Each degree matters when it comes to comfort—and your home energy bill. That’s why more Columbus, GA, homeowners use smart thermostats to manage their home comfort. These devices do more than make it easier to control your HVAC—they use advanced temperature scheduling and connectivity to align with your daily routines.
With these smart thermostat programming tips from the professionals at DNA Heating & Air, you can maintain your preferred temperature while minimizing unnecessary energy use. Whether you're trying to reduce your home's utility bills or enjoy a more efficient home, smart home climate control is the best move. In this blog, we’ll cover simple smart thermostat strategies. With this smart thermostat programming guide, you can make your HVAC system deliver comfort with less effort.
1. Enjoy Customized Temperatures for 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 just right for sleeping. By automatically changing adjusting the temperature when no one’s home, these schedules eliminate wasteful heating or cooling. Some smart thermostats have the capability to adapt to your lifestyle and change temperature automatically.
Using smart thermostat settings to change temperatures based on your daily activities ensures comfort on your terms without wasting power—all while saving money. Plus, it’s simple: you don’t have to manually update settings.
2. Change Temperatures Based on the Seasons
One of the energy-saving thermostat tips from the team at DNA Heating & Air is to use your smart thermostat to change your home’s temperature according to the season. For example, during winter, experts say the ideal temperature for home energy efficiency is 68 degrees in the day and a little cooler at night. This method can lower heating bills by as much as 10% each year. That’s different from the suggested cost-saving temperature when it's hot outside, which is about 78 degrees. By changing the temperature in your home based on the seasons, you reduce unnecessary power usage and still remain cozy.
3. Use 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 lowers the temperature while you're out. Eco Mode also adjusts the temperature and is well-suited to when you'll be gone several days, like vacations. These two modes help you conserve energy when you’re not home to experience the heating or cooling, but still maintain a minimum temperature to prevent dangerously high or low temperatures.
4. Take Advantage Zoning Features
Some homes have stubbornly hot or cold rooms. A typical example is a second floor that’s often hotter than the ground level. 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 stay comfortable.
5. Use HVAC Monitoring Features for Maximum Savings
One of the benefits of smart thermostats is they have the ability to work with connected HVAC systems. More than just controlling your heating and cooling system, the WiFi or Bluetooth connection gives you access to real-time data from the system itself. This means your smart thermostat can monitor performance, inform you about AC or furnace repair and can even automatically contact 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 requires it. Without this capability, a failing heating and cooling system could suffer more damage and lose performance before you even notice—until the damage is done and your energy bills increase sharply.
Having Problems Figuring Out Your Thermostat? DNA Heating & Air Can Help
Smart thermostats have many benefits for your comfort and budget. At DNA Heating & Air, we love assisting homeowners like you make the most out of smart thermostats and other smart HVAC technology. If want to really increase your comfort, we can combine a smart thermostat with furnace or air conditioning installation—helping you enjoy the most possible comfort from your HVAC system. Or, we can show you how a smart thermostat and zoned HVAC system can make your upcoming AC or furnace installation that much more cost-effective. We're also happy to give you thermostat efficiency advice and show you what these innovative tools are capable of.
Enjoying more convenient living with smart thermostats starts with a phone call. Schedule your appointment with DNA Heating & Air by calling (706) 349-1414 today.
