Common Thermostat Mistakes to Avoid

Thermostats are a wonderful invention. You stay warm in the winter, cool in the summer and you can basically customize it to any temperature you’d like. That is unless you have another family member disagreeing with you on the temperature. At Ideal Conditions, we are a high quality contractor that focuses heavily on HVAC services. All too often, we see both residential and commercial property owners making common thermostat mistakes. We want all of our customers to really get the most out of their products. Here are our top three most common thermostat mistakes that we believe you should avoid.

Do Not Turn off Your Thermostat

Listen up, just because it’s a beautiful day outside does not mean that your thermostat should take a day off. Thermostats were made to be on 24/7. While you think you may be saving money by “cutting the air off,” you could really be losing it. Turning off your thermostat means that nothing is really regulating your air. In Florida, this means that while the outside might feature a nice breeze, the inside of your home is drowning in humidity. Keeping your thermostat on will help manage humidity and continue to remove allergens from the air.

Cranking the Temperature Will NOT Make it Work Faster

While we understand the method behind your thinking, it’s just not true. Your thermostat and HVAC system does not work faster just because you put it on an extreme temperature. It will, however, work harder. So not only will you not achieve your desired results, you will have also wasted energy and placed a lot of unnecessary stress on your HVAC unit.

Change That Temperature

If you’ve ever had a conversation with other families about where they keep their temperature settings, it can be quite comical. Some like it cold, some like it hot. However, no one should keep it the same temperature all the time throughout the day and year. If you want to decrease your expenses and stop wasting your HVAC energy, change the temperature. First and foremost, change it with the season you are in. Secondly, go a step further and regulate the temperature based on the time of day. Save money each month by regulating the temperature based on the weather outside and your needs inside the home.

Want more information or need a new thermostat? At Ideal Conditions, we can handle any and every HVAC job, big or small. For more information about common thermostat mistakes to avoid, give us a call today at (904) 379-8762. We also offer a number of programmable thermostats which can take the guess work out of saving money and ensuring your HVAC system is working properly.