What do you hate? Paying money on energy bills, and discomfort!
What do you love? Saving money on energy bills … and comfort!
What do you want? A smart thermostat!
Does your home still have an old-fashioned manual thermostat? Or does it have a programmable thermostat that you may never quite have comprehended how to program? Then it’s time to embrace the power of smart thermostat technology!
Is it a newfangled gimmick? Hardly. A smart thermostat will only make your home sweet home even sweeter. Let’s explore why.
Increased Comfort
This really goes without saying, but you do not enjoy coming home to a hot house during summer – or a cold house during winter, for that matter. Therein lies the greatest feature of a smart thermostat. Just program it to adjust the temperature to your preferred levels throughout a 24-hour cycle, and then kick back in comfort.
Not keen on programming a smart device? No worries. Thanks to its integral movement sensors, a smart thermostat can detect when your home is usually uninhabited. It will then use that data to develop its own season-appropriate heating and cooling schedule. It’s true custom climate control with zero effort.
Increased Savings
If you’re still using a manual thermostat (or don’t bother programming your thermostat, like most people), then you only have one way to return to a comfortable home: leaving the furnace or AC running while you’re away. It’s effective, but it’s hardly efficient.
If you’d rather only pay for heating and cooling when you’re actually around to enjoy them, then a smart thermostat has you covered. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Star smart thermostat users save an average of 8% a year on their energy bills.
A smart thermostat won’t just reduce energy consumption when it senses your absence. Its software also monitors local weather patterns, and can even prioritize cooling and heating outside of energy suppliers’ peak hours. It won’t do any of this at the expense of your comfort, though. A smart thermostat’s energy-saving mode won’t let your house get too hot or cold.
A smart thermostat can also save you money on HVAC repairs. By only engaging them when they are needed, a smart thermostat will greatly reduce overall wear and tear on your home’s heating and cooling systems. That means less frequent need for repairs, as well as less frequent need for furnace and AC replacements.
Increased Convenience
When you have a smart thermostat, you’re living on easy street. The device constantly monitors your HVAC system’s performance, and sends alerts to your smartphone whenever it detects maintenance is needed. That only does more to reduce energy consumption and prevent unnecessary repairs. And if your furnace goes out while you’re on vacation, you’ll find out right away so you can request emergency repairs.
Want to change the temperature without getting up? Just grab your smartphone and use your smart thermostat’s app. So long as you have service, you can control your thermostat from anywhere on earth. If you’re feeling genuinely lazy – so much so that you can’t be bothered to pick up your phone – then you can just call out to your smart home assistant. Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant all interface with smart thermostats.
Increased Air Quality
A smart thermostat doesn’t just record indoor air temperature. It also keeps track of humidity, and makes whichever adjustments are necessary to promote comfort and prevent black mold reproduction. The latter outcome can spare you and your family from breathing in mold spores and mycotoxins – a huge advantage if anyone in the household has allergies or asthma.
Combating the spread of black mold won’t just benefit occupants’ health. Mold can discolor walls and ceilings, as well as damage your HVAC equipment. That’s to say nothing of humidity’s effects on wood flooring and furniture.
Increased Resale Value
According to a report by Coldwell Banker, 77% of homebuyers specifically want homes with smart thermostats. That report was published in 2018. Demand for smart thermostats have only increased since then!
Will installing a smart thermostat before listing your home guarantee at least a 100% return on investment? Not necessarily, but a smart thermostat and other modern heating and cooling updates can only make positive impressions on potential buyers.
Get Smart With PrairieSons
Would you like to invest in a relatively inexpensive home upgrade that yields multiple benefits? If you live in the greater Sioux Falls area, then we encourage you to contact PrairieSons today for professional smart thermostat installation. We’ll show you all the ins and outs of your state-of-the-art smart thermostat so you can start taking full advantage of it right away!