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07-31-2014, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by MRG
Our local electric company is offering free Honeywell Wi-Fi programmable thermostats with free installation. You have to meet certain requirements about your HVAC system but that shouldn't be a problem.
I'm not sure how much we'd actually save, but I can see some uses. Looking into the details it appears the electric company reserves the right to text your unit(s) to raise or lower your unit by 3-5 degrees if they're reaching capacity. I'm all for saving money and helping conserve resources, but this is past my comfort zone. Almost Orwell like. I think if I really want one, I'll go buy a Nest. Any opinions? Anyone done this?
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A non-WiFi Honeywell programmable thermostat costs as little as $25, and a WiFi one that lets you foul around with the temperature setting while you are on the other side of the globe costs $99.
To allow the utility to mess with my temperature settings, they will have to pay me a lot more, particularly if that right is for perpuity! I do not know what my price would be, but it is not $99!
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07-31-2014, 06:52 PM
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Would include installation right?
It wouldn't bother me too much. I don't crank the AC or the heat that much so my guess is they wouldn't dial it back that much.
I have more concerns about the security and privacy implications.
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07-31-2014, 06:56 PM
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I forgot to say that this is something I do myself all the time, so the free installation is of no monetary value to me.
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07-31-2014, 07:13 PM
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Would include installation right?
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The install on the ecobee was NOT trivial ... had a hvac guy as a guest (with his family) and he and I spent 2 hours. There's a comm board that mounts on the furnace ... the t-stat ties into the same board. Then the fun begins (programming the t-stat).
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07-31-2014, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by tryan
The install on the ecobee was NOT trivial ... had a hvac guy as a guest (with his family) and he and I spent 2 hours. There's a comm board that mounts on the furnace ... the t-stat ties into the same board. Then the fun begins (programming the t-stat).
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I don't have AC, but I self installed an ecobee in my home and it wasn't difficult. A lot of it probably depends on your furnace. Mine was a straight swap from the Honeywell thermostat that I was replacing.
I like that I can control the device using my smart phone. It's come in handy a few times. Their charts on energy usage are also interesting, even though I haven't looked at them lately.
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07-31-2014, 10:21 PM
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My power company called so often about letting them turn off my air conditioner that I had to block the number. Regarding thermostats, I just got a lennox with wifi with my new two speed fan furnace. the thermostat is great. Even I would be tempted to consider the power off proposal for a free fancy thermostat. But since now have a new one, the sales number of the power company remains blocked.
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08-01-2014, 05:42 AM
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I don't have AC, but I self installed an ecobee in my home and it wasn't difficult.
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That simplified things a bit. Ours is a geothermal system so we use the interrupts (INT1 and INT2) on the ecobee to sense any lockout. An email is sent if the system faults. Nice feature , but a PITA to set up.
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