Remote thermostat
For you snowbirds who have "remote controlled thermostats", what do you use? What are the things you like, AND the things that you don't like about your model? I'm thinking about leaving my DSL/In...
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rclifton wrote:
I replaced my thermostat with a Sensi wifi thermostat and so far it's worked great. It does not require a "c" wire, it also retains control of the fan (on or auto) but you do have to figure out if you want to use the low or high fan wire unless you want to add an additional toggle switch. I love being able to have the fan on with the furnace at the same time, really helps to circulate the air.
The only down side is with no "c" wire if you access it a lot via wifi it eats the "aa" batteries pretty quickly. It takes 2, so I bought a 4 pack of rechargeable double a's and just swap them out when they get down to 1 bar.
X3 on the Sensi, with an additional advantage being the relatively low price compared with the others I was looking at. Compared to the Nest, it has a lot fewer features, but will do everything on your list. It also comes with one of the easiest installation instructions I've ever seen included in its smart phone app. I happen to have a C wire, so no need to rely on a battery. Clifton's post above would cause me concern, depending on how long I was going to be gone, and especially if I couldn't see the battery status on the app. Perhaps Clifton could offer some info on that.
