DEALSI hear this the most when I meet with families to talk about their in home comfort choices. It’s the same in my home. Every night, I’m in shorts and a tshirt and my wife is dying of hypothermia. Thermostat is set at 71º btw.
So, what can we do?!
Well, more often than not, I grab my iPhone, tap the thermostat app and turn it up a couple degrees (while she’s looking). A few minutes later (wife not looking) back down to money saving degree. No getting up to the thermostat any more. I’m on my comfy couch or in bed already, it’s 2013! I have an app for that!
We do still have a thermostat on the wall (Honeywell Prestige) but I wonder why? I think in the near future we will just install a few (wireless) temperature sensors around the house and use apps to control the heating and air conditioning. An app on the phone, ipad, tv and oh yeah… computer.
I just ordered some Nest thermostats. Yes, they are that cool and offer the control, the money savings and energy usage report. You can get your Nest thermostat (including installation) for $368 from Hauser Air.
Here is a neat blog they wrote.
www.nest.com/blog/2013/04/02/why-some-like-it-hot-or-cold/
