When you’re away from home for a while during the holidays, you can rely on your smart thermostat to keep everything at the right temperature. We’ll dig into all the factors to consider when setting up your smart thermostat before your big getaway, whether you’re leaving home in winter or summer.
What temperature should you set the air conditioner to when you go on vacation?
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Set the air conditioner to 10 degrees higher than normal while you’re gone for long periods of time — between 80 and 85 degrees is a safe range. However, if you’re leaving a pet like a cat at home, you’ll want to leave the thermostat at its everyday levels.
Regardless of pets, it may be tempting to turn off the air conditioner completely while you’re away, but climate control serves additional purposes. For one thing, the electronics in your home can be damaged if the internal temperature gets too high. Second, the type of moisture that accompanies more heat can damage woodwork and cabinets. Coming home to a sauna is bad enough, but that humidity can encourage mold growth in hard-to-reach places.
On top of that, it would be a lot of work for your air conditioner to cool the home from scratch, as opposed to maintaining a constant temperature while you’re away. The fridge and freezer would also have to compete with higher ambient temperatures to keep your food cold.
In the spirit of reducing the workload of your air conditioner, closing the blinds on your windows can block out a lot of sunlight and heat. Your blinds can be automated, so consider them a complement to your smart thermostat.
You can program your smart thermostat to return to normal household temperature the day before you return, so everything will be comfortable when you arrive.
How to set the thermostat when you are away
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The specifics of setting up a smart thermostat on a schedule vary by brand. Here are instructions on how to set up a schedule with the Nest thermostat, and here are the same instructions for the EcoBee. There’s a lot to discover when it comes to how smart thermostats work, but this is one of the simpler operations.
What to set the thermostat to when you are not at home?
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It is safe to change the thermostat by five to 10 degrees when you leave the house for the day. By keeping your home warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter, you’ll reduce the amount of money you spend on electricity when you’re not there. Even if you’re at home, you can save a few more dollars by optimizing your smart thermostat settings.
If you’re only going to be away for a day, you might want to be more aggressive with your settings than if you were away for an extended vacation. For example, depending on the local climate, it is unlikely that it will get hot enough to form a significant amount of condensation on home surfaces and mold. But the more aggressively you reduce your home’s climate control, the harder the system will have to work to return to the comfort zone later. Those in mild climates may be more comfortable turning the thermostat off completely, while those living in more extreme climates should keep far temperatures closer to theirs at home temperature.
Should you turn off your thermostat while on vacation in the winter?
No, the thermostat should be on even in the winter while you are away. Setting your home heating to 55 degrees in the winter should be enough.
Although your home is better built to withstand the cold than the heat, many of the same summer sensitivities apply. Depending on how cold it is in your area, it may be worth turning off the main water supply to avoid pipes freezing.
We hope this gives you the guidance you need before you hit the road. Be sure to check out some of our other tips for smart thermostat settings if you want to get even more out of your home’s climate control.
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