Archive for September 26th, 2011
Programmable Thermostats For Your Home
Save Money and Simplify Life with Programmable Thermostats
If you are still using an ‘old school’ thermostat in your house for heating and air conditioning then you should really consider upgrading to a programmable thermostat. You are missing out on a lot of features available that will both simplify your life and save you money also. The key features for most programmable thermostats are:
Ease of Configuration: Set the clock and your desired temperatures for your daily schedule via a friendly menu system and that’s it.
LED Readout: Stop worrying if your old dial thermostat is reading correctly. The digital screen shows the indoor temperature, the temperature setting for your air conditioner, and the temperature setting for your heating system. Most are available with a backlit display for easy reading, even in dark areas.
Set and Forget Comfort Features in Programmable Thermostats
Run Schedule: The true money savings comes in the ability to set different temperatures for different times of the day, and in some cases even different days of the week. There is no need to spend unnecessary climate control energy all day long while you are off at work, but there is also no reason either to come home to a hot or cold home at the end of a busy day. The thermostat will have your house ready for you at the time you want.
Temporary Adjustments: Do you need an extra boost of heat or cool? You can simply override the preset schedule by simply pressing a button without having to completely reprogram the device.
Compressor Guard: Starting your air conditioner compressor too soon after it has stopped can limit the life of your air conditioner and even harm it. Most digital thermostats have a compressor protection ability built-in to prevent your system from restarting too quickly.
Automatic ChangeOver: For areas of the country where both heating and air conditioning might be used on the same day, the thermostat can be told to change between the two systems. It will also maintain a mandatory separation between the cooling and heating programmed temperatures.
Learning Capabilities: Many thermostats have the ability to discover how long it takes your air conditioner or heater to get to your desired temperature so it will know when to start the system at the time necessary to have the right temperature and the right time.
Security: Are you tired of looking at the thermostat and finding it five degrees off of where you left it? Then you will find this feature especially fitting. Just enable the security feature and now the only persons that can make changes are the person with the proper code.
