When you live in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, you depend on your HVAC system around the clock, no matter the season. For total control over your home comfort, no ordinary manual thermostat will do. Instead, you need a high-tech smart thermostat. From Wi-Fi capability to energy reports, look for these six features in a smart thermostat.
Wi-Fi Capability
If you’re upgrading from a manual thermostat to a smart device for the first time, one of the essential features you need is Wi-Fi capability. At Berkeley Heating & Air Conditioning, we recommend models that can easily connect to your home network. Once a smart thermostat is linked with your home Wi-Fi network, you can use your smartphone or tablet to log in and check the thermostat from anywhere in the world.
Just make sure you’ve downloaded the appropriate smart thermostat app to your phone or tablet. Then you can check your home temperature or make adjustments to your household heating and cooling schedule from home, work, or even your vacation home halfway around the globe.
Smart Setback
Smart thermostats are made to be programmed. Our team recommends programming your family’s typical heating and cooling schedule into the device as soon as it’s installed. As a general rule, you’ll want to keep your home comfortable while everyone is around and awake, but you can dial back the HVAC settings when everyone goes to sleep or leaves for the day.
With advanced devices like the Côr Wi-Fi Thermostat, however, you can do even more. This smart thermostat has a smart setback option, which allows the device to understand your HVAC needs and make adjustments accordingly. With smart setback activated, this thermostat will keep your family more comfortable than ever while helping you save on energy costs at the same time.
Energy Reports
When it comes to energy savings, smart thermostats make it easy to cut your household energy usage and costs at the same time. Many smart devices offer energy reports which show you how much energy you’re using throughout the month.
Whether you want to save money on your utility bill or you want to develop more sustainable habits, you can use these energy reports to adjust your typical consumption. Models like the Côr Wi-Fi Thermostat even offer customized tips to help you meet your goals.
Indoor Air Quality Control
Many homes in the Mt. Pleasant area deal with indoor air quality issues like stale air, excess moisture, and airborne pollutants. Our team knows how important it is to ensure that your indoor air is as clean and pure as possible, and smart thermostats can help. Look for a device that controls ventilation systems, whole-home dehumidifiers, and other HVAC add-ons to make improving indoor air quality a breeze.
Zoning Systems
If your home is on the large side or your HVAC system is always struggling to maintain a consistent temperature in every room, a zoning system is often a smart choice. Most zoning systems come with a separate thermostat for each zone so you can control them individually, but thermostats like the Infinity Remote Access Touch Control is ideal for streamlining your HVAC system. This smart thermostat can manage up to eight zones at once, so you can update the heating and cooling schedule or tweak the temperature in your choice of zones from one handy device.
Automatic Software Updates
Our team knows how frustrating it can be to invest in advanced technology only to see it become outdated almost instantly. When it comes to smart thermostats, you can make sure you’re always ahead of the curve by investing in a device that provides automatic software updates. These smart devices simply use your home’s Wi-Fi network to download the latest software so you can rest assured that your smart thermostat has the most current features without any extra work on your part.
Whether you’re looking for the ideal smart thermostat or you could use some advice about optimizing your current device, Berkeley Heating & Air Conditioning is at your service. Call our team at (843) 277-6030 for all of your HVAC needs.
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