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Wifi and/or learning thermostats - your experience and recs?
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:42 pm
I want to upgrade to at least a Wi-Fi thermostat for the units in our house. Had to reprogram one the other day, and it is a PITA, I really just want to do it via an APP.
Anyone have experience with any of these that you can share?
Reviews are so mixed, there may be 500 five stars, but 100 1 stars on something like a Nest or Honeywell. I always feel like I'll end up being the 1 star guy.
I care less about the device paying for itself as I do just wanting a better mousetrap, so to speak.
Thanks!
Anyone have experience with any of these that you can share?
Reviews are so mixed, there may be 500 five stars, but 100 1 stars on something like a Nest or Honeywell. I always feel like I'll end up being the 1 star guy.
I care less about the device paying for itself as I do just wanting a better mousetrap, so to speak.
Thanks!
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Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:43 pm to concrete_tiger
Nest since gen 1
I don't use the auto features as much but nice having a thermostat I. Wifi.
I don't use the auto features as much but nice having a thermostat I. Wifi.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:44 pm to concrete_tiger
quote:
your experience
Have only used the Honeywell brand as they have been recommended by every AC expert I've spoken to
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recs
Post this on Tech or Home & Garden boards for better answers
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:45 pm to concrete_tiger
I have 2 Nest learning therms..love them
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:47 pm to concrete_tiger
I don’t really understand the appeal, but then again, I can’t even get internet where I live I’m so removed from civilization 
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:54 pm to concrete_tiger
A friend in the business hates the Nest ... I own Ecobee and it works very well. You are able to install remote probes in other rooms so it knows the temp in more than one room
Posted on 7/16/21 at 12:57 pm to concrete_tiger
Wi-Fi thermostats are great. Learning thermostats are the equivalent of driving your car at the speed those around you think you should drive at.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:02 pm to concrete_tiger
2nd vote for Ecobee.
Brand new HVAC system installed 3 weeks ago, came with the Ecobee.
Easy to use, easy schedule setup, easy phone app.
Getting great cost savings based on the new HVAC and the thermostat.
Being able to remotely control the system from the phone app is brilliant.
Brand new HVAC system installed 3 weeks ago, came with the Ecobee.
Easy to use, easy schedule setup, easy phone app.
Getting great cost savings based on the new HVAC and the thermostat.
Being able to remotely control the system from the phone app is brilliant.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:02 pm to concrete_tiger
So called smart homes with similar devices have been limiting the temperature settings on homeowners in areas with power shortages. They can be controlled by the manufacturer or companies they’ve sold access to. Enjoy the convenience, but take a picture of the wiring of your old one before you make the swap and hang on to it. I’ve seen some Facebook Karens cackling about being hot and unable to lower the temperature below 76F.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:20 pm to concrete_tiger
Honeywell T9 Smart Wif-Fi
Works great, easy to use, simple app functions.
You can program your schedule, and radius from when your phone leaves the area to automatically increase/decrease temperature for home/away.
Can add multiple users on app, in case they have a different schedule. As soon as your/their phone enters the radius (miles) you set your A/C kicks on to temp you set to run. When you leave it goes back up to temp set. Or you can turn off and just control from app when you want. Really cool feature.
Works with google, Alexa, etc.
Works great, easy to use, simple app functions.
You can program your schedule, and radius from when your phone leaves the area to automatically increase/decrease temperature for home/away.
Can add multiple users on app, in case they have a different schedule. As soon as your/their phone enters the radius (miles) you set your A/C kicks on to temp you set to run. When you leave it goes back up to temp set. Or you can turn off and just control from app when you want. Really cool feature.
Works with google, Alexa, etc.
This post was edited on 7/16/21 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:25 pm to concrete_tiger
Have an ecobee
I dont use the learning functions or schedule
I just have 3 settings on there. Home, away and night. And nice to be able to check things on wifi
I dont use the learning functions or schedule
I just have 3 settings on there. Home, away and night. And nice to be able to check things on wifi
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:25 pm to concrete_tiger
Ecobee with sensors for every room.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:35 pm to concrete_tiger
Had a nest in our last house and now run 3 ecobee's. Between the two for thermostat functionality alone I'd go with Nest. I actually appreciated it's smart learning and most importantly the geofencing feature that detects when you leave or when you are headed back and auto adjusts accordingly. I have schedules setup on all of my thermostats but for a family full of summer activities and changing daily schedules for our boys I would prefer if it noticed that someone was home and adjusted to the comfortable temp setting like the nest does instead of me having to remember not to let it default to 77 because someone's home. Ecobee is great if you have a smart home though. alexa is usually within reach no matter where you are. Hope that helps
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:41 pm to concrete_tiger
I have (3) EcoBee units. The only issue I have is their servers are cloud based and sometimes offline. I frick with the thermostats way more than I should so the convenience is awesome.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 1:46 pm to concrete_tiger
Look at the Entergy energy saving website. They had the wifi thermostat for $30.
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