Re: zoned or not zoned?? thermostatic control of multiple spaces

["Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it's hot water heated how about you call a local HVAC contractor?

It might be better to spend a little more money and setup actual zones.
That way if you put different thermostats in different units you'll have a
chance to actually control how each one is heated.  It's rather pointless to
have multiple temperature sensors if there's not actually a way to control
zones.

That and an HVAC contractor might also be able to help with the specifics of
a rented dwelling.  There may be some ways to have the central controller be
able to limit things (like tenant's cranking it up to 85, etc).

It shouldn't be all that expensive to have someone look at the setup and
suggest how to put zones on it.

-Bill Kearney

"Lighthouse" <gruntledlark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I really wasn't sure how to title this msg. i have a building w/ 3 apts
> heated by a single boiler. currently there is one unit which maintains
> the thermostat.
>
> i would like to monitor the temp in each unit, but control the boiler
> from the utility room. oh yeah, and i don't want to pay for some fancy
> overpriced zoning system.
>
> it would be nice if i could do this w/ some type of wireless sensors--i
> see wireless thermometers always available for about $20 or so. it
> seems like there should be some way to modify these to do what i want.
> i don't know enough to be able to do this on my own, but i'm smart
> enough to follow instructions if anyone has some ideas.
>
> hard-wired isn't necessarily out of the question, but i have no idea
> how i might use 3 living area thermostats and set a control temp that
> may not match any of them.
>
> what i'm trying to avoid is having a single tenant freeze out or sweat
> out the other two. at the other extreme, i don't want the boiler
> responding to all three tenants setting their therms to 85 degrees.
>
> i'm hoping that by having temps reported from the 3 living areas to a
> "master" thermostat i can create some reasonable control. IOW, i need
> actual temp readings from the remote locations (rather than just on/off
> signals) so that a thermostat in an unheated basement can control the
> boiler. i hope that makes sense.
>
> any ideas? TIA.