According to the U.S. Department of Energy, installing a programmable thermostat in your Gulf Breeze, FL home could save you money from day one. However, this increasingly popular HVAC system upgrade comes with a lot of new things to learn. Many modern thermostats have an expanded range of features and functions, including one called recovery mode, which we’ll discuss below.
Recovery Mode Isn’t Necessarily a Sign of Problems
While the word “recovery” is often associated with a rebound from issues, for thermostats, recovery mode merely means that heaters and air conditioners are recovering residents’ preferred temperatures. Unlike standard thermostats that require manual adjustments for each temperature change, smart and programmable thermostats can either adjust themselves or follow programming to make timed temperature adjustments. Recovery mode lets them start heating or cooling your home a little earlier than set to be able to ramp up to full capacity in an energy-efficient way.
Your Thermostat May Have an Electrical Glitch
Although they’re more advanced than standard models, smart and programmable thermostats aren’t infallible, so if your thermostat enters recovery mode and stays there, it might have an electrical glitch. There’s also the possibility of functional problems within your heater or air conditioner. The only way to know for sure is by scheduling professional HVAC maintenance or repair service.
Your Smart or Programmable Thermostat Might Be Adapting to Your Schedule
Smart thermostats use algorithms to constantly refine their performance and adjust to residents’ changing schedules. As such, if you have a smart thermostat, it could be in recovery mode while studying and applying its algorithm to ensure that its auto-adjustments are just right.
We’ve been serving Gulf Breeze, FL since 1981. In addition to top-notch heating and air conditioning services, at Lunsford Air Conditioning & Heating, we also offer some of the newest thermostats, so reach out to us about any thermostat questions. Whether your thermostat is in recovery mode or your heater or air conditioner won’t turn on, we want to help!
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