hucker
Active Member
I would like to have temperature sensors in various rooms in our house, bedrooms + living spaces. I have easy access to most of the spaces so wiring is not an issue. I have two big questions:
1) Where in the room should they be placed?
2) How do I make them as unobtrusive as possible?
For the 'where', I worry about sunlight hitting them, locating them in the ceiling (read too high, away from register airflow...) These things will cause erroneous readings. Do I just need to calibrate after the install (e.g. each sensor has an offset). For my outdoor sensor can I just put it under the north eaves of the house in a location that is not heated (e.g. off our garage).
For the 'hide' part I'd really like them to be hidden completely, there are smoke detectors, sprinklers, light switches, speakers, lights, alarm keypads. I fear it is going to look terrible (wall acne). Is there a nice way hide this stuff? I'd really like to NOT have a Decora plate for each of my 1wire sensors...
Chuck
1) Where in the room should they be placed?
2) How do I make them as unobtrusive as possible?
For the 'where', I worry about sunlight hitting them, locating them in the ceiling (read too high, away from register airflow...) These things will cause erroneous readings. Do I just need to calibrate after the install (e.g. each sensor has an offset). For my outdoor sensor can I just put it under the north eaves of the house in a location that is not heated (e.g. off our garage).
For the 'hide' part I'd really like them to be hidden completely, there are smoke detectors, sprinklers, light switches, speakers, lights, alarm keypads. I fear it is going to look terrible (wall acne). Is there a nice way hide this stuff? I'd really like to NOT have a Decora plate for each of my 1wire sensors...
Chuck