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Save on Electricity and Heating Bills
Whether in the deep cold of winter or in the uncomfortable heat and humidity of summer, there are things you can do to your lower energy bills while staying comfortable in your home. Save money by making small repairs, modifying energy-consuming habits, and making other smart choices about using energy. A few smart products can help with these adjustments without breaking the bank.
Heating and Cooling Your Home
You want to maintain a comfortable temperature level in your home, but blasting the heat in the winter and the air in the summer can lead to expensive utility bills. Winter savings can start simply by adjusting your thermostat by a degree or two and wearing a sweatshirt and by remembering to set the thermostat to a lower level when you'll be away from home more than four hours at a time.
 If you prefer not to wait for your house to heat up when you get home and press a button, you can easily replace your existing thermostat with a programmable thermostat, which will allow you to set multiple on and off times for every day of the week. Schedule the heat to turn on half an hour before you get up or come home from work, and you'll enjoy a toasty home without wasting money.
 Distribute Heat and Air Evenly
In every home, there always seems to be at least one room that's always too hot or too cold. Regulating the temperature in those rooms is made substantially easier with duct fans, unseen ventilation systems that move heated or cooled air between rooms. This built-in solution is ideal for balancing room temperatures for maximum comfort, even in parts of the house that aren't getting their fair share of heat or cool air, like garages, enclosed patios, workshops or add-ons. Try the Room-to-Room Fan, which can be set in drywall, or an In-Line Duct Booster Fan, which actually moves heated or cooled air through your HVAC system to a room that needs extra attention.
 Take Maximum Advantage of Your Fireplace
Gas log fireplaces can cast a beautiful glow while keeping you warm. But sitting in front of the fire can often get too hot, and having to get up to turn off the flame just as you were about to drift off to sleep isn't very relaxing. Control your fireplace via remote or a fireplace thermostat: Smarthome has a variety of products that connect to your existing fireplace to allow for remote and timed control. See all of Smarthome's fireplace products.
Heat or Cool Only Specific Rooms in Your Home
For the ultimate in comfort, consider installing a zoned heating and cooling system. It's basically a smart controller box with thermostats from different parts of the house connected to it. If one room calls for heat, it starts up the heater and directs air into that room's vents. You can use Duct Dampers to open and close the room to the HVAC system.
 Automate Your Drapes for Remote-Control Heating and Cooling
Taking advantage of the sun's warmth is a free way to maximize your heating system: Just make sure your drapes are open in areas that receive the most direct sunlight at optimal times of the day while closing those that expose frigid windows. You can even do this without leaving the comfort of your couch. Smarthome has a variety of motorized drape controllers to open and close your existing or new corded drapes using a wall-mounted controller or timer or even a remote control. Best of all, you can plug one of these motors into an INSTEON ApplianceLinc V2 to control it with any INSTEON-enabled controller.
 Additional Energy-Savings Ideas
You can save on your electrical bill in addition to your heating costs by lighting rooms only when in use. It can be hard to remember to turn lights off, especially in certain areas of the house, such as closets, garages, bathrooms, and laundry rooms. Turn these lights off automatically after a certain amount of time by replacing your existing light switch with an INSTEON-enabled SwitchLinc Timer V2. Simply press the top button to turn the connected light on for 15 minutes. Each additional tap will add an hour to the lighting time. This standalone switch can even be added to your INSTEON network as part of any lighting scene. Additional timer switches are also available.
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