I actually solved a couple of problems when I had the HVAC company come out to install a smart thermostat in my house.
For one, I didn’t have to try and figure out how to program the digital thermostat anymore.
This has confounded me for years to the point that I just gave up. That digital thermostat was so not intuitive when it came to operating it in programmed mode. So I never was able to figure it out. That meant I had to remember to adjust the thermostat when I went to work. No use over heating and cooling an empty house. And that works just fine if the rest of the family isn’t around. When it’s just them, the thermostat does not stay in the agreed upon setting to save money that we spend on vacation. I thought that was both a good deal for them and a great way to show the kids how the budget works. But I might as well have been talking to the wind. None of that took and they simply yanked the thermostat around to suit their current mood or perceived need. That meant lots of expensive HVAC heating and HVAC cooling bills not to mention all the wear and tear on the HVAC equipment itself. I tried repeatedly to coax the rest of the family into sticking with the agreed upon thermostat setting to no avail. So I finally had to use the option that I really didn’t like using but man did it ever save me so many headaches. That smart thermostat I had installed also comes with a lockout feature for manual adjustment.