The $250 gadget is the easy part. The wiring is the job.
Smart thermostats are great — when someone runs the C-wire, matches the stat to the system, and sets it up for how your house actually heats. That someone is us.
Controls, done right
Why thermostat jobs go wrong — and how ours don’t
The classic Staten Island story: a smart thermostat bought online, stuck on a two-wire loop that fed a 60-year-old boiler, now the heat runs at 3 AM and the app says "no power to Rh." Smart stats need a common wire and a system that speaks their language. We scope that before anything comes off the wall — wiring, transformer capacity, and whether your system needs a heat-pump-aware stat, a steam-friendly cycle rate, or just a solid programmable unit.
What we install and service
- Smart thermostats — installed with a proper C-wire, not a battery workaround, and paired to your Wi-Fi and phone before we leave
- Programmable and non-smart stats where they're the right tool — steam heat, in particular, likes simple controls with the cycle rate set correctly
- Heat pump controls with auxiliary-heat logic set up so the backup strips don't quietly triple your Con Ed bill
- Zoning controls — zone valves and multi-stat panels so upstairs and downstairs stop fighting; pairs with radiant and baseboard work
- Troubleshooting — stats that lie by three degrees, heat that ignores the schedule, and every "it worked before the painters came" call
Honest note on savings
A smart stat saves real money on forced air and heat pumps through setback schedules. On a one-zone steam system, the savings are smaller and the setup fussier — worth doing for the app and the schedule, but we won't promise it pays for itself by spring. Straight answers are the house style.