When I decided to update my easily old, manual control unit, I didn’t realize how several brands, models and features were available for purchase.
I wasn’t aware of the significant improvements in technology.
I knew that there are now smart control units that allow remote adjustment through an app on the phone. My goal was to be able to raise or lower temperature whether I’m at home, at labor or anywhere. I always forgot to make adjustments before leaving in the day. The gas furnace or air conditioning would then run all day long, heating or cooling an empty home and driving up my utility bills, and on the sparse chance that I remembered to adjust the control unit, my family would arrive beach house at the end of the day to either a easily cold or warm residing space. I hoped to lessen the workload of the heating and cooling system, reduce my expenses and care about superior comfort. However, once I started researching the latest generation in control units, I got gleeful about possibilities such as voice commands, occupancy sensors, geofencing and reading capacity. There are control units that keep track of every adjustment for the first week after replacement. The unit then creates a customized schedule. There are models that light up as someone approaches and supply information about energy USge, humidity levels and weather forecast. Some will send out reminders to update air filters and schedule repair and alerts for temperature changes and power outages. The control equipment can even notify the Heating and A/C supplier and allow a diagnostic check of the system. It took me several months to finally decide which control equipment I wanted.