Cooling and heating our homes or businesses is a task that nearly all of us face on a daily basis. We all know the feeling of early spring or fall when we have to manually raise the temperature because it’s a little cool in the morning, just to turn it back down again in the afternoon - but it suddenly becomes too hot. What if there were a way to limit having to constantly make changes to your indoor comfort level? Well, there is with a Wi-Fi enabled thermostat.
Keep reading to find out some of the key benefits of smart thermostats or use the below links to quickly access the sections of this article.
- Smart Thermostats Save Energy
- Control Multiple Systems at Once
- Monitor Outdoor Conditions
- Get Alerts Sent to Your Phone
- Additional Questions
Smart Thermostats Save Energy
For the typical American household, nearly half of the annual energy bill is spent on heating and cooling a home. When you install a smart thermostat you’re taking a step to reduce these costs. Options like the Honeywell Lyric T5 are equipped with a variety of smart features like:
- Intuitive Scheduling: Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats are great at efficiently running your home’s cooling and heating system. Depending on the model selected you can program your home comfort system to turn on or off at certain times, automatically reduce operation when your away on vacation, program different temperatures on different days, and more.
- Learning Abilities: Some smart thermostats learn your schedule and preferences. In just a matter of days, it can learn the times you turn the temperature up, when you turn it back down and begin to gradually take those tasks over for you.
- Remote Control: Most smart operating thermostats can be controlled remotely on your smartphone or tablet. Maybe you’re on vacation and forgot to turn the cooling off. You won’t come home to a high power bill since you can remotely access your system and control it.
Control Multiple Systems at Once
Unlike manual thermostats that usually only control your home’s cooling and heating, some smart thermostats are designed to control all of your home’s indoor air quality systems too.
- Air Purification: Pair the thermostat with a compatible whole-house air purifier and keep your indoor air as clean as possible.
- Humidifier Control: Stay comfortable all winter long by eliminating dry nasal passages, scratchy throats, static electricity, and other symptoms of low indoor humidity.
- Dehumidification: If your indoor humidity levels rise too much in the summer, controlling your whole-house dehumidifier remotely with a new smart thermostat is a hands-free remedy.
Monitor Outdoor Conditions
Knowing what’s going on indoors is only part of efficiently and cooling your home, apartment, or office. What’s happening outside effects what’s going on inside your building. Smart thermostats are designed to keep track of the air quality, temperature, humidity level, and more in your local area. Not only does this knowledge help you plan your day, but it’s also additional data for the thermostat to use in making decisions about your heating and cooling.
Get Alerts Sent to Your Phone
A key component of ensuring your heating and cooling system is running as efficiently as possible is to stay up to date on routine maintenance requirements. Many Wi-Fi capable thermostats push alerts directly to your phone. Whether your system has encountered an electrical issue or it’s simply time to replace a furnace filter, you’ll never forget again.
Still Have Questions?
Check out our Thermostat Buying Guide for more information about the types of thermostats and how to choose the best one for you. Still not sure what's best for you? Contact one of our air treatment specialists at 1-800-934-9194. We want to help make your indoor and outdoor environment healthy and comfortable. Be sure to connect with us through the Sylvane Facebook and Twitter pages.
