How Smart Climate Control Helps You Save on Energy Expenses
Reduce your energy bills this summer with a smart thermostat
The price of staying cool at home during a Lafayette, LA, summer is high energy bills throughout the season. We know you can’t live without air conditioning during a blistering Louisiana summertime, but if you have to run your HVAC system all day while you and the family are at home, the energy costs can start to rack up.
Installing a climate control system in your house can help you use energy more efficiently and cut down on electric expenses. Keep reading to learn how easily controllable smart thermostats can help you save money without breaking a sweat.
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Maintain Control Over All Heating and Cooling Functions
You can set specific heating and cooling schedules to run throughout the day and automatically switch over to energy-saving settings when you are asleep or out of the house. If you and the family want to spend a few hours playing outside or taking a walk around the neighborhood, then adjust your system to enter power-saving mode to conserve energy while you’re away.
You’ll always have full control over your system to monitor and adjust energy output. Let’s say you’re halfway around the neighborhood on your daily walk when you realize the air conditioning is still running on full blast in an empty house. You can change any function on your smart system via an app on your smartphone — navigate onto the app and set your system to power down into energy-saving mode for the remainder of your walk.
Let the System Do the Work for You
Smart thermostats are smart for a reason — they read the temperatures outside and adjust the heating or cooling of your house accordingly. Optimize your climate control system even further by adding motorized shades or blinds to the mix.
Here’s how these two systems work together to save energy: you leave the blinds open in your bedroom but spend most of the day working in other areas of the house. You don’t notice that it gets sweltering in your room by mid-day from the full sunlight streaming through the window. In this scenario, your smart thermostat would close the blinds to block sunlight rather than automatically turn on the air conditioning. Closing the blinds is a more energy-efficient solution and saves you money because your HVAC system isn’t running overtime all day.
Modify Temperatures Per Room
One of the costly downsides of traditional HVAC systems is that heating and cooling covers the whole house, regardless of where you spend the most time. With a smart thermostat system, you can set your desired temperatures on a room-by-room basis to optimize energy efficiency. If you’re never in the bedrooms or dining room during the day, then save energy by setting the thermostat for warmer temperatures in those rooms. Taking small, conscious steps to conserve energy wherever possible will result in a big payoff when your next power bill arrives.
When you’re ready to install a smart climate control system in your Lafayette, LA, home, turn to Electronics Professionals. We’re a trusted local service for smart technology and smart home integration. Give us a call at 337-268-9753 or fill out our online contact form, and we’ll get back to you soon. We also offer live chat on our website — use the chatbox in the bottom right of your screen to speak to a knowledgeable representative immediately.
