Thermostats

If you‘re like most people in the Greater Cleveland, OH area, you probably don‘t think too much about your thermostat. You need it, of course, because it‘s the way you control the temperature in your house. But you‘re probably not aware of just how many different types of thermostats there are out there. In fact, the type of thermostat you wind up with can affect a lot of things, from exactly how much control you have over the conditions inside your home to how much you pay for heating and cooling every month.

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Did you know that an easy way to save energy is by turn your thermostat down a few degrees in the winter? For each degree that you put your thermostat below 72 degrees you save 3 percent! You can turn down your thermostat at night when everyone is sleeping or when the house is empty; this is made especially easy with a programmable thermostat. You’ll be surprised how these few simple steps can make a big difference on your utility bills!

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Types of Thermostats

The truth is there are quite a few different types of thermostats out there on the market at the moment. Most of them can be integrated with just about any type of heating or cooling system too, so no matter what type of equipment you already have in place, you‘ll still have a lot of products to choose from.

The type of thermostat that‘s best for you will depend on a number of factors including the size of your home and the types of features you‘re likely to use. This can get a bit confusing as you try to figure out what the difference is between the different models available, but Apple Heating & Cooling has the knowledge and expertise to help you make an informed decision.

Wired Thermostats

If you‘re just looking for a basic, functional thermostat, one of our wired models may be just the thing. These types of thermostats are hard wired into the heating and cooling system itself. They make use of a simple user interface that can be either digital or analog and that allows you to adjust the temperature in your home as needed.

Digital Thermostats

While there are still some older analog models out there, more and more of the thermostats in use these days are digital. Digital thermostats can be wired or wireless and they may be simple or quite complex. Some digital thermostats offer touch screen options while others have only a basic set of controls and a simple temperature read–out.

Programmable Digital Thermostats

One of the most exciting and useful features of many digital thermostats is their programmability. Rather than having to manually adjust the thermostat every time you want to turn the heat or air conditioning up or down, you‘ll only need to preset the temperature you‘d like your system to maintain at a certain time of day and let the thermostat do the rest.

For instance, you probably don‘t want to keep your home heating and cooling system running all day long while you‘re not there. But it is always nice to come home from work to a cozy, temperature–controlled house. And with a digital programmable thermostat, you can do just that.

Simply set the thermostat to a lower temperature starting when you leave in the morning and then tell it to increase the temperature beginning just before you typically get home. That way, you can enjoy the comfort of walking into a heated or cooled house everyday without paying to keep the heat or air conditioning on all day, and without having to constantly manually adjust your thermostat.

Nest Thermostats

At Apple Heating & Cooling we install some of the most advanced technology for indoor temperature control. The Nest thermostat is one of the most innovative programmable thermostats on the market. Designed and created by former Apple software engineers, the Nest thermostat is the first thermostat developed to learn from your heating and cooling habits to adapt to your changing lifestyle. Other programmable thermostats on the market only allow you to create a certain number of settings, and each time you need to make a change, you have to re–program the thermostat to meet those needs.

Nest will program itself after about a week of tracking your changes and using motion sensors to detect when you are home. It also uses Wi–Fi to search current weather conditions to help predict any changes in your energy use, and it keeps track of your energy history to determine what affects changes in your energy use the most. You can also change the settings remotely from a computer or mobile device, and the Nest also has an auto–away setting that adjusts the temperatures while you are gone. Using the Nest is easy, and it is one of the most reliable and accurate ways to save on energy costs by controlling the temperatures in your home. Call Apple Heating & Cooling today to learn more about the Nest and our installation services.

Wireless Thermostats

Wireless thermostats are a relatively new addition to the market, but they‘re quickly growing in popularity. That‘s largely because of their versatility, as well as their ability to control temperatures with incredible precision.

Because they don‘t need to be physically connected directly to your heating or cooling system, wireless thermostats can be located anywhere in your home. In fact, you can have multiple access panels put in or even use a remote control without having to get off the couch to change the temperature. Wireless thermostats are also considered to be a more energy efficient option because of their ability to control temperatures so precisely.

Professional Help

If you live in the Northeastern Ohio area and you‘d like to learn more about the different types of thermostats available, call Apple. We offer a wide variety of thermostats for you to choose from and we can install them in just about any heating or cooling system you have in place. Our technicians are experienced in dealing with all types of heating and cooling systems, and they‘ll make sure the job is done right the first time.

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