If you’re already using a programmable thermostat in your home, you’re familiar with its potential to advance energy savings year-round. When it comes time to upgrade, it’s worthwhile to consider smart thermostats, which provide all the savings capabilities of the previous generation of programmables, along with a few high-tech features that are great at controlling your indoor environment.
Standard programmable and smart thermostats employ daily and weekly settings to manage when and how often HVAC systems run. Homeowners who use them can set their HVAC systems so that the home is comfortable upon waking, and the equipment will cycle off when the home isn’t occupied, or at night, to save energy.
Smart thermostats employ features that let you manage the thermostat even if you’re not at home. Here’s are some of the features that are available:
- Wireless connectivity – With WiFi enabled in your home, the thermostat will communicate with web-based software.
- Easy programming – Gone are the days of squinting at the screen of your programmable thermostat. With smart thermostats, open the software program to easily navigate menu options and programming guides for fast and simple access to the system’s controls.
- Reports – Some devices allow you to view multiple types of reports, including energy usage patterns, energy savings and performance over time.
- Apps – Many smart thermostats allow you to download an app to your smartphone, giving you access to temperature control on the go.
- Adaptive learning – This technology “learns” your patterns of heating and cooling and then adapts how the thermostat functions to maximize savings at all times, even if your settings are outdated or you haven’t adjusted them lately to match your schedule.
If you’re installing new HVAC equipment, or it’s time to upgrade your old, outdated programmable thermostat, give smart thermostats a second look. Our experts at Energy 1 Heating & Air Conditioning are happy to help you review a selection of smart thermostats, and make the best selection to suit your needs. We serve homeowners in Lorain, Erie and Cuyahoga counties.
Our goal is to help educate our customers in Lorain, Ohio about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about smart thermostats and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide.
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