{"id":1063,"date":"2018-01-01T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2017-12-28T13:25:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T18:25:04","slug":"thermostat-affect-hvac-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/hvac\/thermostat-affect-hvac-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Your Thermostat Affect HVAC Efficiency?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DigitalWould you believe that your heating and cooling efforts account for about half of your entire energy costs over the course of a year? Naturally, this means that you want to be able to use your Georgetown, TX HVAC<\/a> systems as efficiently as possible, to save as much money as possible. But what is the easiest way to cut energy use?<\/p>\n

No, it\u2019s not by ceasing to use your heating and cooling systems altogether. Rather, it is by using your thermostat the way it is meant to be used, and not making mistakes that waste energy, such as we\u2019ve outlined below.<\/p>\n

Switching to Temperatures Extremes Doesn\u2019t Heat or Cool Your Home \u201cFaster\u201d<\/h2>\n

Tell us if this sounds familiar: this past summer there were days you got home from work and your home felt stifling hot. Your living space was at 79\u00b0F and you like it at 75\u00b0F this time of the year. So to get it to your desired temp, you set the thermostat to 72\u00b0F. It works, right?<\/p>\n

First off, even if you thought it worked, it didn\u2019t. Your home didn\u2019t cool off any \u201cfaster\u201d than it would have if you set it to 75\u00b0F when you walked in the door. Lowering the temperature setting past what you actually need just made your AC system run longer<\/em> to reach the 72\u00b0F setting, and therefore ran less efficiently and\u00a0<\/em>in the long run cost you more<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This same concept can be applied to your heater. Coming in on a chilly night and \u201cblasting\u201d your heater to an unrealistic setting isn\u2019t helping your home heat up any faster. In fact just like the case with the AC, it hurts system efficiency.<\/p>\n

So Should You Leave Your Thermostat at the Same Setting?<\/h2>\n

Well, no. In fact, this could also be wasting money\u2014as much as $180 a year to be exact, according to ENERGY STAR<\/a>. The reasoning behind this is that when you\u2019re home in the summer, you may be comfortable at 75\u00b0F, or maybe even 68\u201370\u00b0F during the winter. But setting your thermostat at these temperatures when you aren\u2019t home is a waste of energy.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t leave your systems off, as they will have to work too hard at startup to adequately cool or heat your house when you get home. Instead, take advantage of your programmable thermostat, and set the thermostat to raise or lower to your desired temperature (by a difference of about 5\u20138\u00b0F) 15 to 30 minutes before you arrive home.<\/p>\n

You might even want to consider a Wi-Fi thermostat for this reason, as it will learn your temperature habits and adjust accordingly. Also, you can control it from your smartphone, even when you are miles away!<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Micromanage Your Thermostat<\/h2>\n

What we mean, is that when you are home, don\u2019t keep turning your thermostat up and down. Pick a temperature you\u2019re most comfortable with, and keep it at that. Constantly changing the temperature setting causes both of your HVAC systems to stop and start, which creates an inefficient operation.<\/p>\n

Contact Roznovak\u2019s Services<\/a> today for reliable HVAC services, including thermostat repairs and upgrades! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you are home, don\u2019t keep turning your thermostat up and down. This causes your HVAC system to operate inefficiently. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[192],"tags":[99,48,205,206],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1063"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1068,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063\/revisions\/1068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}