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5 Reasons a Smart Thermostat is a Good Investment for Your Home

Using Smart Thermostat

There are many advantages of upgrading to a smart thermostat in your Bluffton, SC, home. A smart thermostat can make your HVAC system more efficient, and it can assist you in being more productive in your day-to-day life. Here are five reasons you should invest in a smart thermostat:

Run Your HVAC System Only When Needed

A smart thermostat will learn about all of your patterns and will pick up on them quickly. It’ll learn your schedule and will pick up on information that indicates when you or your loved ones are home, creating a schedule based on these times and patterns.

You can set a schedule on a smart thermostat for every day of the week. It’ll make sure your HVAC system provides the cooling or heating you want when you or your loved ones are home. This will prevent you from requiring additional HVAC maintenance or repairs from an overworked system.

Save Energy and Money

Smart thermostats will save you money on multiple levels. You will save on your electrical bills every month as you won’t pay for excess energy usage as you would with a traditional thermostat.

You can watch your bills to learn more about when your system is operating the most and when costs are higher, making changes as necessary. A smart thermostat can save you at least a few hundred dollars a year if you make the correct changes and use it properly.

User-Friendliness

Your smart thermostat will also be extremely easy to use. They are easy to pick up on as they are very similar in function to a smartphone, and smart thermostats typically use very easy-to-read displays with bright display screens. Many of the thermostats even have color codes to help you to figure out exactly what problems you’re facing.

It only takes a little bit of learning and a few buttons to fully grasp how to set your temperature or to set a schedule. After our comfort specialists install the product, you can use the equipment right away.

Remote Accessibility and Wi-Fi

You’ll be able to access the features of your smart thermostat remotely as long as you have an internet connection. You can access controls of your equipment from any platform, including a smartphone, tablet or computer.

You’ll be able to notice if there are any problems associated with your thermostat or HVAC system, and you can change the settings if necessary due to a change in schedule. You won’t have to worry about your house being too hot or too cold, even if you’re away, with these options for remote accessibility.

Make Your Home Smarter

A smart thermostat has the ability to connect to other smart devices that you have in your home. You can connect your smart thermostat to your smoke detectors, cameras, doorbell and more.

You can even connect it to your smart speaker to control it when you don’t want to get up from your seat or your bed. Simply speak commands to your smart devices to adjust your settings on your smart thermostat, making your home even smarter.

Smart thermostats can truly help you and your home, saving you significant time and money. You adjust your settings, and the device does the rest of the work for you. All that it takes is a quick and easy installation by one of our comfort specialists that will only take a few minutes. When you’re ready for a smart thermostat installation in your home, contact Howell-Chase Heating & Air Conditioning.

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