A thermostat has to match the system first: heat pump or gas, stages, auxiliary heat, and whether a common wire is available. In Tucson it should also be scheduled around TEP's time-of-use peak hours. Climate Pros Tucson matches you with a licensed local pro, which confirms compatibility, wiring and price.
TEP's time-of-use plan prices power higher during on-peak hours: 3 to 7 p.m. on weekdays from May through September, and 6 to 9 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. on weekdays from October through April. TEP also lists Basic, Peak Demand and Demand TOU plans. A schedule that suits one plan can cost more on another, so check your plan first.
Our guides cover a TEP time-of-use AC schedule and TEP demand time-of-use and your AC.
A heat pump thermostat controls the reversing valve and the electric auxiliary heat. Set wrong, the strips can carry the house on cold mornings, which falls inside TEP's winter on-peak window. Ask the pro to set the auxiliary heat lockout for Tucson winters. Read using a smart thermostat with a heat pump.
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It depends on the thermostat and the system. Some systems have a usable common wire, some can use an approved power adapter, and some need new wire pulled. Check the thermostat maker's compatibility tool with your exact equipment.
It must support the reversing valve setting (often labeled O/B), auxiliary heat, and ideally an outdoor-temperature lockout for the heat strips. A thermostat set up for a gas furnace can run a heat pump wrong. Tell the pro the outdoor unit model.
TEP's time-of-use summer on-peak window is 3 to 7 p.m. on weekdays, May through September. A common approach is to cool the house a little more before 3 p.m. and let the temperature drift up during the peak. In winter, the on-peak hours are 6 to 9 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. on weekdays.
It can help when it's set up for your schedule, your rate plan and your equipment, but results depend on how you used the old one. No thermostat guarantees a savings amount. Check which TEP plan you are on before you build a schedule.
There's no single right number. Pick a setting the household tolerates, set it back when no one is home, and avoid big swings the system can't recover from on a 105F afternoon. For older adults, the CDC advises staying in air conditioning in hot weather rather than relying on a fan.
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