If you are in the market for new ways to save energy in your home, you have probably heard of Programmable Thermostats. Programmable thermostats are marketed as saving energy, cutting costs, and increasing ease of use. Are they worth the hype? The following is a breakdown of Programmable Thermostats’ key features and how they live up to these marketing claims.
Automatic AdjustmentsWith a traditional thermostat, you manually adjust the temperature in your home. You have a couple specific ways that you can adjust what is happening. You can choose to heat or cool your home to a specific temperature. You can also choose to set your fan to run continuously or automatically. As long as your heating and cooling units are properly maintained, a traditional thermostat will help keep your home at the temperature that you set.
Programmable Thermostats differ from traditional thermostats in that you can set them to adjust the temperature automatically based on the t…