Does it require a C wire? Some smart thermostats require C wire to be installed.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 6, 2023, at 2:20 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello James and Everyone, > > I purchased the Sensi model st55 Smart Thermostat 2 days ago and had it > installed early this morning. > > In a word, it is amazing. The physical buttons are easy-to-use and allow for > complete use of the thermostat just as was my old unit. > > I did not configure the wireless settings until late this evening because the > buttons work so well. > > However, I now have the device setup to work with either Alexa or Siri. And > of course, one can use the Sensi app which is remarkably VoiceOver accessible. > > Now I will tell you that the Apple Home Kit setup was a thousand times easier > than was Amazon Alexa. In fact, for the first time, I was truly disappointed > with Alexa because, in my opinion, not only would a blind or low vision > person be hard pressed to configure the unit without sighted assistance, but > the process is unintuitive and convoluted. In addition, at the time of this > writing, one cannot setup Alexa with the device until one uses the Sensi app > to create an external account, etc. Ridiculous. > > Apple Home Kit, on the other hand, was fast, simple, and could easily be > configured by a totally blind person as long as the person had the security > code which is included on a sheet of paper located inside the package. The > best part? One does not need to install the third-party Sensi app in order > to be up and running in minutes. > > I have decided to use Siri to run the thermostat as doing so is intuitive and > works flawlessly from all of my Apple devices including my Apple Watch. > > I think the Sensi people must love Apple because, if one did not want to > configure Home Kit, manually, to work with the device, one only has to point > iPhone camera to a QR code located in the packaging which automatically > launches Home Kit and begins the configuration process. Most impressive, to > say the least. > > While I love Alexa, this round definitely goes to Siri. > > Thank you all for your contribution to this thread and, like James, I > definitely recommend this $80 unit to anyone who is in the market for a new > thermostat, WiFi enabled or not. > > Mark > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of James > Bentley > Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 7:26 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone? > > I’ve had a Sensi model st55 for 2 years now.Be sure you get this cheaper > $80.00, model available from Amazon. It has buttons that control selecting > heat or air conditioning and changing the temperature and more. It also > works with Alexa and there is an app for I Phone and I think, Android. > Note, the more expensive model is flat screen only. No buttons. The buttons > are important for a blind person to use the thermostat in case your internet > goes down. > > The $80.00, thermostat with buttons is model ST55. Here is an Amazon link. > > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NB1OB0I/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=16b53869f5473df1c2e96eaa091b5ae3&hsa_cr_id=1865675060401&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=a4851b0d-8d87-4199-8c2b-32c4437daff2&pd_rd_w=8kn92&pd_rd_wg=ViTHK&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_bkgd > > > HTH, > > James B > > From: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> On > Behalf Of Wayne Scott > Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 3:48 PM > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone? > > I highly recommendthe Sensi thermostat. It works with both Alexa and iPhone. > Wayne Scott > > > On Dec 27, 2022, at 2:23 PM, Katrina Anderson > <mailto:kanderson8...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > My Honeywell programmable thermostat has buttons around the visual display. > I am able to do some basic things without the Internet, app or Alexa, but > since I am totally blind, I have to rely on good notes (not enough space for > braille labels). I am very pleased with this thermostat, and what is > especially cool is that I had nothing to do with selecting it. The > thermostat was selected/installed by the company/workers who installed a new > furnace and AC 7.5 years ago. In case it would prove helpful, details about > my thermostat follow: > Honeywell Thermostat Model and/or Serial #: Focus Pro TH6320WF > Above based on the Model 6000 > > Katrina > -----Original Message----- > From: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> On > Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 2:58 PM > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone? > > Honeywell T9 or T10 would probably be my choice, we have a Honeywell T5 which > has long since been discontinued, but it works well although it is a touch > screen thermostat so if for some reason your internet goes down you would > have a hard time setting anything on it, but I believe many smart thermostats > would be the same way. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> On > Behalf Of M. Taylor > Sent: Monday, December 26, 2022 2:01 PM > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > Cc: mailto:vipho...@googlegroups.com > Subject: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone? > > Hello Everyone, > > Okay, I know that I have asked this question before but, now that I must buy > a new thermostat for my home, within the next week or so, as my 32 year old > model is starting to fail on a virtually daily basis, what Alexa compatible > thermostat do you either recommend and / or are currently using? > > I am aware of the Nest brand models; I thought they were Google-only models > but I think they also can work with Alexa, right? Does anyone have any > experience with Nest / Alexa compatibility? > > Also, I know that Honeywell makes Alexa models but, from what I have read on > the web, today, one must setup an online account with Honeywell before the > device can be used with Alexa. That sounds like a lot of trouble to me; > maybe. > > The only thing I know for certain is that I want a model that will work with > Amazon Alexa, out of the box, because I do not want to use a third-party app, > is I can avoid doing so. > > I have come to trust the Alexa app for iOS and iPad OS. > > Mark > > > -- > 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: > mailto:mk...@ucla.edu. 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