I went to the website, but couldn't find out a lot of information about them. For instance, I'm not really certain what the differences are between the two options. Do you know of any podcasts out there that demonstrate either thermostat and the app?
Thanks, Ari > On Jul 31, 2016, at 6:43 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > As mentioned it is a Wi-Fi connected thermostat and it has an app. It is like > the Nest thermostat, a piece of hardware and an app to control it, just less > expensive and from a different company. I Have had one of these at home and 2 > at my retail business which has separate furnaces on the main floor and first > floor and they've been working perfectly for 3 or 4 years now. I am not > saying that Nest is no good, but just mentioned www.RadioThermostat.com as an > alternative and one that was one of the first and I know that in the States > you can buy the thermostats at Home Depot for around $100; at least I read > this in some posts from list members who said so. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > englishride...@gmail.com > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 5:00 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Thermostat confusion. > > I'll have to check out that other thermostat you mentioned. What makes it > different from the ones I mentioned? Can it interface with my iPhone, like > the Nest one, or is it just a standalone unit, like the one from Talking > Thermostats? > > > Thanks, > Ari > >> On Jul 31, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> Hi Ari, >> >> You may also want to consider the Wi-Fi thermostat from >> www.RadioThermostat.com. They are less expensive than the Nest ones and also >> work very well. >> As for what a thermostat does, it maintains whatever temperature you set it >> to and if you have air conditioning this also means starting your air >> conditioner when it gets too hot. Let's say you live in a place that gets >> pretty hot in the summer and you have air conditioning, but it also may get >> cold in the winter requiring you to heat. If you set your thermostat to 70 >> Fahrenheit and it is super hot in the summer, the thermostat will cause your >> air conditioner to kick in if it gets a degree or two above 670 degrees, >> once the temperature in the house is back down to around 69 or 70 it will >> turn off. The same happens with your furnace in the winter. If you set it to >> 70 degrees and it's only 40 outside, the thermostat maintains the 70 degrees >> by causing the furnace to start up if it gets too cold. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of englishride...@gmail.com >> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 10:34 AM >> To: VIPhone Email List <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Thermostat confusion. >> >> So, after we move, I'm thinking of getting either one of those thermostats >> from talkingthermostats.com or a Nest thermostat. I tried googling this one, >> but I don't seem to be getting a proper answer. I don't really understand >> how thermostats work. Not mechanically, but practically. What does setting >> the temperature of the thermostat to 70 degrees actually mean? 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