You may have heard of smart thermostats like tado° and Hive, but what are they? Furthermore, what advantages do they bring for homeowners?
Smart thermostats are essentially the latest generation of thermostats for giving you more control over your home’s heating. The first advantage lies in that they connect to your home’s wireless network, because this then allows you to control your home’s heating remotely through a smartphone app. For example, if you get home at erratic times, you can turn your heating up remotely when you’re on your way back, so you will return to a warm house without wasting energy. Maybe you forgot to turn the heating down when you left for work in a rush, but turning it down remotely is easy with a smart thermostat. Smart thermostats can also consider the outside weather conditions in real time to more intelligently heat your home.
To save money with a smart thermostat, it’s important to set it up correctly. They typically have “home” and “away” modes that you switch between: The first is to provide your household with a comfortable level of heating when you’re in, while the second is usually set much lower to save money when the house is empty, such as when everyone’s at work or school.
Xgas can provide heating engineers in Wrexham and nearby locations like Chester to make further optimisations to your heating system, such as by installing thermostatic radiator valves, servicing your boiler, or possibly replacing it with a more efficient modern boiler.
