The Advantages of Smart/Programmable Thermostat Installation
Are you needing affordable ways to improve home comfort and system performance? Upgrading to a programmable thermostat could be the perfect answer. These smart, programmable thermostats can enhance your day-to-day comfort and save on energy costs. If you’re still on the fence, here are more advantages of controlling your HVAC system with a programmable thermostat and our suggestions for making the most of this technology.
Convenient Comfort
Programmable thermostats are designed for user-friendliness. After installation is complete, you won’t have to manually adjust your thermostat multiple times every day. Alternatively, you can set it and forget it. All setback periods you put in place are evened out with a recovery period, where your home then warms up or cools down shortly before you arrive home or wake up without any effort on your part.
Saving Energy and Money with Efficiency
An equally convincing reason to find a smart programmable thermostat is the capability to lower your HVAC’s energy consumption and save on costs. For the highest possible savings, schedule the desired temperature for various parts of the day or days of the week. Remember to include 8- to 10-degree setback periods for when you’re sleeping or away from home for saving 10% on heating and cooling expenses.
Less Damage from Daily Use
Climate control for a vacant house doesn’t just mean wasting energy, it also puts more strain on delicate or moving parts. Temperature setbacks give your HVAC some downtime, helping prolong the system’s life span. In addition, with less short cycling caused by making slight temperature adjustments throughout the day, you help cut down on system wear and tear, which also means less downtime and fewer repairs.
Lock the Settings
Programmable thermostats feature screen-locking abilities that prevent unapproved updates to your HVAC settings, which is beneficial for large households with different temperature preferences. These types of features ensure your energy-saving strategies are not tampered with, keeping your settings secure and your home efficient and cozy.
Outstanding Reliability
Modern standards of temperature control means a home remains at your ideal comfort setting through every season. With your preferred temperature settings programmed for the appropriate times of day, you never have to remember to adjust the thermostat before you go to work or to bed. Trust the thermostat to follow the right schedule accurately, with an exact digital display reading that removes the guesswork associated with older analog models. Our programmable thermostats also have a battery backup in case of power outages and are less prone to errors than manual designs.
Key Smart Features
The smartest programmable thermostats have Wi-Fi capabilities. These smart thermostats enable you to update the thermostat’s settings from wherever you like through a mobile app. If you have a home automation platform like Amazon Alexa or Google Nest, you can even adjust settings with your voice.
Some smart thermostats have the ability to learn your preferences too, allowing them to understand your habits and adjust settings automatically over time for maximum savings and comfort. You’ll even be given energy you understand your consumption patterns and create strategies for even more savings.
Setting Up Your Smart or Programmable Thermostat:
Use these useful strategies to further increase the benefits of your programmable thermostat:
- Choose the right programming schedule: When shopping for thermostats, it will become apparent they have multiple scheduling options. Common options include 5-1-1 programming for consistent weekdays and individual weekend settings. Opt for the option that is most appropriate for your lifestyle and comfort preferences.
- Create different settings for different times of day: Nearly all programmable thermostats provide usually four time periods you can use when creating a schedule for different times of day—Wake, Day, Evening and Sleep. Choose the time and temperature you desire for each or exclude those you don’t want.
- Limit when you override the settings: Even though it might be tempting to override the current settings for the temperature when it’s uncomfortable, doing so too often will undermine your energy-saving efforts. Try adding or removing a layer of clothes or tweaking the room’s airflow before you change the thermostat.
- Use the “permanent” hold appropriately: Normally, choosing to override the current settings means the thermostat will resume its normal schedule as soon as the next preprogrammed time arrives. However, if you’re going away for a few days, activate the permanent hold to reduce energy usage by keeping your home at a more energy-efficient but less cozy temperature for the length of your trip.
Enhance Your Control Over Comfort with a Programmable Thermostat
Whenever you’re ready to make the switch to a programmable or smart thermostat, Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing would be delighted to help you on this journey. One of our certified thermostat specialists can install the device and explain how to use it. And thanks to our 100% satisfaction guarantee, you can rely on us to deliver service that exceeds your expectations. If you want to know how to experience the difference a programmable thermostat can make, contact us for a free quote.