Even slight temperature changes make a difference when it comes to your comfort—and your home energy bill. That’s why more Marshalltown, IA, homeowners use smart thermostats to take control of their home comfort. These devices do more than make it easier to control your HVAC—they use intelligent temperature scheduling and connectivity to match your daily routines.
With these smart thermostat programming tips from the heating and cooling specialists at Kapaun & Brown, you can maintain your preferred temperature while cutting unnecessary energy use. Whether you're trying to reduce your home's utility bills or enjoy a more responsive home, smart home climate control is a smart solution. In this blog, we’ll break down simple smart thermostat strategies. With this smart thermostat programming guide, you can make your HVAC system work smarter—not harder.
1. Change the Temperature According to Your Daily Routine
Program your smart thermostat settings to change the temperature according to your normal routine—cooler when you're away, warmer when you're home and perfectly set for sleeping. By automatically changing adjusting the temperature when no one’s home, these schedules cut down on unneeded heating or cooling. Some smart thermostats can adapt to your lifestyle and fine-tune the thermostat settings automatically.
Using smart thermostat settings to change temperatures based on your daily activities provides comfort on your terms without wasting power—all while saving money. Plus, it’s easy: you don’t have to manually update settings.
2. Customize Thermostat Settings for Each Season
One of the energy-saving thermostat tips from the team at Kapaun & Brown is to use your smart thermostat to adjust your home’s temperature based on the time of year. For example, during winter, experts say one of the best thermostat settings for home energy efficiency is 68 degrees in the day and a little cooler at night. This strategy can lower heating bills by as much as 10% each year. That’s different from the ideal cost-saving temperature during warmer months, which is about 78 degrees. By adjusting your thermostat based on the seasons, you reduce unnecessary power usage and still enjoy a pleasant home.
3. Utilize Away or Eco Modes When You're Out
Smart or programmable thermostat schedules also gives you access to special modes—such as Away and Eco—when you're away from your home. Away Mode reduces the temperature while you're out. Eco Mode also lowers the temperature and is well-suited to when you'll be gone several days, like vacations. These two settings let you save on power when you’re not home to enjoy the heating or cooling, but still keep your system operating to prevent dangerously high or low temperatures.
4. Control Temperature in Individual Rooms or Areas with Zoning Features
Some homes have stubbornly hot or cold rooms. A typical example is a second floor that’s always hotter than the first floor. Installing an HVAC zoning system divides the home into sections, allowing you to independently control temperatures in different parts or levels of your home. Smart thermostats enable you to set and adjust temperatures by zone, so you can always enjoy the perfect temperature.
5. Use Real-Time HVAC Data for Maximum Savings
One of the perks of smart thermostats is they have the ability to integrate with connected HVAC systems. More than simply controlling your HVAC system, the WiFi or Bluetooth connection gives you access to real-time data from the system itself. This means a home smart thermostat can monitor performance, inform you about AC or furnace repair and can even send a notification to your local HVAC company when it's time for HVAC maintenance or repair.
This lets get prompt furnace or air conditioning repair as soon as your system starts to malfunction. Without this feature, a failing heating and cooling system could become less efficient and lose efficiency before you even notice—until the damage is done and your energy bills skyrocket.
Need Help Programming Your Thermostat? Kapaun & Brown Is Here For You
Smart thermostats have many advantages for your comfort and the energy efficiency of your home. At Kapaun & Brown, we love supporting homeowners like you get the best results out of smart thermostats and other smart HVAC technology. If want to really increase your comfort, we can include a smart thermostat with furnace or air conditioning installation—helping you enjoy the most possible comfort from your HVAC system. Or, we can demonstrate how a smart thermostat and zoned HVAC system can make your upcoming AC or furnace installation that much more eco-friendly. We're also happy to provide you with thermostat efficiency advice and show you what these innovative tools are capable of.
The path to lowering your home heating bills with smart thermostats starts with a phone call. Set up your appointment with Kapaun & Brown by calling 641-812-2028 today.