What Is Smart Thermostat And How Does It Work?

Many people turn to smart thermostats to control heating and cooling in their homes. Smart thermostats not only look more elegant and high-tech than non-smart thermostats, but these thermostats also have many advantages in terms of efficiency, convenience, and the ability to save on heating and cooling costs.

What is a smart thermostat?

A smart thermostat is a thermostat that can be controlled via a phone, tablet, smart speaker or other Internet-connected device. Smart thermostats typically allow you to schedule the desired temperature Settings, and can also be incorporated into a home automation system.

What else can a smart thermostat do?

Depending on the model, smart thermostats can offer a lot of cool features. Some thermostats learn about your heating and cooling preferences and adjust automatically based on that knowledge. Many of the best smart thermostats have diagnostic features that can detect when there is a problem with your plumbing or HVAC system. Your smart thermostat can also remind you when you need to perform system maintenance, such as when you need to change your air filter. In addition, your thermostat may be able to provide you with detailed information about energy consumption.

Some thermostats also include a room sensor that measures the temperature in a particular room or area of the house and specifically heats or cools the room based on the temperature in that local area to reduce hot or cold spots in the house.

How does a smart thermostat work?

To understand how a smart thermostat works, you first need to understand how a regular thermostat works. The thermostat uses the temperature to determine when it needs to turn on the fan and AC power or heat and turn off the power. In fact, it works like a light switch, except that it combines temperature with equations (to help determine when to turn the fan on and off, heat and cool). Typical thermostats have a hot wire, a regular wire, a wire to the fan, and a wire to your HVAC system for heating and cooling. It may also have additional wires for auxiliary heat, emergency heat, two-stage heating or cooling, etc., or wires for systems with independent or independent AC or heat. When you set a specific temperature on the thermostat, fans, heating, or air conditioners will turn off as soon as the internal thermometer reaches the desired temperature.

Smart thermostats work in a similar way, but they can also connect to your home's Wi-Fi. That way, you can change the thermostat Settings remotely using the accompanying application. When you enter a temperature setting in the app, it transmits that setting to the thermostat over the Wi-Fi network, which then sends that signal to the blower and the HVAC system. When you use a smart speaker like Google Home and say "OK Google, set the temperature to 25 degrees," the Google Home app passes the command to the thermostat's companion app, which reaches the thermostat over your Wi-Fi network. This happens so fast that you might not even notice all the components involved in just adjusting the temperature of your house.

How can smart thermostats save you money?

Smart thermostats can save you money simply by cooling and heating your home as needed. Using features such as scheduling, your HVAC system can run more efficiently and consume less energy by diagnosing system problems. Room sensors can also reduce energy consumption by heating and cooling specific areas more precisely.

What's the difference between a smart thermostat and a programmable thermostat?

Programmable thermostats allow users to enter schedules and program Settings. A smart thermostat is an upgrade of a programmable thermostat, as it typically allows users to program the desired Settings and connect to Wi-Fi for more advanced functionality.

What are the requirements for installing a smart thermostat?

Most homes equipped with modern HVAC systems can be upgraded to smart thermostats as long as they have a Wi-Fi connection. However, since there are many different types of heating and cooling Settings, it is prudent to make sure your system is compatible before buying a smart thermostat.

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