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DrewE
Feb 22, 2018Explorer II
Most relatively inexpensive digital thermostats (that I've seen) will not automatically switch between heat and cool modes, which seems to be the gist of what you want.
Assuming your RV thermostat system is compatible--that it is not some keypad driven one with proprietary digital control signaling between the thermostat and the air conditioner-- pretty much any digital thermostat that can run on battery power (batteries in the thermostat) will work. If your home thermostat that apparently can switch between both heat and cool modes automatically meets that description, it should also be workable in the RV.
Another approach would be to have two thermostats, one dedicated to heating and one to cooling, and make sure the temperatures are not set so that they fight against each other when they're both on at the same time.
Assuming your RV thermostat system is compatible--that it is not some keypad driven one with proprietary digital control signaling between the thermostat and the air conditioner-- pretty much any digital thermostat that can run on battery power (batteries in the thermostat) will work. If your home thermostat that apparently can switch between both heat and cool modes automatically meets that description, it should also be workable in the RV.
Another approach would be to have two thermostats, one dedicated to heating and one to cooling, and make sure the temperatures are not set so that they fight against each other when they're both on at the same time.
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