Anybody who gets a connected smart thermostat who is concerned about the thermostat not working could always ask the installer who is usually needed to install such a device to also install an old-fashioned mechanical thermostat next to it. Under normal circumstances just keep the lever all the way to one side so the heat would never come on, but if for some reason your internet is down or you can't use the smart thermostat you have an easy work-around, just push the lever of your mechanical thermostat to the right (most of them make it warmer the further to the right you go) and you are done. You could even get somebody to make a tactile marking at what you consider a comfortable temperature like 21 Celsius. Tone of these costs maybe $15 or $20 at most and it would take an installer an extra 5 minutes to hook it up.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Jenny Bomareto Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 2:02 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Talking thermostat. You can also look up the standalone VIP 3000 thermostat and see if they have it on Amazon. Also check and see if they have ones controlled using the Internet. Also, goes if internet down you could use Be My Eyes or use FaceTime so there’s always work around as you guys are well aware of. Sent from my iPhone -- 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. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/9496C787-44FA-4C16-90E1-C3FF08A98143%40gmail.com. -- 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. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/MWHPR06MB2573C4C4C4E08EBD096BF0DAC7B80%40MWHPR06MB2573.namprd06.prod.outlook.com.
