Re: thermometers?

[Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:05:18 -0600, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
>
>> Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:38:20 -0600, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks -- that's very helpful!  But they don't seem to have anything
>>>> that looks like a permanent installation...
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what you mean by "permanent installation".
>>
>> I'm thinking in terms of an in-wall installation -- the best of all
>> possible worlds would be if I could replace an existing junction box
>> with a 2-gang, put the sensor in the new part, and power it off the AC.
>
> Have you looked into using Insteon thermostats <http://
> www.smarthome.com>, not for control but just for their remote thermometer
> function?  You'd need to provide power equivalent to that available from
> normal thermostat wiring, which I think may be only a very small
> transformer.

Do you mean the Venstar thermostats?  Those are looking like the best
products I've come across -- a small transformer should indeed supply
power.  These are looking like $160 a pop, however..
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