Enhance New Jersey Homes’ Winter Comfort With a Smart Thermostat
Smart thermostats are one of the most cost-effective and quick ways to improve comfort in a home, especially during winter in New Jersey. Here is a look at how smart thermostats can improve your family’s comfort in winter.
Temperature Control and Smart Operation
A smart thermostat brings modern computing advances to home temperature control. Depending on the model you select, this may include integrating features like:
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Phone app accessibility
- Integration with occupancy sensors
- Multizone control
- Machine learning to automate heating patterns
Precision and Calibration
The built-in temperature sensors in smart thermostats also tend to be more precise than the ones in mechanical models. While a typical manual thermostat might be precise within ±3°F, a smart thermostat will operate within ±0.5-1.0°F range of error.
Smart thermostats also tend to be easier to recalibrate. Thermostats tend to drift out of spec over time, with some mechanical models easily drifting 5°F away from the target temperature. This means the system might think your house is 5°F colder or warmer than it really is. That leads to problems like short cycling or long run times, which can wear out heating systems faster. While our technicians can recalibrate both types of systems, the digital controls on smart thermostats make this process much simpler.
Compatibility
A smart thermostat is compatible with any standard HVAC system. This means you can employ a smart thermostat with a furnace, boiler or heat pump. Even if you eventually swap out the type of heating system in your house, the smart thermostat will likely support the new solution.
Key Winter Comfort Features
Today’s smart thermostats are loaded with great features. You can easily find one that fits all your needs. Take a look.
Automation and Scheduling
Having smarter control of your home’s heating system allows you to schedule and automate operation. For example, many homeowners like to set the temperature lower while they sleep. They configure their smart thermostat to start a heating cycle 30 minutes before they wake. This allows them to get out of bed and step into a comfortable house, even on the coldest morning in winter.
Machine-learning systems are one of the big emerging technologies in smart thermostats. These systems monitor your adjustments to the thermostat. Within one or two weeks, the system will understand your patterns. As it learns, it will make the adjustments automatically. If you always turn the thermostat down before heading to bed, for example, the system will learn and apply that pattern.
Support for Multiple HVAC Solutions
Smart thermostats are available to support a variety of HVAC solutions. You can expect a standard smart model to control both heating and air conditioning. Most also have support for humidifiers and dehumidifiers.
One of the more exciting combinations of smart features is zoning and occupancy sensing. HVAC zones are designated areas within a house that get different levels of climate control. For example, you might set up your guest bedroom to use less heating.
Occupancy sensors detect how many people are in different parts of your home and automatically adjust the climate. If you have many people and lots of cooking going on in the kitchen and dining room, for example, the system might dial back that zone’s heating to keep everyone comfortable.
Equipment Optimization
Smart thermostats optimize your heating system’s operation. This eliminates short cycling and maximizes efficiency. Notably, it can also help extend the life span of the system.
Many models also support preventive and predictive maintenance. These systems track things like filter replacements and provide reminders. The versions with predictive maintenance will identify when the heater seems to be operating out of spec. If the heating cycle is unexpectedly taking longer for each cycle, for example, the system will alert you.
Contact the Professionals for Your Smart Thermostat Needs
JAMCO Heating & Air Conditioning is a family-owned and -operated business serving Deptford Township, NJ and other parts of South New Jersey and Southeast Pennsylvania. We bring a detail-oriented approach to projects of all sizes. All pricing is up front, and you can relax knowing our NATE-certified technicians will provide honest and professional answers.
We’re a Lennox Premier Dealer and Mitsubishi Diamond Contractor, and we’ve been in business since 1986. We offer products and systems from many other manufacturers, too. Our trucks are well-stocked, so we can complete many repairs in one visit. We also provide a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee on heating and cooling services.
If you believe it’s time to add a smart thermostat to your Deptford Township home, contact JAMCO Heating & Air Conditioning today.
