Even slight temperature changes make a difference when it comes to comfort—and your home energy bill. That’s why more Cocoa, FL, homeowners rely on smart thermostats to maximize their home comfort. These devices do more than make it easier to control your HVAC—they use adaptive temperature scheduling and connectivity to sync with your daily routines.
With these smart thermostat programming tips from the professionals at The Chilly Pig, you can keep your space cozy while reducing 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 walk you through easy smart thermostat strategies. With this smart thermostat programming guide, you can make your HVAC system deliver comfort with less effort.
1. Change the Temperature According to Your Daily Routine
Use your smart thermostat settings to change the temperature according to your everyday routine—cooler when you're away, warmer when you're home and just right for sleeping. By automatically shifting the temperature when no one’s home, these schedules minimize wasteful heating or cooling. Some smart thermostats have the capability to recognize your patterns and change temperature 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 The Chilly Pig is to use your smart thermostat to adjust your home’s temperature for each season. For example, during winter, experts say the recommended thermostat setting for home energy efficiency is 68 degrees in the day and slightly lower at night. This approach can lower heating bills by as much as 10% each year. That’s different from the suggested cost-saving temperature for summer, which is about 78 degrees. By changing the temperature in your home based on the seasons, you reduce unnecessary power usage and still stay comfortable.
3. Use Away or Eco Modes When You're Out
Smart or programmable thermostat schedules also allows you to activate special modes—such as Away and Eco—when you're out. Away Mode decreases the temperature while you're gone. Eco Mode also lowers the temperature and is ideal for when you'll be gone several days, like vacations. These two settings let you save on power when you’re not home to experience the heating or cooling, but still maintain a minimum temperature to avoid dangerously high or low temperatures.
4. Control Temperature in Individual Rooms or Areas with Zoning Features
Some homes have extremely hot or cold rooms. A typical example is a second floor that’s always hotter than the ground level. Installing an HVAC zoning system breaks the house into zones, allowing you to independently control temperatures in different parts or levels of your home. Smart thermostats make it easy to set and adjust temperatures by zone, so you can always enjoy the perfect temperature.
5. Monitor and Fine-Tune for Maximum Savings
One of the benefits of smart thermostats is their ability to integrate with connected HVAC systems. Beyond just controlling your HVAC system, the WiFi or Bluetooth connection gives you access to real-time data from the system itself. This means your smart thermostat can track how well the system is running, 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 capability, 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 spike.
Having Problems Figuring Out Your Thermostat? The Chilly Pig Is Here For You
Smart thermostats have many perks for your comfort and the energy efficiency of your home. At The Chilly Pig, we love assisting homeowners like you make the most out of smart thermostats and other smart HVAC technology. If you'd like, we can include a smart thermostat with furnace or air conditioning installation—helping you get the maximum benefit 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 cost-effective. We're also happy to offer you thermostat efficiency advice and demonstrate what these innovative tools are capable of.
Enjoying more convenient living with smart thermostats begins with a phone call. Schedule your appointment with The Chilly Pig by calling 321-205-1234 today.