Re: thermometers?

[Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:08:41 -0600, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:

> 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..

That's what I was thinking of.  Pricey, yes, but you have some very
specific requirements.

You might try contacting Smarthome to see if they have any less expensive
recommendations.  A lot of electronic thermostats seem to have the
capability for remote temperature sensors and these could perhaps be used
stand-alone.