Re: Master-Slave Thermostat recommendations?

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 10:45:01AM -0400, Daniel Arnold wrote:
> Marc,
>
> I use an HAI RC-80 thermostat with RS232 serial control.  I believe HAI also
> makes a thermostat compatible with zoned systems.  I don't think there would
> be anything to change in MisterHouse to add support for zoned systems since
> it already supports multiple thermostats.  If anything did need changing I'd
> be happy to assist.

Thanks for the reply. I looked at the little RC-80 documentation I could
find, but it didn't say much about its input/outputs (also found the
RC-112).
Is the RC-80 basically an on/off thermostat that can be remotely actuated on
and off via serial, and its temperature read from mh?

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 09:16:03AM -0400, Brian Warren wrote:
> Marc,
>
> I wish I had the time to really think about what you are looking to do
> and offer some solutions, but I'm afraid anything beyond rehashing what
> I've already said WRT t-stats is all I have to offer right now.
>
> I currently own the Insteon setup as you've linked below.  I find it
> inadequate on many levels, which have been outlined on the list.

Right. Thanks for confirming that I don't want to buy the Insteon one. What
a shame it's so badly thought out :(

> I previously owned an RCS TR16(?).  There are/were 2 models, the 16(?)
> and the 40.  The 40 was more advanced and had a cooler LCD on the
> controller.  Both seem to be well supported in mh already.
 
I have a call with smarthome on the TR40 to see whether it supports reading
temperature from a 2nd zone as a bypass.
 
> I have also considered rolling my own using remote ibutton temp sensors
> and relays at the HVAC unit.   As it stands, I intend to replace the
> insteon solution as soon as resources allow.  What I choose will be
> determined based on what is available at that point.

Thanks for the replies,
Marc
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