Upgrade to a Programmable Thermostat for Convenient Energy Savings

If you want to gain the energy savings available by adjusting your thermostat, you can do so manually. You can turn the thermostat down when you leave the house and back up when you return home. Adjusting the thermostat a few degrees each evening for when you are sleeping can also add to your energy savings. 

There are two problems with the manual scenario. First, when you return home there will be an adjustment period of time while the temperature adjusts to the new setting; the same will be true in the morning. In the winter months, you’ll be getting up to a cold house and waiting for it to warm up while you get ready for the day. The second problem with the manual scenario is the fact that it is so easy to forget to change the setting in a rush to leave for work or school, or before going to bed. 

A programmable thermostat solves both problems. Once you have the thermostat set for your regular work or school schedule, it will automatically adjust the temperature settings each day according to your programming. You can even have separate settings for weekdays versus the weekend. You can also program in separate settings for nighttime sleeping versus daytime temperatures. 

Upgrading your current thermostat to a programmable thermostat makes energy saving simple and convenient. Your HVAC contractor can recommend a programmable thermostat and quickly install the thermostat in place of your old thermostat. The cost of replacing the thermostat can be recovered in a short of amount time by the savings in energy costs.