What are smart thermostats?
Smart thermostats are responsible for controlling home’s heating. They are a smart technology that allows people to control the house temperature through any device that is connected to internet. Normal thermostat lets you change the temperature only in your house through a control panel or dial.
What smart thermostats are there?
Smart thermostats usually come in two different types. One type learns automatically from your actions e.g. you always put on the heating at certain temperature at home during night. The other type of an smart thermostat is the one that offers the internet connectivity so you can adjust the heating wherever you are and whenever you want. Some of the brands who released these thermostats are: NEST, Neo Air, Honeywell evohome.
What’s the cost of buying\installing a smart thermostat?
The cost of buying will depend on the brand and the type you want. The one which trains itself or the one that connects to the internet. However the prices of the smart thermostat vary from £150 to £500. The installation of the smart thermostat will vary depending on the type of heating engineer you’ll hire to do the job.
What benefits does a smart thermostat have?
• One of the advantages is that there will be no miscalculation when setting the temperature because the thermostat will be programmed to remember your schedules and preferences.
• You can also adjust the temperature anywhere you are. Work, holiday, doing shopping.
• They also save energy. The moment that the thermostat will learn the schedule it will only turn the heating on when the temperature will fall above normal.
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