Re: Temperature control--why?

["IVB" <ivb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have an Aprilaire thermostat and 3 remote sensors [kids room, HT room,
breakfast nook].

Out of the box, my thermostat and 3 remote sensors only allow me to either
pick one remote sensor to be the master, or average them all.

I can use CQC [www.charmedquark.com] to pick which one I want to be in
control and when. It can be event based or time-based. I.E., at night, i
want the kids room to control the temperature, so they don't wake up crying
cuz it's too hot. During the day, the base station should be in control.
Unless my wife decides to watch TV, in which case she should be able to tap
a single button, and set the HT room as the master.

That type of logic is not even remotely possible with thermostats.


"Mr. Gibbage" <MrGibbage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:9dg712d583lkf0jf82cf6dv64gldi9s39d@xxxxxxxxxx
>I see that many of the home automation discussions center around
> temperatire control.  I have used programmable thermostats for quite a
> while, and find that they pretty much meet all my needs...unless I am
> overlooking something.  If you have incorporated your themostats into
> your home automation system, how do you use it?  And what is it that
> you do with your system that you wouldn't normally be able to do with
> a typical programmable thermostat?
>
> Skip