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The average household spends more than $2,200 a year on energy bills — nearly half of which goes to heating and cooling. Homeowners can save about $180 a year by properly setting their programmable thermostats and maintaining those settings.

Depending on your family’s schedule, you can see significant savings by sticking with those settings or adjust them as appropriate for your family. The key is to establish a program that automatically reduces heating and cooling in your home when you don’t need as much.

Simple Steps to Energy Savings with Programmable Thermostats

1. Choose the right programmable thermostat. There are three types of programmable thermostats designed to best fit your daily schedule. Learn more about the energy saving features that each model offers.

2. Have your thermostat properly installed. Here’s what you need to know about proper and safe installation of your programmable thermostat, as well as when you should call a certified HVAC contractor to handle the installation for you.

3. Properly set and use your thermostat.  Follow these guidelines to achieve savings.

4. Save with your manual thermostat — If you choose to keep your manual thermostat, you can still make the most of it by adjusting the temperatures daily before you leave the house and when you go to sleep at night. Typically, adjusting temperatures 5–8 degrees (down in winter, up in summer) can help save energy if you’re going to be away from home for several hours.

Contact Father and Son Heating and Cooling today and let us help you choose and install the right thermostat for you.