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The Benefits of a Wi-Fi Programmable Thermostat

If your heating and cooling thermostat is so old thermostat that you don’t remember having it installed, it’s too old to offer you any real energy-saving value. Then again, for that purpose it was too old the day you took it out of the box.

You see, standard thermostats react only when you engage them in the moment.  If you forget to raise the temperature before leaving your house in the summer, you’re going to waste a lot of energy, and there’s nothing you or your thermostat can do about that until you get home.  But a programmable, Wi-Fi thermostat can!

Wi-Fi programmable thermostats can be controlled with any computer or Smart Phone with internet access.  That means, among other things, you can change temperatures from work, a restaurant, or anywhere else provide you have Wi-Fi access.

Here’s more:

• Wi-Fi access is made possible with an app specific to the make and model of the thermostat.  These free apps send you email weather updates so you can make timely changes to your thermostat settings.
• Your Wi-Fi app will send you regular reminders to change your filters – one great way to reduce your heating and cooling utility costs.
• By replacing a standard thermostat with a Wi-Fi model, you can reduce annual heating and cooling cost by about 10%.

Plus, Wi-Fi thermostats are easy to use.  To learn more about Wi-Fi programmable thermostats and other energy-saving ideas, contact Messmer Mechanical today.