Hello everybody. Talking thermostats should work and sometimes they don't. I bought a Calvin talking thermostat and had it installed. It would freeze up and I would have to reset and reprogram it. So try them but realize that they may not work as you expect them to operate.
> On Oct 10, 2016, at 10:39 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > I think the landlord doesn’t know what he is talking about. An analogue > thermostat has 3 wires and the same three wires connect to regular > digital/programmable thermostats. The talking thermostats which are not Wi-Fi > connected are simply regular digital/programmable thermostats except that > they have speech output and they should work anywhere an analogue one works. > Wi-Fi connected thermostats do generally require a fourth wire which provides > power to the thermostat, the Wi-Fi radio needs to be powered and I can see > where this could be an issue in a building where this fourth wire is not > present. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 6:20 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Talking thermostat, analog or digital? > > There are no analog thermostats that I know of that talk. It requires > digital output to a speech chip to provide the spoken information. > I’m surprised your place cannot take anything but analog. > Honeywell, I believe it is, makes a very good tactile thermostat, which we > currently have. It is a simple dial with good marks that are easy to feel > and my wife just put a bump dot at 70 on the moving part and the stationary > part so if I line them up it is set to 70 and I can judge moving it up or > down from there if needed. > We also have Air conditioning, so the same bumps work for that in the hot > weather. > The thermostat has a simple, three position switch with off in the middle, > cool in the down position and heat in the up position. > I’ll check and see if I can get the model number if you are interested. > > I’d have the landlord talk to the folks at Talking Thermostats about the set > up for the VIP 3000 to make sure it wouldn’t work. > > We are going to buy that one when we get our furnace service scheduled in the > next month or so. > > Later, > Richard > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Jenifer Barr > Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 6:11 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Talking thermostat, analog or digital? > > This is digital... I actually need analog. > Thanks for the link though. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 10, 2016, at 8:54 AM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > The VIP 3000 looks really good, has a 5 year warrantee and everything talks, > so using the iPhone is not necessary. > > https://www.talkingthermostats.com/blind.shtml > > > (Sent from my iPhone 5S) > > On Oct 10, 2016, at 5:26 AM, Jenifer Barr <claudas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all. > My mom wants to buy me a talking thermostat or one that works with my > phone but my landlord said that our heating system seems to not work > with digital thermostats. Do any of you know of one that is analog > but will still work with the home kit in IOS 10? > Thanks. > Jen > > -- > 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 caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > 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 caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > 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 caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > 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 caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > 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 caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > 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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