When it comes to heating and cooling your home, your thermostat is arguably the most important component of your HVAC system. This is because, if it stops working, your system won't turn on.

If your thermostat won’t turn on, the device can’t tell the furnace when to turn on. So, if you have a programmable thermostat, check to ensure the display is active, the furnace is on ...

Turns out there's a magic number for your thermostat setting in the winter, experts say. Sixty eight degrees is ideal. But if you're looking for a ballpark, anywhere around 70 degrees is a good target ...

But don't go turn up the thermostat as high as ... And it's a cue to lower your thermostat setting so your HVAC won't constantly be working on overdrive. In the summer, the ideal temperature ...

But leaving your thermostat to a specific temperature and not changing it won't be good for your heating ... They have built-in safety features that turn the heaters off if they tip over ...