Do Your Home Need A Smart Thermostat?

In most homes approximately 48% of your energy use is consumed by your heating and cooling system. Overall, this makes it your largest energy expense. So if you are looking for ways to cut your monthly costs, you may want to consider automating these systems through the use of a smart thermostat. Not only will a smart thermostat give you greater control over the temperature and climate within your home, this will equate to greater control over your monthly utility bill.

What Is A Smart Thermostat?

Unlike the traditional thermostats that have depended upon your input to control your unit in the past, smart thermostats have the technology that allows them to learn what you need, as well as when you need it. Through the use of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, remote sensors, they are able to sense when you are home, what rooms you normally occupy, as well as your preferences. This allows these thermostats to automatically adjust your heating and cooling accordingly.

When you are not home it can raise or lower your temperature depending on the season, but then bring it back to a comfortable level just prior to you coming home. This takes one less thing off of your plate of things to do. You no longer have to remember to lower your thermostat prior to leaving home, and it also keeps you from bumping it up when you get back. There are units on the market that will even monitor the outside weather. It will then take that temperature, as well as humidity, into consideration. Simply changing out the thermostat you already have may result in savings of over $130 per year. 

What Are The Advantages Of A Smart Thermostat?

Control Your Home Remotely - Most smart thermostats come with a mobile app that allows you to adjust the temperature of your home from anywhere in the world. This allows you to override the automated setting. This means if your plans change, or you have someone coming to visit prior to you getting home, you can make sure your home is nice and comfortable. If your children have a bad habit of bumping up the heat when you are not around, not only will you be able to monitor it, you will be able to bump it back to where it should be.

Ensures A Real Feel Temperature - Have you ever noticed that when it is humid the temperature feels to be much cooler or warmer than it actually is?  A smart thermostat that monitors the outside humidity will make adjustments in your home's temperature to offset these differences. This will help to keep both you and your family more comfortable in the winter, as well as in the summer.

Alerts When Something Changes - A smart thermostat will allow you to set a pre-determined range that your temperature should stay within. If your temperature falls or rises above this range, your thermostat will notify you via text immediately. You will even be notified if your system goes offline for any reason, such as would be the case in a power outage. 

Easily Programmable - In most models, both the inside unit as well as the mobile app is easy to use and program. This makes it a great option even if you normally find yourself to be technologically challenged. 

Easily Installed - If you are not intimidated by a few simple tools, you may be able to install a smart thermostat yourself. If this is something that you are uncomfortable doing, your local air conditioning technician will be more than willing to do it for you. Having them install it when you call them to perform your pre-summer servicing of your air conditioning unit will allow you to kill two birds with one stone and may save you money on the service call.

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