{"id":2253,"date":"2013-08-22T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"\/articles\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2019-05-22T17:14:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T21:14:56","slug":"saving-energy-money-programmable-thermostat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hersindex.com\/articles\/saving-energy-money-programmable-thermostat\/","title":{"rendered":"A Programmable Thermostat Makes Your Home More Energy Efficient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having a programmable thermostat is a great way to stay in control of how much energy you use to regulate your home\u2019s temperature, as well as keeping it comfortable inside.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By pre-programming temperatures, you can make sure that <a href=\"\/articles\/save-on-energy-by-getting-an-energy-assessment\/\">energy isn\u2019t being wasted unnecessarily<\/a>. For example, during the summer, if you know your home\u2019s going to be empty during the day, set the temperature so that the house only begins to start cooling shortly before family members come home. There\u2019s no point in using up energy to cool an empty house! And the same principle applies in winter too; set the temperature back during the daytime when the family is out of the house at work and school, and then warm it up again before they start arriving home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following are the some programmable thermostat settings to make your home more energy efficient:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In summer, you\u2019ll want to set your thermostat to 78\u02daF when you&#8217;re home and raise it to 88\u02daF when no one\u2019s home.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re going away on summer vacation, turn the temperature up even higher for the time you&#8217;re gone &#8211; cooling the house when you return costs less and can save you 10% or more on your cooling costs.<\/li>\n<li>In winter, set your thermostat to 68\u02daF when you&#8217;re home and lower it to 58\u02daF when you&#8217;re away.<\/li>\n<li>During the colder seasons, when going to bed, set the temperature back to 56\u02daF \u2013 warm blankets and bedcovers will keep you warm enough!<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re planning a winter getaway, set your temperature back to 50\u02daF for the duration of your trip &#8211; it\u2019s just warm enough that you won\u2019t have to worry about your pipes freezing and will save a lot of money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With a programmable thermostat, you\u2019ll only have to think about setting up a temperature schedule, and after that, it\u2019ll take care of itself!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more? Read about the savings you can enjoy with a <a href=\"\/articles\/programmable-thermostats\/\">programmable thermostat<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a programmable thermostat is a great way to stay in control of how much energy you use to regulate your home\u2019s temperature, as well as keeping it comfortable inside. &nbsp; By pre-programming temperatures, you can make sure that energy isn\u2019t being wasted unnecessarily. For example, during the summer, if you know your home\u2019s going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[170],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-energy-audits-and-ratings"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Programmable Thermostat Makes Your Home More Energy Efficient<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recommended settings for programmable thermostat to make your home more energy efficient.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hersindex.com\/articles\/saving-energy-money-programmable-thermostat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Programmable Thermostat Makes Your Home More Energy Efficient\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Recommended settings for programmable thermostat to make your home more energy efficient.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hersindex.com\/articles\/saving-energy-money-programmable-thermostat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"HERS Index | Home Energy Rating System | Energy Audit &amp; 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