How to Choose the Best Thermostat for Your Home

January 11, 2023

The thermostat is the control center for your home's heating and cooling system. It allows you to set and adjust temperatures as needed to keep the household comfortable. There are a variety of these devices on the market today, each offering different features and benefits. Find out more about them in the guide below to determine which is right for your home.

Nonprogrammable

A nonprogrammable thermostat is the most basic. Whenever you want to make the home warmer or cooler, push an up or down arrow until you reach the desired temperature. While you cannot preprogram settings, this unit lets you control the home's environment. Because you need to adjust the temperature manually, however, this option is usually best suited to households where at least one person spends most of their time at home.

Programmable

This thermostat can be preset at different temperatures to correspond with varying times of the day or week. For instance, in winter, you can have the furnace at warmer temperatures in the mornings and evenings when most family members are home and program cooler settings during the day when the residence is empty. This is an ideal device for those with busy schedules, larger households, and homeowners looking to reduce heating and cooling costs.

Wi-Fi/Smart

A Wi-Fi thermostat is a programmable unit that connects wirelessly over the internet to your electronic devices, making it easy to adjust temperatures from a smartphone or tablet. There is also a wall-mounted portion that works in the same way as a standard programmable unit.

This convenient option lets you set, monitor, and change temperatures no matter where you are, as long as you have an electronic device wirelessly connected to the wall unit. If you are away from home, you can set the temperature so that the indoor environment is at the preferred level of warmth or coolness upon arrival.

A smart thermostat is a type of Wi-Fi device that integrates with your other home automation tools. Over time, it tracks performance and adjusts temperatures automatically according to your regular schedules and habits. This intuitiveness can increase convenience and improve energy efficiency even more.

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