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When the temperature outside drops, the temperature inside tends to rise. But that doesn’t mean utility bills need to rise, too. A programmable thermostat is a simple tool that homeowners can use throughout the winter to help save energy and money in their homes. Programmable thermostats are designed to adjust the temperature in a home according to a series of pre-programmed settings. Homeowners c...
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How are you controlling the temperature in your home? If you’re not using a smart thermostat, you could be missing out on big savings! Are you being smart about your energy spending? We’re living in the future, which means there’s plenty of ways you can wield smart home technologies to automate your home with smart products. But first – what exactly is a smart product? They vary significantly in t...
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Smart products are slowly, but very steadily, making their way into the homes of North Americans. Most products heavily promote features that will make living your daily life more convenient, more secure or cheaper and ideally a combination of all three. It's easy to see the convenience of smart homes, but how does this smart home technology save you money though? We'll take a closer look at smart...
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This is a tricky question to answer, and it depends on a lot of different factors such as your current heating system, your location, the size of your rooms and your behaviour. Let's start by establishing some basics; heating your home accounts for 41 to 63 percent of your total energy bill. Nest, one of the leading smart home companies, released a white paper stating that smart thermostats lower ...
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HOW IT WORKS. A Wi-Fi thermostat has an IP address just like your computer does, but it also controls your home's heating and cooling like a standard programmable thermostat. The IP address allows a homeowner to connect the thermostat to their home's wireless internet and control it from a computer or smartphone.
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Despite modern advances, many homes still have mercury thermostats controlling their heating and cooling systems. While these dated mechanisms begin as an accurate way to keep the temperature of a home within a certain range, they grow less accurate over time. When disposed of, they often pollute the environment with their toxic contents. Programmable thermostats offer a safe and efficient means t...
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