Energy Conservation Starts With a Programmable Thermostat
Programmable thermostats reduce your impact on the environment, and saves you money on your utility bills.
About 45 percent of the energy used in the average home goes toward heating and cooling it. Therefore, if you want to focus on energy conservation at home, your thermostat is the logical place to start. Changing the temperature you set by even a few degrees can make a big difference in how much energy you use. This in turn not only reduces your impact on the environment, but also saves you money on your utility bills.
Focus on Energy Conservation in Your Heating and Cooling
First, decide what temperature you are comfortable with when you’re at home and awake. Although you may be used to setting the thermostat at 72 during the winter, keeping it at 68 is perfectly comfortable for most people and can save a lot of energy. In the same way, bumping it up a few degrees in the summer so you only cool to 78 or 75 degrees can help you save energy then.
The other side of energy conservation at home has to do with your heating and cooling when you’re away from home or asleep. Heating and cooling your home during these times uses unnecessary energy. Therefore, consider changing the temperature by anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees during the times when you won’t be there to tell the difference. You’ll use up to 20 percent less energy, depending on your climate and typical use.
How a Programmable Thermostat Can Help
Installing and setting a programmable thermostat is the easiest way to keep your home at different temperatures during different times of the day. You can set your thermostat to change the temperature setting for your house at a specific time. That way, it’s comfortable when you wake up or when you get home from work. You can even set different programs on your Honeywell thermostat for different days.
Take a step in the right direction with energy conservation by getting a programmable thermostat. We install several types of Honeywell thermostats to meet your needs. Some allow separate programming on all seven days of the week, whereas others have one setting for weekdays and another for weekends. Once you set the program, you’ll never have to make manual adjustments again!
