Installing a smart thermostat in your home is an easy way to save energy and money. With frequent use, a smart thermostat can learn your routine, allowing you to maintain a more consistent temperature inside your home. Here are some features of smart thermostats that can help you save money.
1. Smart Scheduling
Smart scheduling is an important step in saving money with a smart thermostat. If you allow the thermostat to learn your schedule, you can raise the temperature when no one is home, which helps save money. Then, right before you return, schedule the thermostat to return to a comfortable temperature.
2. Geofencing Technology
Geofencing is a smart thermostat feature that uses your smartphone to detect your presence. When you leave, the system automatically adjusts the local climate based on your preferences. When you are within a few miles of the radius, the thermostat adjusts so you are comfortable when you walk in.
3. Zoned Controls
When you and your spouse or children use two different rooms in your home, the thermostat will communicate with their smartphones and set the temperature for each user independently of the others. This allows you to zone different areas of your home so everyone in the living space can be comfortable without increasing the energy consumption of you and your family. Even if you live alone, zoned controls can follow you from your home office to the living area and to the bedroom. You can even set different temperature limits for each location and activity.
4. Adaptive Learning
Throughout the heating and cooling seasons, most homeowners, like you, tend to set the thermostat at regular intervals. With adaptive learning, a smart thermostat recognizes schedules and preferences, automatically adjusting the indoor temperature based on history. This adds smart automation to your routine and eliminates the need to constantly change the indoor climate.
5. Usage Alerts and Notifications
One of the most useful features of a smart thermostat is how it improves energy efficiency in your home. With usage alerts, the system notifies you about your home’s energy consumption and trends while providing tips to help you save more energy.
Notifications are helpful for reminding you when it’s time to change the filters in your air conditioner or when maintenance is due. This ensures your cooling system works as efficiently as possible. Both features incorporate smartphone connectivity to enhance how well your smart thermostat functions.
6. Integration
A smart thermostat makes life more convenient when paired with other home automation devices. When connected to smart sensors, the thermostat can detect when you or another family member occupies a room without relying on geofencing. Instead, it may use microphones from smart speakers, motion detectors, or other presence sensors to identify which rooms in your home are occupied. Similarly, the thermostat can adjust in-room devices, such as smart blinds and lighting, when it detects a change in natural outdoor light. You can use this feature to pull window shades down on hot, sunny days or turn on ceiling fans to redistribute heat or cold in a two-story hallway.
If your home uses smart locks, the thermostat communicates with these devices to know when to start regulating indoor temperatures as you come home from work. This is usually done by shifting the devices to “home” mode. If you have existing smart devices in your home, be sure to inform your installer which systems you use. They will know which thermostats work most seamlessly with each of the smart home systems.
AI Planning
You may think that turning your AC off saves you money, but the opposite is true. If you turn off your cooling system, the temperature difference will be too significant, causing your air conditioner to work harder until it reaches a comfortable temperature. Based on your routine, the smart thermostat can plan to make the necessary temperature changes in a way that requires the least amount of overall power output.
Contact a Reliable HVAC Company Today
Saving money with a smart thermostat is simple, making being comfortable much more convenient. Follow these tips to reduce your energy usage. If you have any questions about thermostats or AC system installation, please contact us at Avalon Air Heating & Cooling. We have been serving the Pensacola area with our heating and cooling services for nearly 20 years. Contact us today for all your HVAC needs.
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