Podcast episode (solo) by Derek Cole explaining thermostat strategy for transitional/in-between seasons. Recommends setting the thermostat to AUTO with separate cooling and heating set points (example: cooling ~75°F, heating ~64–65°F), promotes post-summer HVAC maintenance, and includes listener call-to-action (share episode, tag on Instagram Derek Mcole, rate/review on Apple Podcasts, visit simmons1hour.com).
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Foreign. I'm Derek Cole, host of the Derek Cole Podcast, and we believe in taking the time to explain how things work for your air at home or your business. Let's get into today's episode. Please listen closely and maybe even take some notes so you can remember these insights of home comfort and energy savings. And share this episode with three of your friends because we all need to share better ways to be more comfortable at home. Be sure to tag me or DM me on Instagram Derek Mcole so I can say hi. Thanks again for listening and let's begin. Foreign. Welcome to the in between season. That's the season that we're in now. In between being you have warmer days, colder nights. How are you supposed to have that with your temperatures inside and with the thermostat? Well, to me, in my experience, the best thing to do is leave that thermostat on auto, not leave it on heat, not leaving on cool, but turn your thermostat to auto and then set your temperatures for what you want for cooling and what you want for heating. So the cooling temperature, you know, if it gets above, say you set it for 75. If it gets above 75, the cooling will come on. The cooling will come on. If it gets above 75, maybe set the heating at my house, it's like, you know, 64, 65. So if it gets below that set point, see if you said set it at 65, if it gets below 65, the heat will come on. So auto gives you the best of both worlds. So you're not always going back and forth to the thermostat to get comfortable. No, you have your two different, different set points for heating and for cooling. And that way in this good, this nice in between season where it's nice weather but it can't get a little warmer in the days or it can get a little cooler at night, you have the set point set up so your system will heat or cool, depending on what you need versus you, you know, having to constantly look at the thermostat or fix the temperature or get comfortable. Go ahead and set your thermostat to auto. That way you're not too warm, not too cold. You know, when you have this cool nights, you do have the heat coming on versus getting up and being a little chilly and then having turned heat on. Let's let the thermostat, let the set points work for you. You don't have to do it manually. So take out a heat mode, take it out of heat mode or take it out of cool mode and go to auto. Have that set, have those set points set up for what you want, whatever is comfortable for you. That way you'll have what you need when you need it versus you know, getting warm, getting cold. Sit it on auto. It's, it's kind of a, you know, in the middle of the summer, June, July, you know, sitting on cool is fine this time of year. When you get to October, November, time frames, well, September, October, November sometimes said that on auto so you're not caught off guard when you have those cool nights or warmer days. Go ahead and get a unit maintenance after summer to make sure you're good to go for the heating season. Even though you're still using some cooling and heating as well this time of year. It's been a long hot summer. Going to get the unit cleaned, maintenance checked, serviced, maintained. Make sure you're good to go for the winter. But with the thought that you're probably this time of year gonna have to go back and forth between heating in between cooling. But if you have any questions, feel free to respond to me here. I'll be glad to answer. I'll read what's going on. Hopefully we can help your situation specifically. But we're here if you need us and we're here to help. Okay? I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Derek Cole Podcast. Tell some people about this episode. It's on each of us really just spread the better ways to be healthier and more comfortable in our homes and workspaces. I'm asking you to be the dealer of positive and life changing messages in your circle of influence. Take a screenshot right now and share the screenshot and the link to this episode with three of your friends today. Share on social Media Use the hashtag Healthy Home. That's hashtag Healthy Home. We are always giving away shout outs prizes to our community. If you would like to help me personally then please rate and review on Apple podcast. Give us some stars. Leave a review because that stuff actually does help and I read all the comments. So my last thought for today, please remember you deserve better air at home and greater comfort at home. Don't settle for being uncomfortable for heating air every single month. We are so thankful for having you here in our community and be sure to go deeper with us at simmons1hour.com.
