I am also one of those people who are consistently bragging about how financially smart my buddy and I are! I saw another article on how much more I could save in utility bills if I added a smart temperature control to our heating and air conditioning unit, and I decided to get one as well. I did not bother consulting an actual heating and air conditioning professional since everything I thought needed could be found on the internet, and a straight-forward search later, I created an order on Amazon for the most commanded heating and air conditioning regulator for anyone seeking to self-install. I also got it delivered within a month and followed a YouTube video on installing it. I was simply proud and cheerful with our work thinking I finally had controlled help with indoor comfort, then the quality heating and air conditioning regulator I thought I’d successfully installed died in more than one week. I only remember smelling something burning, and it didn’t hit myself and others that it was something in the heating and air conditioning upgrade until I noticed the regulator was not working. I had to bite our pride and call the heating and air conditioning provider for help. I still hoped that the heating and air conditioning repairman could resurrect the regulator, however that was impossible! He told himself and others that the first mistake I made was buying something without considering compatibility with our system, but I was blessed the disfigurement was not extensive, so I wouldn’t need to purchase new heating and air conditioning equipment. The heating and air conditioning company expert guided myself and others on the most suitable regulator from a variety of new central heating and air conditioning technology possibilities they had. Another thing that has turned myself and others off from self-installing is that I paid more than I would for heating and air conditioning maintenance which I would have avoided if I had hired help, then now I’ve joined the few people who will tell everyone to hire a heating and cooling provider… That’s even for heating and air conditioning brands that say you can self-install.