I have been seeing a lot of news recently about smart thermostats.
- My friends all have smart thermostats, and they are convinced that I need a smart thermostat too.
I will admit that I have considered getting a smart thermostat, but I have ultimately decided that I don’t need a thermostat. All of the cool functions on a smart thermostat are functions that I either don’t need or already can do with my normal thermostat. Let’s take one of the coolest features of a smart thermostat. By this, I am referring to the zone feature on your smart thermostat. You can install a smart thermostat on specific HVAC units, and it will create zones in your house that can be heated or cooled to different temperatures. For instance, if you have a man cave and you like chilly temperatures, you can set the thermostat in that area to a cooler temperature while allowing for a regular temperature in the rest of the house. Although this seems like a really cool feature, I believe that this is a feature that most houses already have. No, your thermostat does not have this feature. No, your HVAC unit does not have this feature. However, I want you to tell me what the purpose of those vents in your room is. Those vents were installed to control the temperature in a specific room. If you simply adjusted the thermostat to the most extreme temperature and closed the vents partially in the rest of the house, you would accomplish exactly what you want. There is no need to buy a smart thermostat.