The thermostat in your Ronkonkoma, NY home helps you control the temperature of your indoor environment. Certain models allow you to control other equipment, such as whole-house humidifiers and dehumidifiers. If you’re still using a regular thermostat, you may consider upgrading to a smart model. This technology provides several impressive benefits that can save you money and provide exceptional convenience.
What Is a Smart Thermostat?
Smart thermostats pair with your home’s Wi-Fi connection and communicate with a smart device of your choice, whether it be your phone, tablet, or central smart hub. This technology provides you with convenient home automation, ensuring you have control of your thermostat and HVAC system regardless of where you are.
The Benefits of a Smart Thermostat
There are key benefits to owning a smart thermostat, ensuring that you have precise control over your heating system, air conditioner and indoor air quality.
Saving Money
A smart thermostat can save you money in several ways. By programming a set schedule for each day of the week, you can minimize the amount of time your heating and cooling equipment needs to run. This keeps your monthly energy bills to a minimum. Some smart thermostats come with geofencing technology. Your thermostat will determine where you are located based on the location of your paired smart device. If you aren’t home, your thermostat will adjust based on your absence. Upon your arrival home, the settings will change again to accommodate your indoor comfort needs.
Smart learning capability can make recommendations and adjustments to your thermostat based on the manual changes you have made in recent weeks and months. You can even allow your local energy company to access your thermostat. They can then adjust your thermostat remotely and on your behalf. You usually won’t see more than a degree or two of change, but this is often enough to save you money on your monthly utility bills. Most homeowners don’t notice much of a comfort shift when the change is only a couple of degrees.
You can also save money with smart thermostats by avoiding frequent repairs and equipment replacement resulting from equipment strain. If you’re running your heating and cooling equipment more often than is necessary, this leads to the premature breakdown of interior components.
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
By minimizing the time that you run your HVAC system, you can decrease your carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, human error comes with using an HVAC system and thermostat. A smart thermostat can provide you with recommendations and real-time data that allow you to monitor your energy consumption.
Convenience of Use
When we install a smart thermostat in your home, you will need to pair a smart device with your new unit. Most people choose to pair their smartphone with their thermostat. You will need to install an app on your phone based on the manufacturer of your thermostat. This app allows you to monitor the use of your thermostat, make changes remotely, set a schedule, and more. You may even have a smart thermostat that can function using voice controls. If you’re sitting on your couch and want to adjust the temperature, simply talk to your thermostat to make the change. You may also be able to pair your smart thermostat with your smart home hub, allowing you to use other smart features in your home along with your thermostat. This includes smart lighting and smart window treatments.
Your smart thermostat can alert you when it’s time to schedule routine maintenance with our team. This ensures that you stay on track with the care of your HVAC system. This will protect the longevity of your equipment for years to come. Some thermostats can even alert you when something is malfunctioning on your furnace or air conditioner. This provides you with important insights that allow our team to perform prompt repairs. This can help you avoid a whole system shutdown or major problems that can be expensive to repair.
Indoor Air Quality
By having more precise control over your thermostat, you can pay close attention to your indoor air quality. If you’re susceptible to allergies or respiratory issues, your HVAC system can help filter particulate matter from your air and keep relative humidity at an acceptable level.
Is My Home Eligible for a Smart Thermostat?
Most homes can be equipped with a smart thermostat. We recommend working with our team to choose the thermostat that is going to provide you with key features that will benefit you. We can also install your smart thermostat, ensuring it works properly and is safe.
You will need specific wiring installed before you can have a smart thermostat set up. If you don’t have these wires, we can make the necessary changes for you. A C-wire is used to power your smart thermostat. This wire is also essential so that you can connect your thermostat to your Wi-Fi. Some older homes will not have these wires and will require modifications. An R-wire will connect your smart thermostat to your heating device. A Y-wire connects your smart thermostat to your cooling equipment. Lastly, a G-wire operates the fan.
Your smart thermostat will also typically feature a battery, which powers the display. This battery will need to be changed about once a year to keep your thermostat operating seamlessly. Plan to change it when the time changes or with seasonal maintenance to avoid forgetting.
Like other thermostats, we may need to calibrate your thermostat to ensure its correct function. We recommend that your thermostat is installed in an area of your home that will provide accurate readings of your interior temperature. Do not place your thermostat on an exterior wall. The temperature outside can affect the temperature reading on your thermostat, resulting in your heating and cooling equipment not running as it should. Also, avoid placing your thermostat in areas of the home that experience dramatic shifts in temperature. This includes near your kitchen, laundry room, or bathrooms. Avoid drafty areas, such as near doors or windows. The ideal location for your smart thermostat is near the center of your home or in a main living space, like your living room.
Considering the Cost of This Investment
The cost of a smart thermostat is higher than a regular model. However, many energy companies are encouraging homeowners to make the switch. You could be eligible for various incentives or tax rebates to offset the cost of your new smart thermostat. Also, consider the long-term benefits of investing in a smart thermostat. The money you save on your monthly energy bills is worth the initial startup cost.
Cool Power LLC can help you install a smart thermostat and any necessary wiring in your Ronkonkoma residence. We also install new heating systems and cooling equipment, perform emergency repairs, and provide routine maintenance services. We also provide commercial services and can assist with geothermal equipment. Contact Cool Power LLC in Ronkonkoma today.
