Re: Controlling thermostat over the web

[shb*NO*SPAM*@comporium.net (Si Ballenger)]

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:37:12 -0400, Don Wiss
<donwiss@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I don't want any fancy home control system. I now have two Carrier
>thermostats that ConEd supplied to me that have web control. In return for
>getting these they are allowed to cycle off my compressor. The problem is
>they cycle everybody off equally. I purposedly put in an undersized unit on
>the roof. I'd rather it be dry and not cold and clammy. But with ConEd
>cycling it off my temperature stays in the mid-80s. So they have to go.
>
>Carrier has this model:
>http://www.residential.carrier.com/products/controls/infinity.shtml
>
>Which states it has remote access for Internet. You can't get much
>information on it from Carrier. It is new and the reps don't know much. And
>they like to steer you to you dealer for any technical questions.
>
>Are there any other options?
>
>Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

If you really want to be simple and inexpensive, You can make a
servo based controller like below and control it over the
internet.

http://www.geocities.com/zoomkat/t-stat.htm