The sad truth is that many of us have hectic schedules, and it’s sometimes hard to know precisely when we’ll be home. If you can relate, perhaps it’s time that you learned about the great advantages that a smart programmable thermostat has to offer. If used wisely, it can help you get the energy usage in your Texas home under control.

Manual operation is a thing of the past

For decades, homeowners had no choice but to use manual thermostats in the process of heating and cooling their homes. While these units did do the job, this wasn’t good enough. Thus, a programmable version was created, which provided homeowners with a way to lower and raise the temperatures in their homes, based on their schedules and activities. This allowed for better control and allowed homeowners to lower their utility bills.

As the lifestyles of millions of Americans have changed over the years, it has become clear that even these units are sometimes not enough. This is why many Americans are opting for the smart programmable thermostat.

Control your comfort needs when you want, where you want

The smart programmable thermostat gives you unprecedented access to your home-comfort systems and provides even more control over your energy usage and costs. The primary way it does this is by giving you access to your home-comfort systems via your laptop or smartphone when you’re away from home. Wherever you are, provided you have Wi-Fi access, you can monitor your home-comfort systems and make any changes as necessary. For example, if you’re coming home from a summer vacation earlier than expected, you can instruct the thermostat to synchronize the temperature with your new arrival time.

Your smart thermostat keeps a constant eye on your home-comfort systems and notifies you if a problem develops. Some units can notify you of changes in energy prices, and a few even have the ability to automatically adapt to changing family patterns. 

Convinced that a smart programmable thermostat is the way to go? Get in touch Bill Joplin’s Air Conditioning & Heating. We can get you set up and thoroughly versed in the many features this unique thermostat offers. We’ve been serving the HVAC needs of homeowners in McKinney, Frisco and Allen since 1978.