The thermostat that calls us before you have to
Barker's smart stat is a round touchscreen thermostat paired with the Barker mobile app. You control your comfort from anywhere; we monitor your system year-round and flag trouble early — often before you'd notice anything. It's a $399 value, included free when you join the BFF membership or replace your system.
Installed and configured by us
The smart stat isn't a box we hand you — a Barker technician installs it, wires it correctly for your system, and walks you through the app before leaving. Remote monitoring comes configured, not "some assembly required."
More than a temperature dial
Control from anywhere
Temperature, schedules, and away modes from the Barker app — on the couch or on vacation. Come home to a house that's already comfortable.
Remote monitoring, by us
The stat watches how your system is running and we see the warning signs — short cycling, abnormal runtimes, performance drift — often before anything feels wrong in the house.
Real energy savings
Schedules and away modes mean you stop heating and cooling an empty house. A properly programmed smart stat pays rent on its wall space.
Professionally installed
We install and configure it for your specific system — wiring, compatibility, setup, and a walkthrough so you actually use the good parts.
Free, two ways
The smart stat isn't a giveaway or a standalone offer — it's part of how we take care of the people we already look after.
Join the BFF membership
Every BFF plan — Comfort at $19/month or Comfort Plus at $29/month — includes the smart thermostat and remote monitoring ($399 value), professionally installed, along with your annual inspection and member repair discounts.
Replace your system
Every new system installation includes the smart stat, configured and walked through before we leave the driveway.
Either way, we're watching your back
Once it's on the wall, remote monitoring is how small problems get caught while they're still small. That's the proactive care the whole thing is built on.
Why your thermostat matters more than you'd think
The thermostat is the brain of your heating and cooling system. A failing or badly programmed one causes constant cycling, temperature swings, wasted energy, and genuine wear on your equipment — your furnace and AC take orders from it all day long. Upgrading the brain is one of the cheapest ways to make the whole system smarter, and pairing it with remote monitoring is how you stop being the one who has to notice when something's off. That's our job now.
Have a regular thermostat that's misbehaving? We diagnose and repair thermostat and control issues too.
Smart stat questions, answered plainly
Is the smart thermostat really free?
Yes — with BFF membership enrollment or with a new system replacement. The thermostat, professional installation, and remote monitoring are a $399 value included with either. It's not offered as a standalone giveaway.
What does remote monitoring actually monitor?
How your system runs: cycling patterns, runtimes, and performance drift. When something looks off, we flag it early — often before you'd notice a symptom in the house.
Will it work with my existing system?
Nearly all standard residential systems, yes. We confirm compatibility before installation and configure everything for your specific equipment.
Can I still control it myself?
Completely. The stat and the Barker app put temperature, schedules, and away modes in your hands. The monitoring runs quietly in the background — you'll only hear from us if something needs attention.