Ann, I echo the thoughts surrounding the Nest thermostat that we have in our home. You do need sighted help to set it up, and, if things go wrong, you again need this. We’ve had it though 3 months and its not been an issue since installation.
The Nest thermostat 3rd Gen can control heating for central heated systems, air con if you have that, and, hot water. So its more than just a basic thermostat. There are other benefits to going that little further with products such as those from Nest et al, in that you are moving more towards a connected home experience. Neil Barnfather MBE www.neilbarnfather.com Business Consultant & Disability Advocate Visit my web-site to learn more about my range of services covering a selection of business consultancy functions to a complete series of disability advocacy roles. All delivered personally by one of the UK’s most successful disabled entrepreneurs and established, recognised disabled spokesperson. > On 17 Mar 2016, at 06:54, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Another option is the thermostat from www.RadioThermostat.com. You can often > buy them for less than what they are sold for online at Home Depot. I have > had several of them for years and they are accessible and very reliable. I > believe I saw posts from some people in the States who found them at Home > Depot for $99. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Matthew Janusauskas > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 5:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Accessible thermostat? > > > The new thermostat from iDevices is compatible with HomeKit and Siri for > basic control. Unfortunately even though the same iOS app that is reported to > be fully accessible with their iGrill products is not usable with VoiceOver > when connected to the thermostat. This has been reported multiple times to > iDevices but they appear uninterested and not willing to address the > accessibility issues by using the same conventions already in place in other > parts of their app. Very Disappointing as it has the potential to really be a > great and accessible product. Hopefully more VoiceOver users will contact > iDevices Inc. to encourage them to resolve the accessibility issues in the > app. > > > On 3/16/2016 7:41 PM, Chip Orange wrote: >> Hi Ann, >> >> The Nest thermostat is accessible via the Iphone, but you would at least >> have to have sighted assistance with setting it up, and if it displays any >> error messages involving the thermostat not being able to attach to wifi or >> talk to the Nest mother-ship server, then you can't access this with the >> Iphone (as the Iphone gets its information and controls the Nest via the >> main Nest server, not directly). >> >> If you live with a sighted person, it's accessible enough for most daily >> use, but there are times when you do need sighted assistance. >> >> You can also control the Nest with the Amazon Echo, but only in households >> with a single system; there's no way to specify which Nest you mean if you >> have more than one. >> >> Hth, >> >> Chip >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Ann Byrne >> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 8:05 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Accessible thermostat? >> >> Our thermostat seems to be biting the dust. Honeywell makes one for >> about $100 that sounds accessible via the iPhone. Has anyone had a >> good experience with the Honeywell thermostat or with any other that >> is accessible? >> >> thanks, >> >> Ann >> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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