Energy saving thermostats
Did you know the one of the easiest ways to make your home more energy efficient is to install an energy saving thermostat or setback thermostat.
Energy saving thermostats work by setting the temperature in your house back 5 to 10° for a period of time when you’re not gonna be home.
Why are you heating empty house? An energy saving thermostat can be programmed to come on 45 minutes before you get up in the morning, or 45 minutes to an hour before you get home from work. Your home is still very comfortable and each degree can save you as much is 1 to 2% on your energy bills.
Same holds true in the summer months by having your energy saving thermostat allow the temperature to rise A few degrees when you’re not home, it makes no sense to cool and empty house.
Energy saving thermostats think for you.
One of the easiest ways to make your home more energy efficient is to install energy saving thermostats for setback thermostat.
Energy saving thermostats work by setting the temperature in your house back 5 to 10° for a period of time when you’re not gonna be home.
Constantly changing the temperature in your house when you get up in the morning or go to bed or come home from work is extremely inconvenient, having an energy saving thermostat or a programmable thermostat the temperature adjustments happen automatically you just have to set the schedule once.
If your schedule changes your energy saving thermostat usually will have a feature to advance to the next program or simply use the temperature up and press the hold button. Remember to push the return to program button before going to bed.
New Generation Energy Saving Thermostats
Some of the new generation energy saving thermostats are even smarter, such as the nest for Honeywell lyric thermostats. These thermostats have features that allow them to learn your programming for you, or turn themselves on and off when your cell signal is within 5 km of your home.
These thermostats also work with apps and can be adjusted using your smart phone.
There is a misconception the turning your houses energy-saving thermostat down more than just a few degrees will cause you to spend more money reheating your home. The department of energy in the United States is going to study that shows the lower the interior temperature to lower the heat loss in the home. This means the longer your home stays at the lower temperature the more energy savings you will receive.
Don’t go to an extreme though, you have to be aware of freezing conditions, turning your furnace completely off could result in frozen pipes and costly repairs.
For more information on energy saving thermostats please go the indoor air quality products page.
