Benefits of a WiFi Thermostat
Operating and maintaining your HVAC system is likely one of your biggest household expense items. A wifi thermostat can reduce those costs by what it can do for your system. Here are five of the top benefits:
- REMOTE CONTROL With an internet connection, a wifi thermostat allows you to alter the temperature in your home. With this kind of control, you can change the temperature at home even when nobody is there. This remote control means your HVAC system runs less often, saving you money on your energy bills and prolonging the life of your system.
- NOTIFICATIONS The remote control ability helps you become aware of a malfunction in your HVAC system even when you are not there. They also alert you when it's time for home maintenance items and when professional preventive maintenance is necessary.
- SMART FEATURES A “smart” wifi thermostat does not need you to program it. It keeps track of your preferred settings and learns from them. It will automatically set the temperature controls based on that information. Even better, it collects your usage data over a period of time, and then creates a schedule indicating when it is time to adjust the temperature based on the owner’s preferences. You do not even need to take time to program your thermostat yourself.
- DATA COLLECTION Collecting data helps you monitor your energy usage and system maintenance. Most wifi thermostats can analyze your energy usage and HVAC operating data, and provide detailed information about your HVAC energy usage, which may enable you to take other cost-saving, energy-saving measures.
- ALERTS Another way wifi thermostats help you monitor your HVAC system is they can send you alerts when your HVAC system is failing, or when your home is too hot or too cold.
