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Clayton Hutton
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Looking for Thermostats tenant can't adjust

Clayton Hutton
  • Lakeside, CA
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Hello,

   Looking for a thermostat I can install in a duplex that is converted from a single family home. The main issue I've been having is that the home has central heating and air and this seems like the easiest workaround since I'm covering electricity in this set up. Does anyone out there have any suggestions on where to find one, or what they're even called?


This is by far the easiest alternative to rerouting electrical and submetering. I know there's laws/guidelines on the temperatures it can be set too, but outside of that is there anything else I might be missing?

Thanks in advance!

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Mike Cumbie
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  • Brockport, NY
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Mike Cumbie
  • REALTOR®
  • Brockport, NY
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I don't think that option will work. If you put it at 70 degrees and one of them feels cold, they are going to plug in 4 space heaters. Instead of a cheaper natural gas furnace you are going to be paying the electric on the space heaters. Which completely unrelated they will leave on 24/7 because it just takes too long to get back to a comfortable temperature after a day at work and dinner with friends. I know submetering sounds like a lot of money now, but if you can I would recommend it. The first $700 electric bill will make you start to consider it, but you will be in leases saying you are covering it. At that point one tenant will be there and the other will leave and how do you grandfather that in? 

Good Luck! 

  • Mike Cumbie

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