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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Our house is about 11 years old and has a very simple thermostat set it and forget it.
Some day when we can travel again will set it to a temperature in accordance with the season adjust humidity and off we go.
We like to be comfortable and getting up in the middle of the night would rather not be to hot or to cold.
Based on that is there a reason to purchase and install a smart thermostat?
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In my opinion, there is no reason to buy a smart thermostat. Set the thermostat to 78 or 80 degrees. No humidity control is needed. You will not have a mold problem. Electricity is cheap in The Villages. But, it is a good idea to have someone check occasionally to make sure the system is still operating. If you can't do that, then buy an internet camera to view the house interior with a thermometer in the camera's view to see the temperature.