Smart thermostats are on the rise because they are helping more and more homeowners reduce their annual energy costs. If you want to save money like a boss in your house, pull up a seat and discover how a smart thermostat can help you score a win instead of a loss.
More precise temperature settings are the key to big energy savings. While a manual thermostat can get the job done, a smart thermostat eliminates the guesswork.
To understand what all of this means, you must understand what makes an air conditioner waste energy. In an average household, the temperature on a thermostat is often adjusted throughout the day and night. This can make an air conditioner run less efficiently. If someone consistently raises the temperature on a thermostat during the day and lowers it in the afternoon, there will be temperature inconsistency between cooling cycles.
Smart thermostats are powered by software, and manual thermostats are not. Because of this, it’s easy to overshoot a temperature setting on a manual thermostat. This is not the case for a smart thermostat as it learns and adapts. If you set a temperature on a smart thermostat and change the setting consistently, it will learn your habits, and it will automatically select to the most energy-efficient temperature setting in the future.
With a smart thermostat’s built-in scheduler, your air conditioner will work for you. There are two ways to use a scheduler. You could use the daily setting or the weekly setting. If you take full advantage of both features, you’ll never have to cool or heat your home while it’s empty. Smart thermostats have software that run on smart devices. This means that you could set up your air conditioner to automatically start on your phone shortly before you arrive on your driveway.
Speaking of arrivals, this is what Geofencing is all about. A smart thermostat that has this tool will utilize the GPS on a smartphone. When the smartphone is within a few miles from the thermostat, the app will automatically turn on the air conditioner system. Then, when the app is no longer within the geological area, the thermostat will set the unit to a more energy-efficient setting to consume energy.
If you would like to install a smart thermostat, we can take care of that. Contact Atoz Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Services today!