Smart thermostats to reduce your gas bill by up to 30%

The heaters have officially turned on and the next bill will not be light at all. The increases in the cost of gas, and the consequent increases by the operators, could lead to an expense of over 70% compared to the same period last year. Unfortunately, there are few remedies to reduce this onerous outlay, but one of these can lead to concrete advantages in a simple and fast way. How? By replacing the old thermostat with a “smart” model.

Let’s say right away that this solution it concerns only those who have an independent heating system, then with a boiler that can be controlled by the home owner. Unfortunately it cannot be used if you live in condominiums with central heating. That said, thanks to the technological innovation of smart thermostats the savings on the bill could be up to 30%.

In fact, the traditional thermostat, while working perfectly, uses a very linear logic, that is, it starts and stops the boiler a set times and when a certain temperature is reached. Typically, the thermostat is set by defining the time bands and specifying the different days of the week.

The result is that the boiler will always start as indicated without taking into account various variables, first of all if there is actually someone in the house. This mode therefore risks generating unnecessary consumption which translates into costs.

Smart thermostats, which can be easily installed even without the help of a technician, and which have costs ranging on average from 100 to 250 euros, work differently. Compared to traditional products, in fact, take into account various parameters and regulate themselves. By leveraging data analytics and using artificial intelligence optimize consumption maximizing home comfort.

These devices, for example, take into account the external weather conditions, they can understand if a window has been opened in a room, detect the presence of people in the house and allow you to intervene on the thermostat even remotely. Obviously they allow you to set predefined programs based on time bands, days of the week and desired temperatures, but they can also perform this task alone.

Smart thermostats offer a different boiler operating mode. Instead of the typical timed on / off mechanism, the smart device try to keep a constant minimum temperature, lifting it when needed. In this way consumption is reduced because after several hours of inactivity the boiler has a lot of difficulty in bringing the temperature back to the desired degrees centigrade.

Therefore, on average, from 15 ° / 19 ° when you are not in the event or at night, to 20 ° / 22 ° degrees when there is someone. This reasoning can be further perfected room by room alongside the smart thermostat too smart valves, auxiliary accessories that replace the knobs on the radiators. In this way, for example, it is possible to heat the kitchen and living room more during the day, and to keep the temperature in the bedrooms lower, reversing the mode at night.

The latest generation thermostats as well as being easy to install and use, allow you to check all parameters and consumption using an application on your smartphone. Based on a touch on the screen to change the temperature, to control consumption, to turn the heating on or off even when we are away from home. A comfort that is anything but banal and obvious.

Here are some of the products to choose from:

Netatmo Smart Thermostat
By asking us only 5 questions, the thermostat personalizes the program according to your habits and our lifestyle. In addition, the Auto-Adapt feature of this device uses the insulation of your home and the outside temperature to schedule when the heating should be turned on.

Google Nest Learning Thermostat
It is a particularly advanced and intelligent device because it is not necessary to program it but sets itself after a few weeks of use having understood and analyzed various parameters. In this way, for example, it will switch to Eco Temperature all your people who are not home and will raise this value when the thermostat detects the presence of people.

Tado ° Smart Thermostat V3 +
Also controllable by voice and compatible with Android and iOS, this thermostat allows you to make smart programming based on our daily routines, but also takes into account the external weather conditions and if we leave the windows open. It can be used in conjunction with smart valves. In addition, the Energy Cockpit function provides users with forecasts on the next month’s bill and allows them to compare costs with those of previous months and years.

Bticino Smarther2
Supported by Netatmo technology, this minimal and refined design thermostat is managed via the Home + Control App and allows you to set various functions such as the antifreeze function when we are not at home for long periods. The application also allows you to control multiple thermostats in the same house or in different houses.