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by Brian Warren
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MattBurgoon wrote:
>
> In looking through the Insteon_Thermostat code, it doesn't look like I can
> say just turn on/off heat/AC, all control will have to be done through set
> points. Is that correct?
Nope.
$thermostat->mode('off') will shut it off. Then set whatever mode you
want on the flip-side.
> And more importantly, is this sufficient for
> complex logic? Just set various extreme set points that will guarantee the
> desired action for heat or AC by the thermostat regardless of what
> temperature it sees? (with the 'off' extremes something reasonable so I
> don't come home to a 60 degree or 85 degree house in case my PC dies.)
>
>
Can't recommend the Insteon Thermostat setup. The RCS that I had at the
previous house was comparably priced (given that I had to by APs,Tstat
and adapter) and much more functional. I too was wooed by the Insteon
luster. Poll the list for alternatives. Or buy mine so I can get
something better ;)
> The problem will be when the (future) wife wants to adjust the temperature.
> I can't think of a good way to handle that if misterhouse is making all the
> decisions and there's no way to feed back changes to misterhouse from the
> thermostat, Unless someone has something creative, she'll just have to learn
> how to use a web page to control the heat.
>
>
You could poll the setpoints @hourly or whenever, but you are correct in
that there is no direct feedback.
> I like the idea of using an already established thermostat for safety or
> manual override reasons, plus the ever present possibility of future
> wife-compatibility.
>
>
>
Good luck. In this case choose !Insteon.
hth,
Brian
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>
> In looking through the Insteon_Thermostat code, it doesn't look like I can
> say just turn on/off heat/AC, all control will have to be done through set
> points. Is that correct?
Nope.
$thermostat->mode('off') will shut it off. Then set whatever mode you
want on the flip-side.
> And more importantly, is this sufficient for
> complex logic? Just set various extreme set points that will guarantee the
> desired action for heat or AC by the thermostat regardless of what
> temperature it sees? (with the 'off' extremes something reasonable so I
> don't come home to a 60 degree or 85 degree house in case my PC dies.)
>
>
Can't recommend the Insteon Thermostat setup. The RCS that I had at the
previous house was comparably priced (given that I had to by APs,Tstat
and adapter) and much more functional. I too was wooed by the Insteon
luster. Poll the list for alternatives. Or buy mine so I can get
something better ;)
> The problem will be when the (future) wife wants to adjust the temperature.
> I can't think of a good way to handle that if misterhouse is making all the
> decisions and there's no way to feed back changes to misterhouse from the
> thermostat, Unless someone has something creative, she'll just have to learn
> how to use a web page to control the heat.
>
>
You could poll the setpoints @hourly or whenever, but you are correct in
that there is no direct feedback.
> I like the idea of using an already established thermostat for safety or
> manual override reasons, plus the ever present possibility of future
> wife-compatibility.
>
>
>
Good luck. In this case choose !Insteon.
hth,
Brian
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-OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise
-Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation
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