Regardless of your comfort level, it may seem like you will always need to adjust your thermostat up and down. While this is true if you have problems with hot flashes and such, you also have options now where you don’t have to turn your thermostat up and down manually. If you are a customer that finds yourself messing with the buttons all the time, you risk overworking your system, which we want you to avoid. Below, Springfield Heating & Cooling will go over a few helpful tricks and tips on maximizing the most of your energy savings out of your heating system.
What’s the Ideal Temperature?
Picking the right temperature for your home is a task that can turn into an argument with members of your household. However, if you let them know how much money you can save by going by the recommended Fahrenheit, you can say goodbye to one debate around the house. Energy Star gave us some excellent news, if you were to set your thermostat back about 8 degrees while everyone is asleep, you could save energy and money on your monthly utility bill. Try informing your household of this information and let us know what worked.
What Are Programmable & Smart Thermostats?
Programmable thermostats are designed for you to program your home’s cooling and heating system. Smart thermostats are also programmable; however, they are more high-tech, allowing your temperature to be adjusted by itself without touching it. In addition, it will study your habits and adapt to them, so if you are looking for something where you don’t have to do much, then a smart thermostat may work best.
What Are the Benefits of a Smart Thermostat?
If you plan on being away from your home hours out the day, then a smart thermostat could be for you. Smart Thermostats offer you convenience, WiFi connection, energy usage tracker, and remote control of your thermostat. In addition, it gives you features that a standard thermostat can not provide.
Does the Placement of Your Thermostat Matter?
Your thermostat is a critical component in helping your HVAC system maintain the ideal temperature. Thermostats monitor the average home temperature and signal your HVAC unit to get your preferred settings. Placing your thermostat somewhere central in your home will help your temperatures stay accurate. This is typically in a hallway and living room.
Installing a smart thermostat is an excellent addition to your home’s systems. But to make sure that you’re covered if your HVAC breaks down altogether,
Are you still wondering which thermostat is a good fit?
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