This video is a tutorial on managing HVAC schedules, one of the most important steps customers can take towards a more optimized system. It includes creating, editing, and managing a master schedule as well as applying it to multiple different buildings or units.
Welcome to Monaire. In this quick tutorial, we're going to show you how easy it is to set up and manage your HVAC schedules to keep your buildings perfectly comfortable and energy efficient. Let's dive right in.
To get started, navigate to the menu on the left side of your screen. Under the setup section, click on the HVAC schedules button. Once you land on the HVAC schedules page, you'll get a great bird's eye view of all the active and inactive schedules across your buildings.
Ready to create a new one? Simply head up to the top right corner of the screen and click "add HVAC schedule". You have the option to use one of our convenient pre-made templates. But for this example, let's build a custom schedule entirely from scratch by following these simple steps.
First up, let's give your schedule a clear name. We'll type in "summer schedule" for this example. Once you're happy with the name, click next.
Now, tailor your system's behavior. Select "auto" if your units handle both heating and cooling. If they don't, or if it's not necessary that they run on auto, simply choose either "cool" or "heat" depending on your specific setup.
This part is optional. Want your building to reach the perfect temperature before you even open the doors? You can easily toggle on the "early on" switch. This ensures that heating or cooling kicks in before your schedule, so your space is ready right on time. Just a quick tip, this feature does consume extra energy to prep the building early, so we recommend using it thoughtfully.
This is also optional. Set the duration of your schedule by clicking the "+ add date range" button. For our summer example, we'll set it to run from July 1st, 2026, to August 31st, 2026. You can also decide if you want the schedule to repeat every year or just run for a one-time period. When you're all set, click add.
Note: once the date range expires, the equipment will automatically move to the default schedule unless they've been added onto another HVAC schedule that starts the day right after. Also, if no date range is added, the equipment onto the schedule will stay on it until manually removed.
On your newly created schedule, you can easily customize the exact cooling and heating set points for different time periods. If you enabled the early on feature in the previous step, your units would get a head start. For example, if your doors open on Monday at 6:00 a.m., your system will efficiently work to reach a comfortable 72° Fahrenheit before 6 a.m. rolls around.
Alternatively, you can manually start the units an hour before the building opens by clicking the edit button on the opening period of a schedule. Click on the building open time and click on an hour before or the duration you prefer.
When scheduling, you can choose from the following fan configurations:
Additionally, you should leave the system on the default "priority room" configuration unless you only want your system to run when the sensor detects motion in the room. This motion setting is not typically used for many retail spaces.
If you chose the auto system mode, we recommend a six-degree deadband. There are two time periods enabled by default, but you can add up to six custom time periods in each day of the week. You can customize the set points of specific days of the week, but you can also copy the set points over to the other days by pressing save.
Finally, let's put that schedule to work. You can apply it to all of your buildings or select specific ones. For this example, we'll apply our new schedule to a specific building and specific pieces of equipment. Once you are done making your selections, click done and your schedule will be applied.
After applying, you can check which buildings the current HVAC schedule you are editing is active or inactive in, and which units are having an error. You can hover at the red circle, and it'll tell you exactly the error code or message.
Additionally, you may also filter the statuses by clicking on the filter on the right side of the apply schedule button. You may select the applicable status to filter out.