Every day there seems to be a new technical gadget hit the market. As soon as you get used to one, another comes out. Several years ago, the smart thermostat seemed a luxury and now they are becoming fairly standard in newly built homes.
What are the benefits of a smart thermostat and are their any disadvantages to having one installed? We explore the answers below.
Advantages:
- You can control the temperature of your home from you phone or an app.
- You can see how much money you are spending each month and if you want to make any adjustment.
- If you leave to go on vacation and forget to turn the air up, you can change it from your phone wherever you are located!
- Houston homeowners often love the smart thermostat because it is also able to help control humidity.
Another useful feature of smart thermostats is that they can “learn” the cooling and heating patterns in your residential space. Smart thermostats can also calculate how long it takes to get a space to a desired temperature. This enables homeowners to improve efficiency and lower costs by automatically reducing the system’s cooling or heating effort when the room is empty.
Disadvantages:
- They are costlier than a traditional thermostat to get installed.
- At some point, it will need to be upgraded because of all the technological advances.
For more details about smart thermostats read: Smart Thermostats: What you need to know.