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Smart thermostats can save you money and energy! If you’ve been looking at your energy bill over the last few months and wondering how you could save money on this required expense, look no further. One of the biggest ways to save money on your heating and cooling costs is upgrading to a smart thermostat. Armed with a variety of energy-saving features, take a look at five ways upgrading this gadget can help.
Cost Savings
One of the most important things a smart thermostat can do is save you money on your energy bills. Because smart thermostats are both intuitive and easy to use, they allow homeowners to take better control of their home comfort and save energy and money whenever possible. With a smart thermostat, you can fine-tune your A/C and furnace settings to ensure you’re maximizing your savings while keeping your home comfortable. Because of these savings, The U.S. Department of Energy recommends a smart thermostat for all homeowners.
Remote Access to Your Home Comfort
As technology continues to improve, so does home innovation. One of the most convenient aspects of a smart thermostat is its ability to pair with your smartphone, computer, or tablet so you can control your home comfort from anywhere. Whether you’re out of town or busy working from your home office, you don’t have to be directly in front of the control panel to adjust your comfort settings. With just a click of a button, you can heat or cool your home, change the fan settings, update the temperature schedule, and so much more.
Automatic Tuning
Some older models of programmable thermostats allow you to set a heating and cooling schedule for your home. However, as seasons and situations change, so do your home comfort needs. To keep up with the changes, these older thermostats must be reprogrammed, and many homeowners don’t have the time or the patience for it.
Fortunately, new smart thermostats have a feature called automatic tuning. They learn the patterns of your family and adjust your home’s temperature accordingly. This way, you can stay more comfortable with fewer manual adjustments. Plus, with another feature called occupancy sensing, your system can tell when nobody has been home for a while. It will shut off your A/C or furnace to save you energy and turn it back on again when you return. But be sure to turn this setting off if you’re leaving pets behind!
App Notifications and Energy Reports
As long as you have your smart thermostat’s app downloaded, you’ll be privy to many important notifications about your HVAC system. Most smart thermostats will remind you when to replace your air filters and will let you know of any drastic changes in temperature that may be indicating that your A/C or furnace needs immediate service. Plus, they’ll even generate monthly energy usage reports to teach you how to reduce how much energy you use.
Simple Installation
Thankfully, the smart thermostat installation is relatively simple. However, they aren’t always compatible with some units. At Air Solutions, our experienced HVAC technicians can help. We carry a line of reputable smart thermostats made by Trane. Smart thermostats like their ComfortLink™ II XL1050 allow you to remotely manage every aspect of your home comfort and help you reduce your energy usage. For more information about our smart thermostats, or to schedule an appointment, contact us today at (409) 962-2476, or visit us at airsolutionstx.com.
