Home Set Workday or Away Schedule Page

The Set Workday or Away Schedule page guides you through setting your workday schedule. This schedule is for the days of the week when you are away from home for most of the day and therefore can save on energy costs by not heating or cooling your home during that time. It is a basic schedule to help get you started. You will be able to change it and build upon it as needed later.

Note: On this page you simply set the times and temperatures for a schedule to use on days that you identify as workdays. You will select the actual days of the week (such as Monday or Tuesday) that you identify as workdays later in the wizard process.

To set the current schedule:

1. In the schedule panel, notice the #1 slider control with a corresponding time and temperature. This is the first target setting for each workday and reflects the temperature that you want to set for the corresponding time of day. For example, this might be when you wake up or when you leave for work in the morning.
2. Drag the #1 slider control to the time that you want to activate the selected temperature. Alternatively, you can click the #1 slider control to select it, and then type the time in the Time box above the schedule panel.
3. In the temperature box for the slider control, use the arrows to specify the temperature you want to set for the corresponding time. Alternatively, you can click the slider control to select it, and then type the temperature in the Setting box above the schedule panel.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the #2 slider control. The #2 target might be when you arrive home at the end of the day.
5. Optionally, you can add additional targets to change the temperature setting at additional times during the day. To do so, click the + button for Add Target above the schedule panel. When the new target appears, repeat steps 2 and 3 for the new target.

To remove a target setting:

1. Click to select the slider control for the target setting you want to remove.
2. Click the - button for Remove Target above the schedule panel.

Example of a workday schedule

The following targets show how a workday schedule might be set up during colder months:

• Target #1: The first target of the day may be when you wake up in the morning and want to make sure your home is warm. You therefore might set the target #1 time to 5:00am and the temperature to 70 degrees. This will give your home an hour to heat up before you get out of bed at 6:00am.
• Target #2: The second target of the day may be when you go to work for the day and want to lower your heat to save on heating costs. You therefore might set the target #2 time to 7:30am and the temperature to 62 degrees. This will turn down the heat 30 minutes before you leave at 8:00am.
• Target #3: The third target of the day may be when you leave work and want to return to a warm home. You therefore might add a target #3, set the time to 5:00pm, and set the temperature to 72 degrees. This will give your home an hour to heat up before you arrive home at 6:00pm.
• Target #4: The final target of the day may be when you go to sleep for the night and want to lower your heat. You therefore might add a target #4, set the time to 10:00pm, and set the temperature to 65 degrees. This will turn down the heat 30 minutes before you are in bed at 10:30pm.
• Remember, you have not yet specified the actual days of the week (such as Monday or Tuesday) for this schedule. You simply specified the schedule for a category called workdays. You will specify which days of the week are your workdays later in the wizard process.

For more information on schedule strategies that you may want to consider before setting a schedule, refer to the topic Overview of Thermostats.