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

["Lighthouse" <gruntledlark@xxxxxxxxx>]

you forget that 2 out of 3 tenants currently have no control over the
temp at all. they rely on one tenant who has the thermostat in his unit
to set it at a reasonable temp. My thought was to really have temp
monitors in all the units and have a central thermostat (available to
me) to keep the units warmer than say 68, but no hotter than 72.


Jim Baber wrote:
> Jim Baber wrote:
> Your tenants will undoubtedly complain when their adjustments to the
> thermostats within their unit don't have the effect they wanted
> because some other thermostat overrode their changes....
>
> I can't even get my wife to agree how to set the thermostat....
>
> And if there was ever a fire and your non standard HVAC controls were
> found, even if they were not at fault themselves, I am sure the
> insurance company would consider that as sufficient reason to disallow
> ALL claims against them for any damages.  The insurance companies do
> love to find any reason to avoid paying any claims.
>
> Lighthouse wrote:
> > don't know how this would be "tormenting" my tenants. it's not like i'm
> > going to have them wear panties on their heads while i install this.
> > i'm not installing high voltage security fencing in the living units.
> > i'm looking to replace an existing thermostat. i won't do anything
> > unless i understand it completely. that's why i asked for some
> > additional clarification. i used to build, test, and operate nuclear
> > power plants so i'm pretty confident that i can wire up a few
> > thermostats w/o blowing anything up.
> >
> >
> > Bill Kearney wrote:
> >
> >>>i could possibly camo the therms
> >>>inside the casing of a smoke alarm unit.
> >>
> >>Realizing the problems with the electrical code and possible insurance
> >>risks, right?
> >>
> >>Honestly, for rental units you're asking for trouble with dumb ideas like
> >>that.  Likewise, cobbling together some sort of hack, and tormenting your
> >>tenants in the process, really doesn't seem like a good idea.
> >>
> >>When I suggested a contractor it was intended to avoid various problems like
> >>that.  Installations that follow code, professional time spent in/out of the
> >>tenant space, avoiding risks to existing boiler gear, etc.
> >>
> >>-Bill Kearney
> >
> >