If you want to make a real dent in your energy usage and costs each month, it’s essential that you maintain control over your home’s cooling and heating. Smart thermostats are one very good way to accomplish that.
The use of programmable thermostats
Until several years ago, thermostats could only be adjusted manually. If you wanted to turn the temperature up or down, you had to do so on the unit itself. If you were sleeping, you had to get out of bed, and if you forgot to turn down the heating or cooling before you left home, your HVAC system would run all day, wasting energy when nobody was home to appreciate the comfortable temperatures.
Programmable thermostats helped alleviate many of these problems. By setting specific times at which your heating or cooling equipment switches on and at what temperatures, you can practically eliminate the possibility of leaving your HVAC system running when you don’t want it to.
The advancement of smart thermostats
Not very long ago, HVAC industry took at further in the control afforded by programmable thermostats. To do this, “smart” versions were created with this specific goal in mind.
The primary upgrade was the ability to allow for remote connection. This can be done by connecting to the thermostat from anywhere you have Internet access, whether at the office or at a coffee shop. Some models also offer a smartphone app for the same type of control. This enables you to have more control than ever before and avoid those times when your HVAC system kicks on before you arrive at home. Plus, some smart thermostats offer a viewable chart of your energy usage providing you the ability to analyze your usage and made adjustments to help lower your utility costs. Smart thermostats offer a variety of other high-tech features for better comfort control and energy savings in your Northeast Ohio home.
If you’d like to learn more about smart thermostats, please contact the friendly professionals at Energy 1 Heating & Cooling. We provide quality services to 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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