We often hear energy conservation advice about keeping our thermostat set lower in the cooler months and higher in the warmer months. Just a couple of degrees can make a big difference in the amount of energy consumed by our heating and cooling systems. During our sleeping hours, we can often be quite comfortable at different temperature levels than when we are up moving about; this can warrant another adjustment to our thermostat.
The same is true when we are gone all day at work or going to be absent from the home for an extended period of time. We may not want to turn our heat or air conditioning completely off, but we may want to set it to come on only when the in home air temperature has reached an extreme level.
With a standard thermostat, it can be easy to forget to make these adjustments for changes in activities in the home or to inadvertently turn your heat up a few degrees higher than need be (or the temperature lower than needed for your cooling needs). That is the beauty of the programmable thermostat.
A programmable thermostat is an HVAC accessory that allows you to set a variety of temperature levels based on these different scenarios. You can program your thermostat to a certain temperature for your regular sleep hours and then have it automatically revert to your daytime temp shortly before you get out of bed in the morning. You can have another setting programmed in that will decrease the energy use while you are away at work and then resume regular settings just before you get home.
A programmable thermostat allows you to continually save energy without have to remember to change the setting. It is all done automatically. An HVAC technician can advise you on the right thermostat for your needs and install the thermostat at a minimal cost.
