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Looking for a thermostat with remote sensor(s)

Posted on 8/11/15 at 10:21 am
Posted by ashy larry
Marcy Projects
Member since Mar 2010
5569 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 10:21 am
It may be a long shot that anyone here has something like this, but I am looking for a thermostat with 2 primary features:
1 - an android app so I can control it & program remotely (currently have a honeywell wifi thermostat and don't want to lose that functionality)
2 - I need a thermostat that can get the temperature from a location other than where my thermostat is wired.

In my bonus room, the thermostat is located on an exterior knee wall. The heat behind the wall is giving me false temp readings. There isn't another wall that it could have been mounted on. I could place a wireless thermostat on a shelf to get an accurate temp in the room. Programming the thermostat to operate at higher levels doesn't really work b/c in the morning or at night 80 degrees on the thermostat is close to actually 80 degrees in the room. However, at 4 pm, 80 on the thermostat might be 67 in the room.

I see ecobee and venstar has similar products but I have no experience with them. I tried calling honeywell, but I couldn't understand a word the customer service rep was trying to say. She gave me model numbers, but it doesn't look like they are compatible with my current thermostats.

edit: After reading a little more on the Ecobee3, it looks promising. The review on Tom's Hardware seems to give it a slight edge over the Nest mostly b/c of the remote sensors. LINK
This post was edited on 8/11/15 at 11:08 am
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
78747 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 11:01 am to
quote:

a thermostat that can get the temperature from a location other than where my thermostat is wired.


LINK

you'll need a wink hub.
Posted by Jimbeaux28
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
4051 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 11:16 am to
The Ecobee is the only smart thermostat that I have found with the remote sensors.

Since I am an Apple fanboi, I can't answer your Amdroid question.

I will be installing Ecobees in my house soon.
Posted by MoreOrLes
Member since Nov 2008
19472 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 11:23 am to
Are you going to zone it with electric dampers?

If so what controller are you going to use.


Also i saw a video not long ago with pneumatic dampers. Interesting to say the least.
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