What are the Types of Smart Thermostats?
October 22, 2020
For many years, homeowners used manual thermostats to control their heating and cooling. For much of the 20th century, thermostats were analog and used mercury. In the 1980s, digital thermometers became widespread. Soon after, many of these digital thermometers were programmable and could be set to a schedule. Homeowners could predetermine what the temperature goal would be based on the hour and day of the week. In the aughts, internet-enabled appliances arrived. A concept called the Internet of Things was proposed, and among the earliest of these “things” was the smart thermostat, which is now prevalent and available in a
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