Simple Update, HUGE Payoff!

This post is sponsored by Honeywell. I received a Lyric thermostat and compensation in exchange for coverage. All opinions and thoughts about this product are my own.

Technology is amazing isn’t it?  When we really stop and just look at what is not only available, but easily accessible and affordable it is a little mind boggling.  THE (yes, all caps and italicized) favorite new gadget in our house is Honeywell’s brand new thermostat the Lyric.

Honeywell has been in the thermostat business for over 100 years (how did thermostats 100 years ago even work?!)  and they were the first company to create the round thermostat, which I am sure was just as mind boggling to people in the 50’s as technology is today. 

Court is LOVING the Lyric because it’s cool (he is a gadget kind of guy) and because it is saving us money on our electrical bill.  I am loving it because it is cool (even for non-gadgety people) and it is SO pretty.

I mean, look at what we were working with before.  I get it; it’s not hard to improve on that situation, but holy, SUCH an improvement. 

There are SO many cool features on the Lyric.  Not only is it completely beautiful to look at, but everything can be controlled with an app on your smart phone or tablet. Now I just need a Rosie and my Jetsons’ dream life will be complete!

Lets talk about geofencing. Never heard of it?  That’s ok, its pretty revolutionary.   Basically, you can program ANYTHING into your Lyric and set a perimeter around your house, so for example, if you want your heat to kick on to 78 degrees when you are a mile away from your house, all you have to do is set it into your smart phone.  Then the Lyric uses geofencing technology and when you cross the “fence” your thermostat kicks in and your house is toasty warm by the time you pull in your driveway.  (Now if only Geofencing would work for alerting me when Girl Scouts selling cookies enter the neighborhood!)

Another thing that just completely brings out a geeky side that I never knew I had is the Fine Tune feature.  Living in Southern Utah our summers are hot, with like 0% humidity.  Travelling to Atlanta in July was a completely new experience (to say the least!) but the craziest thing was that indoors I was always freezing because of the humidity + overdrive A/C unit.  Fine Tune compensates for the humidity inside and outside your home and makes adjustments so that 72 degrees actually feels like 72 degrees, whether you are in Utah or Georgia.

Do you know what the last thing on the planet I think about is?  (I know it’s on your list too!) Changing the air filters.  Guess what?  Lyric alerts you to things like upcoming filter due dates and even extreme weather situations.

Now, lets talk installation (because how awesome would it be to give your hubs one for Christmas and have it all installed and ready to go!?!)

Piece. of. cake.  Here is what you need:

 

Yep, that’s it.  Your phone, a screw driver, and the Lyric.  I did it all on my own, in just under 20 minutes (high fives for lady power!)  The Honeywell App tells you step by step how to do it. 

Not everything needs to be controlled with the app though, you can set temperatures and situations on the Lyric itself.  It has a really awesome weighted dial that smoothly glides around the screen. 

All in all the HoneywellLyric gets 2 thumbs WAY up!! Its a life changer for sure.

(Also have I mentioned that it’s pretty?)