CASE STUDY
Peter Piper Pizza Restaurants Stay Comfortable, Thanks to Venstar’s ColorTouch Thermostat with Skyport Cloud Services
“Venstar’s ColorTouch thermostat is easy to install, program and use. Affordable and fully featured, it is the best programmable thermostat at any price. Using Skyport for remote management helps reduce service calls, helping save time and money.”
Tom Duncan, Service Technician
Peter Piper Pizza
CHALLENGE:
Remotely monitor and manage HVAC systems at 36 stores
- Remotely access, program and manage thermostats without having to drive to each location
- Remotely diagnose and troubleshoot issues when a restaurant manager reports that a store is too hot or too cold
- High-quality thermostats with an intuitive user interface
- Fast and easy installation
SOLUTION:
Venstar’s ColorTouch thermostat with Skyport Cloud Services
- Affordable, Wi-Fi thermostat with a highly intuitive color touchscreen
- Remote control using Skyport® Cloud Services or free Skyport Mobile App
- Energy usage monitoring feature provides control over energy costs
- Ability to remotely check supply air temperatures without climbing on rooftops
- Alerts if temperatures go above or below preset settings
- Security settings lock thermostat temperatures and help reduce tampering
RESULTS:
ColorTouch Helps Keep Peter Piper Pizza Stores Comfortable
- Helps ensure consistent, comfortable indoor temperatures, no matter how hot or cold it is outside
- Remote access to the thermostats, so technicians can easily monitor, manage and program the thermostats from virtually anywhere
- Supply air sensors report the temperature of the air coming out of the HVAC equipment, so technicians can easily determine when there is an issue
- Eliminating tampering with thermostats helps reduce energy usage and costs
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Founded in 1992, and based in Southern California, Venstar Inc. is a leading Thermostat and Energy Management System provider.With more than 10 million thermostats installed across North America, Venstar is one of the largest thermostat suppliers. Venstar designs and builds innovative comfort controls under the Venstar brand as well as providing OEM products for the most recognizable brands in HVAC. Our leading edge cloud services powered by Skyport provide homeowners, businesses, and school districts with highly secure web and mobile platforms to remotely control our family of award winning connected thermostats and sensors.
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