My new control equipment was already installed when the two of us bought our lake house several years ago; I am fairly particular that the control equipment is way older than I am.
It is a plastic model with a dial that needs to be manually adjusted.
It allows us to raise plus lower the temperature of the house. That is its only function plus the unit isn’t overly precise. It’s also rather ugly. I recently read an article that was talking about all the recent innovations in the control equipment technology. There are now programmable, Wi-Fi plus smart control units on the market that offer all sorts of conveniences, then according to that article, I could significantly trim our quarterly bills by upgrading our control unit. I started researching the different models available. I was a bit shocked by the prices, and while a control equipment used to cost around multiple dollars, the new technology is several hundred dollars. It used to be actually easy to install a control unit. I could manage the job in multiple minutes. I wouldn’t’ dare attempt to install a single of these sophisticated devices. I’m nervous that I’ll never figure out how to use the thing. The reviews I read indicated that the majority of models are quite user-friendly, however, there were complaints of people having trouble accessing all of the several features. I am amazed by the several chances this week’s control units offer. There are models that keep track of adjustments for the first month after replacement. The unit learns the family’s normal patterns plus creates a program to suit it… Some control units feature something called geofencing that knows the location of every family member’s smartphone. When the iphones are within or outside of a particular radius, the control equipment automatically adjusts settings to supply ideal comfort or conserve energy.