Want to save 10% a year on your heating and cooling bills? Just turn your thermostat down by 10°–15° for eight hours (or up when the air conditioning is on). Sounds pretty easy? Just adjust the thermostat before you go to bed. But what if you’ve had a very long day and forget to adjust the thermostat? Then a programmable thermostat maybe right for you.

A programmable thermostat allows you to adjust the time and temperature of your heat and air conditioning. You probably don’t need so much heat on while your sleeping and don’t need to use your air conditioning during the day when you’re at work. A programmable thermostat will allow you to set it and forget it when it comes to your home temperature.

You can store and repeat up to six temperature settings a day on a programmable thermostat. These thermostats allow you to manually override the current temperature without affecting the rest of the daily or weekly program.

By automatically raising or lowering temperatures at night and when you’re away programmable thermostats can help save energy. But confusing controls on some units can make it challenging to save energy. That’s why John Stevenson Heating and Air Conditioning proudly recommends Honeywell Thermostats.