids will always ask for the convertion to C.

milhouse6

Oct 23rd, 2009, 05:58 AM

Lux is a good brand. I'm looking for this one.
I bought the Honeywell 5-1-1 for $50 but it was F, so I returned it. my wife and kids will always ask for the convertion to C.

My mistake then. Thanks for the correction. It does look like fugly junk compared to the Globe Electric we have though!

Oct 23rd, 2009, 06:07 AM

Can I change my thermostat if I am in a condo?

Keithsindiapaleale

Oct 23rd, 2009, 07:56 AM

We're really impressed with our Globe Electric 59025, 7-day touchscreen with humidity control. Good value at around $120 and MUCH nicer looking than the honeywells IMO. And no stupid AA batteries like our previous programmable thermostats. You can even set the screen colours to anything you like.

http://www.globe-electric.com/pr/en/thermostatsto.html
http://www.energyfederation.org/common/images/productfamilies/large/l_3234.jpg
Unfortunately I can't find anywhere to refer people to buy it in Canada! (which is frustrating as Globe is a Montreal company!) We saw them once at Rona, but they're not on Rona's website. We bought a 1-off on Ebay for $85.

If I am not mistaken, this is for a central heating system and not baseboard. The thermostats are two totally different technologies...

digger1

Oct 23rd, 2009, 10:26 AM

I bought a couple of Noma from Canadian Tire and man...they look and feel so cheap.
I am almost afraid to open the door that is gonna break, also the buttons are not working properly, it's like are getting stuck
Today they are going back on the shelf.

jon-calgary

Oct 23rd, 2009, 03:03 PM

I just finished installing the LUX TX1500E thermostat and it was easy.
Installation and programming. I read about the reviews and mostly or I would say 90+% gave this a thumbs up. Quality is definitely better than the NOMA, probably can be at par w/ Honeywell ones. Features are better than the 5-1-1 of Honeywell w/c was about $20 more than this one. On sale right now at CT for $34 and if you will add some filler and buy tomorrow, it's $10 gc for $50 purchase. This model is showing about US$35-50 in US, so for Cdn$34, this is good, not probably a hot deal. But for the quality (built wise and the components used), hot deal. I'll have to check how this one goes.

http://www.amazon.com/Lux-Products-TX1500E-Programmable-Thermostat/dp/B001C0G4O8

leafs4_cup

Oct 24th, 2009, 05:09 PM

Even better, if you are in Ontario you can print off rebate coupons from here:

http://everykilowattcounts.ca/residential/powersavings/coupons.php

$10 off a programmable thermostat for baseboard heaters, or $45 off for 3 of them. Canadian Tire is listed as a participating retailer.

saturnsw2

Oct 25th, 2009, 02:53 PM