Re: Why would I want to use thermostats with the M1-G?

["Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The main reason to use thermostats is as a demarcation and user interface
> to the HVAC system.

Agreed, it's a lot friendlier to be able to punch some buttons on the wall
in the dark at night when it's REALLY COLD.  Did it myself just last
evening.

> This way the Homevision knows when the thermostat last ran the AC and
> won't short cycle of run the AC prematurely.

Indeed, you can't just start/stop HVAC systems.  There are all sorts of
potential problems with doing so.

> Since I have gone over to a M1 I am now debating myself whether to get an
> controllable thermostat (RCS) or migrate the programing over to the M1.

I'm likewise mulling over just how to integrate a thermostat into a larger
HA setup.