Digital Setback Thermostats: Save Energy in Parker, CO

A digital setback thermostat automatically lowers your home’s temperature on a preset schedule, easing the load on your furnace or air conditioner while you’re at work or asleep. For Parker households with fixed routines, it delivers steady comfort when you’re home and real energy savings during the hours the house sits empty through cold Front Range winters and hot summers.

Not every unit suits every household. These thermostats come in 5+2-day and 7-day configurations, and the right pick depends on how consistent your weekday and weekend schedules really are. The sections below walk through how each setup programs, so you can match the thermostat to the way your family actually lives. Below, we look at how it works day to day and where those savings add up.

A digital setback thermostat is designed for people with fixed schedules that take them in and out of the home. With it, you can program the temperature to ‘set-back’ when you are not at home. This feature keeps you comfortable when you’re home and saves you money when you’re not by reducing the energy needs to heat and cool your home.

Saving Energy With Virtually No Effort

Digital setback thermostats are available in what are called 5+2 day configurations and 7-day configurations. The difference is flexibility. A 5+2 day configuration allows you to set Monday–Friday as a group setting with up to four different time settings. This configuration also allows you to set Saturday and Sunday as a separate group with up to four different time settings per day. The 7-day configuration thermostat allows you to program each day differently with up to four different time settings per day.