I have the same voice announcements from my tstat on my whole house audio system except for the "... too high". Also instead of using touch screens for tweaking I use the X10 palm pad remotes. I have 3 of these. One in the bathroom for morning adjustments for the heat, one in the entry/exit way, and one in the kitchen.
It must be a plugin. My uptime is : Uptime: 58 Days 13 Hours 22 Minutes 0 Seconds running HS version 2.2.11.I have the same voice announcements from my tstat on my whole house audio system except for the "... too high". Also instead of using touch screens for tweaking I use the X10 palm pad remotes. I have 3 of these. One in the bathroom for morning adjustments for the heat, one in the entry/exit way, and one in the kitchen.
I like the LCD keypads (they are not touch screens) because I get the same temp and setpoint display as I get at the actual thermostat. My long range plan would be to transition the thermostats to Homeseer if 1: the HomeTouch is affordable enough to justify swapping out the existing LCD keypads and 2: I can get Homeseer to stop locking up every couple of weeks. (I think there is a serious memory leak somewhere... maybe related to the stargate plugin).
I also need to decide if it is better to connect the stats directly using the RCS 232/485 adapter hub OR if it would be better to connect them to the ELK panel and acces them from the M1 plugin.
It must be a plugin. My uptime is : Uptime: 58 Days 13 Hours 22 Minutes 0 Seconds running HS version 2.2.11.I have the same voice announcements from my tstat on my whole house audio system except for the "... too high". Also instead of using touch screens for tweaking I use the X10 palm pad remotes. I have 3 of these. One in the bathroom for morning adjustments for the heat, one in the entry/exit way, and one in the kitchen.
I like the LCD keypads (they are not touch screens) because I get the same temp and setpoint display as I get at the actual thermostat. My long range plan would be to transition the thermostats to Homeseer if 1: the HomeTouch is affordable enough to justify swapping out the existing LCD keypads and 2: I can get Homeseer to stop locking up every couple of weeks. (I think there is a serious memory leak somewhere... maybe related to the stargate plugin).
I also need to decide if it is better to connect the stats directly using the RCS 232/485 adapter hub OR if it would be better to connect them to the ELK panel and acces them from the M1 plugin.
\It must be a plugin. My uptime is : Uptime: 58 Days 13 Hours 22 Minutes 0 Seconds running HS version 2.2.11.I have the same voice announcements from my tstat on my whole house audio system except for the "... too high". Also instead of using touch screens for tweaking I use the X10 palm pad remotes. I have 3 of these. One in the bathroom for morning adjustments for the heat, one in the entry/exit way, and one in the kitchen.
I like the LCD keypads (they are not touch screens) because I get the same temp and setpoint display as I get at the actual thermostat. My long range plan would be to transition the thermostats to Homeseer if 1: the HomeTouch is affordable enough to justify swapping out the existing LCD keypads and 2: I can get Homeseer to stop locking up every couple of weeks. (I think there is a serious memory leak somewhere... maybe related to the stargate plugin).
I also need to decide if it is better to connect the stats directly using the RCS 232/485 adapter hub OR if it would be better to connect them to the ELK panel and acces them from the M1 plugin.
2.2.03 running only the Insteon, Stargate and VWS plugins so far. I think the fact that Stargate updates several variables 3 or 4 times per second may be a factor. Need to figure it out before I put the furnaces on though... they will stay on Stargate for at least 1 more season.
QUOTE(68sting @ Oct 14 2007, 11:26 PM)
I have a two story with forced air. It tends to be colder in the basement and warmer on the top floor so I have an event set up to run the fan for 10 min every hour. This keeps the house a more consistant temperature. It makes the most difference in the winter when the solar gain keeps the first floor 70 and doesn't kick the furnace on all day. I
How much of a difference does this make? I have a similar scenario, bedrooms upstairs living space downstairs. If I could get a couple of degrees of warmth downstairs during the day for the cost of running the fan I'd do that in a second... This automation stuff is so cool!
I suspect the folks that are saying that the PC "manages" their HVAC system full time, really mean that their PC is "integrated" with their HVAC system?
1) For example, there is also the means for ALL of the logic of when to turn on the furnace blower, the compressor, move the zone valve to be run on a PC...that to me would be "managing full time".
2) There is another model where the PC is the complete user interface (no "thermostats" on the wall) and an embedded controller is doing all of the logic. We are doing a commercial installation like that right now.
3) Then there is what I suspect is really meant by this user group, where the PC is connected to the thermostat and polling / sending values and commands, but the smart thermostat is actually "managing" the system.
4) then, there is the thermostat plugged into the automation hardware which is then connected to the PC automation software....
My system is using "3". So I chose "occasionally manages" the system ie: I tell the thermostat to lower the temp once in a while. And my wife tells it to raise the temp
I suspect the folks that are saying that the PC "manages" their HVAC system full time, really mean that their PC is "integrated" with their HVAC system?
1) For example, there is also the means for ALL of the logic of when to turn on the furnace blower, the compressor, move the zone valve to be run on a PC...that to me would be "managing full time".
2) There is another model where the PC is the complete user interface (no "thermostats" on the wall) and an embedded controller is doing all of the logic. We are doing a commercial installation like that right now.
3) Then there is what I suspect is really meant by this user group, where the PC is connected to the thermostat and polling / sending values and commands, but the smart thermostat is actually "managing" the system.
4) then, there is the thermostat plugged into the automation hardware which is then connected to the PC automation software....
My system is using "3". So I chose "occasionally manages" the system ie: I tell the thermostat to lower the temp once in a while. And my wife tells it to raise the temp
RCS make both Z-Wave and X10 wireless thermostats. I have 2 X10 wireless and they work flawlessly.It's on my to-do list, but I'm not anxious to run any more wire in my home.
I'm looking forward to the Insteon RF thermostat. Hope it shows up soon.
RCS make both Z-Wave and X10 wireless thermostats. I have 2 X10 wireless and they work flawlessly.It's on my to-do list, but I'm not anxious to run any more wire in my home.
I'm looking forward to the Insteon RF thermostat. Hope it shows up soon.
They also make a UPB thermostat.
Rupp, I think the point he is making is that PC based programs measure uptime in days. Hardware controllers measure them in years.It must be a plugin. My uptime is : Uptime: 58 Days 13 Hours 22 Minutes 0 Seconds running HS version 2.2.11.