I never knew what I was missing before investing in an interactive thermostat.
I used to have an old dial thermostat that certainly was nothing special.
Of course, the thermostat worked over the years so I never had anything to complain about. That was until it stopped functioning as it should. I wasn’t happy when the HVAC was stuck on heating when I needed to turn the cooling system on. I had an HVAC professional come out and he told me that the thermostat was the problem because everything was good with my HVAC equipment. He suggested going for either a programmable thermostat or a smart thermostat. I wasn’t sure what the difference was so he explained it to me. He said that a programmable thermostat could be programmed on a certain schedule so that I save money on my energy bills. He said a smart thermostat was more advanced and would learn my schedule based on my temperature control preferences. There were also more advanced features such as remote control through a smart app and geofencing which would automatically adjust the temperature control settings based upon me coming to and coming from my household. I decided to go for the smart thermostat and it’s such a wonderful thermostat. I never thought a thermostat could be so fancy. There’s even a weather report on the thermostat and it sends the information I need to both my email and my phone. I’m alerted as to when to get HVAC maintenance tune-ups and air filter changes as well, and that’s something I never expected my thermostat to do for me.