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Writer's pictureCatherine Macke

Smart Thermostats: How they Maximize Efficient Heating in Winter

With cold temperatures fluctuating, and winter setting in, it can be difficult to maximize efficiency using your HVAC heating system. Bills can seem abnormal and high with a constant changing weather, and freezing cold weather. Smart thermostats are able to adjust to temperatures easily making them a useful tool to optimize heat use. Here are some ways smart thermostats can maximize heat use efficiently: 



  1. Simple Energy Savings: Smart thermostats are able to reduce energy waste by learning your heat use and automatically adjusting when needed. For example, in the daytime you may reduce the heat to use less energy, and adjust to your normal temperature when you return home. This prevents overuse of heat at times of the day when it isn’t needed.


  1. Remote Controls: A major benefit of having a smart thermostat is the ability to control it through a smartphone. This is done remotely through an app. That way if you need to turn the heat down after you’ve left or up before returning you can do so.


  1. Personalized Settings: Smart thermostats have settings that can be adjusted for your personalized comfort. You can program your thermostat to fit your needs like specific temperatures in the morning and evening.


  1. Smart Home System Integration: If you have any smart devices like an Alexa or Google Home it’s possible they can be paired with your HVAC systems smart thermostat. This allows you to be able to to control or adjust the temperature through voice command if needed.


  1. Data Insights for Efficiency: Smart thermostats can give detailed reports on energy usage. This can help identify patterns with your heat use to show where energy is being overused. Adjusting based on the data given can help reduce energy costs. 


  1. Zoning Settings: Advanced smart thermostats have settings that can manage the heat use in different areas of your home or space. If you have spaces that are being unused these zone settings can stop heat from going to those areas.


  1. Eco Friendly Heating: Using your smart thermostat can not only reduce energy costs, but it’s environmentally friendly. Reducing your energy use also reduces your carbon footprint. 


  1. Improved Air Quality: When you use your smart thermostat to reduce energy usage it also improves air quality. When using heating systems air quality is reduced which can irritate preexisting health conditions like allergies or asthma. Which can indirectly increase the need for doctors visits increasing healthcare costs. Your smart thermostat can monitor air quality levels allowing you to adjust your energy use when needed.


Smart thermostats are a useful tool to use to maximize energy efficiency and minimize energy costs. As winter temperatures set in it’s important to have a system that can adjust to any changes or fluctuations. Upgrading to a smart thermostat is a low cost change that can save thousands of dollars on future energy use. If you are located in the East Texas area, and are in need of a smart thermostat system upgrade, reach out to use at Air-Mart AC & Heating to see what works best for you.


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