Thermometer remote monitoring
Hello all we are new to the forum and hope we can get some help and give some along the way. We are gearing up for a trip to Orlando Fl. from Austin, TX. With our jayco pull behind. As always we trave...
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I am new to the forum and just bought a travel trailer. I finished up a project last night that will do exactly what you want. We have 2 dogs that will travel with us, and I was also worried about the A/C stopping while we were out.
I have been wanting to convert my thermostat to a digital, and I remembered that I had an extra Filtrete Wifi Thermostat sitting around. It has an Android/iPhone app that lets you monitor the thermostat, adjust the temperature, and turn on/off the heat and A/C. I decided to try it out. It does have 2 downsides.
1. It requires 24v AC for the wifi module to work. My camper was only putting out 12v so I ran 2 new wires to the thermostat and bought a $15 120v to 24v AC adapter.
2. It's not easy to get the thermostat to switch what wifi is uses. So I purchased a portable wifi router that will always have the same Wifi name no matter where you go. When you get to where you are going, you log into the portable router and connect it to the campground wifi.
I haven't taken it camping yet, but I figure if the portable wifi idea doesn't work, I can always buy a 4g hotspot and bypass the campground wifi. I'm sure there is a cheaper and easier way, but I had the thermostat and am a computer nerd that had extra time on my hands.
I have been wanting to convert my thermostat to a digital, and I remembered that I had an extra Filtrete Wifi Thermostat sitting around. It has an Android/iPhone app that lets you monitor the thermostat, adjust the temperature, and turn on/off the heat and A/C. I decided to try it out. It does have 2 downsides.
1. It requires 24v AC for the wifi module to work. My camper was only putting out 12v so I ran 2 new wires to the thermostat and bought a $15 120v to 24v AC adapter.
2. It's not easy to get the thermostat to switch what wifi is uses. So I purchased a portable wifi router that will always have the same Wifi name no matter where you go. When you get to where you are going, you log into the portable router and connect it to the campground wifi.
I haven't taken it camping yet, but I figure if the portable wifi idea doesn't work, I can always buy a 4g hotspot and bypass the campground wifi. I'm sure there is a cheaper and easier way, but I had the thermostat and am a computer nerd that had extra time on my hands.
