I thought it was amusing when I gave my buddy my old programmable thermostat.
- He was thankful at first because he used one of those old dial thermostats.
The programmable thermostats are great because you can save big money by keeping your HVAC on a certain schedule. Once it’s programmed, you don’t have to spend time adjusting the temperature control settings. Not to mention, you can have the temperature control settings just right for when you get back home from work. The thing is, I learned about smart thermostats and so I decided to upgrade. I figured my buddy would appreciate having a nicer thermostat than what he had, but he seemed disappointed when he learned that I had a fancy smart thermostat. He actually was jealous when he learned what a smart thermostat can actually do. I am able to set up geofencing which triggers the temperature control settings to go to minimal levels when I leave my house. The smart thermostat has learned my preferred temperature control settings, so it’s on an automatic schedule just the way I like. It’s great because I didn’t even have to program the smart thermostat. The most wonderful thing is that I am able to adjust the temperature control settings with my phone, and my buddy really is jealous about that. The one thing I’m not sure I want to tell him is the fact that I save roughly 10% on my energy bills. I think if he learned about that, he might actually be angry at me for not telling him about smart thermostats when I got one for myself.