[clue] OT(ish) - HVAC Control

[Quentin Hartman]

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.

Gus, that would be a fun project to do, but as I don't really have time for
a DIY solution right now, I ended up pulling the trigger on the CT-80 from
Radio Thermostats last night: http://www.radiothermostat.com/control.html .
It's the step up from the model that gets rebadged as the 3M Filtrete
device that Landon suggested. I would have gone with that one, but it
doesn't have automatic heat/ cool switching, which is a feature I really
want. Anyway, it meets my requirements for features and isn't something
custom I have to worry about replacing (either because it's too weird for a
normal person, or I just don't want to part with it) when we sell this
house in 6-ish years. It was a little more than I'd hoped to spend for
something off the shelf, but not too bad, and certainly reasonable compared
to other devices I've looked at. I also like that it can be upgraded to
also have Zigbee or Z-wave connectivity at some point. I'm shocked at how
inexpensive those Venstar units seem to be.

QH

On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 12:55 AM, YES NOPE9 <yes at nope9.com> wrote:

> If you want to DIY , I would be willing to design up an approach in
> collaboration with your desires.  I have been interested for some time in
> making such a beast.
>
> http://www.venstar.com/Thermostats/ColorTouch/     WiFi   $180
>
> http://www.diycontrols.com/c-177-remote-control-thermostats.aspx
> Units from $300 to $90
>
> DIY:   buy a cheap bluetooth enabled Android tablet   ( or WiFi )    I
> have seen tablets for $70 and up.   I can help you build a temperature to
> microphone interface.  Or a USB to temperature sensor interface.  The
> contact closures ( heat and A/C )  can be controlled via USB or sound out.
>   Total cost about $100 ....   Requires some soldering and programming
>
> Gus in NW Denver
>
>
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