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Why are some thermostats powered by batteries?
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:42 pm
NB4 I'm poor.
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:42 pm to TigerNlc
Idk. Mine is.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:43 pm to ellunchboxo
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Idk. Mine is.
Mine too, it's annoying. Parents house isn't and neither is work.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:45 pm to TigerNlc
Because they didn't run the 12/16 V power?
Relatively inexpensive
Relatively inexpensive
This post was edited on 2/6/17 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:45 pm to ellunchboxo
It has a free wire running upstairs to the unit to hardwire in but I guess the lazy frickers who built the house didn't feel like messing with it.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:46 pm to TigerNlc
Programmable thermostats need power to operate and retain memory. Depending on how many thermostat wires come from your air handker, there may be no complete power circuit to supply constant power.
You are poor.
You are poor.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:52 pm to TigerNlc
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Why are some thermostats powered by batteries?
There is no power to the house?
Posted on 2/6/17 at 7:54 pm to LCA131
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There is no power to the house?
Of course. My air conditioner runs on electricity.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:02 pm to TigerNlc
Oh. Is there power to your sarcasm detector?
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:08 pm to LCA131
Obviously not
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:09 pm to TigerNlc
I just got a nest and was pleasantly surprised to see it powers off the low voltage ac input. Also it's the easiest thermostat of all time to install. Even runs a diagnostic to make sure each connection does what it should.
All my older ones took AAA batteries.
All my older ones took AAA batteries.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:13 pm to TigerNlc
Some thermostats simply don't have a terminal for hardwiring power and can only be powered by batteries. Why manufacturers make them that way I'll never know.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:16 pm to Huey Lewis
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Some thermostats simply don't have a terminal for hardwiring power and can only be powered by batteries. Why manufacturers make them that way I'll never know.
I didn't build my house I guess the builder went cheap. It couldn't have saved that much.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:23 pm to TigerNlc
It's not just cheap ones though. There are actually quality thermostats with sophisticated features that are batteries only. Maybe it's an international thing? Who knows.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:25 pm to TigerNlc
Seems a combo would be nice so you might not lose your settings after a power outage.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:26 pm to TigerNlc
I've seen thermostats that are battery powered in multi million dollar houses, I don't think it's a cheap vs non cheap thing.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:33 pm to QuietTiger
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Seems a combo would be nice so you might not lose your settings after a power outage.
You may be on to something because for some reason we lose power hear often. I don't even change my stove. What type of settings do people have? I never looked into it.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:40 pm to TigerNlc
Nothing to do with cheap vs expensive. There is already a wire ran to the thermostat from a power source
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:49 pm to Feelthebarn
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Nothing to do with cheap vs expensive. There is already a wire ran to the thermostat from a power source
Why wouldn't it run on the power source?
Posted on 2/6/17 at 8:52 pm to TigerNlc
I don't 100% know to be honest but I know some just don't have a terminal there to hook the hot strand to. I think it's just so they will not lose programming if the power goes out.
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