I spoke with my colleague about my monthly heating and cooling energy bills, and she was shocked at the amount, even though my winterized cottage was slightly bigger than hers.
- She advised me to change my heating and cooling equipment, and install modern HVAC equipment such as a smart thermostat for my electrical baseboard heater.
She has similar equipment in her house, and it saves her lots of energy cost by turning off heating in rooms, not in use. I also had unoccupied rooms in my house. Unlike her, I kept these rooms heated all day long, which led to a waste of energy. She referred me to her HVAC technician, who installed a smart thermostat to my electrical baseboard heater. I am impressed by how efficient the smart thermostat technology works to lower my heating cost. We connected the smart thermostat to my home WIFI, allowing me to control my home’s heating remotely. I can switch my electric baseboard heater on and off in unoccupied rooms preventing energy wastage. Additionally, the smart thermostat is programmable and can be set to suit the day’s changing weather patterns. My older baseboard heater model relied on a mechanical thermostat, which was imprecise and unclear on several occasions. A smart thermostat is efficient and gives precise temperature readings. I also don’t have to lift a finger to adjust my home’s temperature since the HVAC tech allows me to control it with my voice. Indeed, a smart thermostat for an electric baseboard heater for home use is a great investment. My husband and I can warm up our winterized cottage in preparation for our arrival to avoid walking into an icebox.