home&garden
TECHNOLOGY
SAVES MONEY
EACH T IME WE OP EN OUR
electric bill, we become acutely
aware of how much the summer
heat of Florida costs us as we try to
remain cool. One way to save during
those warm spells is to sweat it out and
hope that it ends soon, which, in this
area, is usually shortly after Christmas. If
that doesn’t appeal to you, there is
another much easier way to relieve that
financial pain. We can now combat high
energy bills through intelligent climate
management in both our homes and
businesses by using smart “connected”
energy-saving thermostats.
There are even Auto Change Over
features that can automatically change
between heating and cooling based upon
the indoor temperature. As a result, you
do not have to manually change the
thermostat to keep room temperatures
consistent, no matter how much it may
vary. The Honeywell programmable
thermostats can save you up to 33% on
annual heating and cooling costs.
By upgrading your present security
system to one that is a Smart “Connected”
one by Honeywell, you will probably
save the cost of installation before the first
year is over. So, if you are tired of paying
high energy bills, consider letting the new
technology help you out.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Robert Hessel at Source 1
Solutions can be contacted at (727) 538-4114
or www.source1security.com.
By James Falvo
Honeywell’s Z-Wave
Thermostat enables automatic
control with Honeywell’s
leading “Connected
(Smart) Security Systems.”
Precise temperature control
enables ZWSTAT to provide
better comfort, fewer temperature
swings, and conserve more
energy. Different from a traditional
programmable thermostat, the Honeywell
ZWSTAT learns how long the air conditioning
and furnace take to reach
programmed settings, so the temperature
is reached at the scheduled time. Additionally,
changes to schedules and real
time setting can be made from the
convenience of your smart phone or
smart pads. Keypad Lockouts can also
be created to keep temperature setting
limited to a maximum/minimum setting.
This is ideal for retail and residential
applications where employees and
children may attempt to adjust thermostats.
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