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In Reply to: RE: Ha !.....................................nt posted by Cut-Throat on November 11, 2014 at 13:57:14
Oh wait, maybe you call Samsung Technical Support ??
I know who to call if I have an iPad / iTunes Store issue. ;-)
Hope you get it resolved. I'd be curious to know how you like your Honeywell thermostat. I'm thinking of getting the Nest thermostat. Nest is a Google owned company.
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I have had them for over two years. They will send an e-mail if your house temp drops below your target setting. Invaluable when you live in Minnesota and you're spending the winter in the Bahamas.
The Nest seems to 'learn on its own'. Which I'm not sure I would like. I don't want it learning. I want to control it. Reminds me of your kids learning swear words.
Cut-Throat
I was browsing Amazon and came across a nice Honeywell thermostat with color LCD touchscreen display. It requires the "C" wire for proper installation and after checking behind my current thermostat, I do indeed have the "C" wire.
I'm think I might get this one, or have my wife get it for me as a Christmas gift.
This is a picture of the Web App, which is how I mainly control the Thermostats.But if I were buying today, the ones you showed are the ones I'd get. I think they all require the 'C' Wire for Power. I installed mine myself and had to do a bit of 're-wiring' from my current thermostats, but it was not that hard to figure out. Mostly, it was the mounting of the thermostat on the wall, which took a bit of 'customizing' for me.
I have one on each level of my house. I like the LED Screens of the ones you linked to. Honeywell has a Website to control the thermostats, which work fine on my Laptops and Desktops. There is an App for my Tablets. The website is the preferred control. I never go to the Wall.
Cut-Throat
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Thanks for the info. I like the idea of control via App or website but wife will resort to using more traditional method on touch screen.
I came across this humorous review on Amazon. It's a bit long but the funny part is more toward the end. Enjoy.
By The General on March 26, 2014
My former wife loves to take expensive vacations. We live in Ohio, which doesn’t exactly have extravagant places to see unless you like to watch grass growing or interstate construction. While we make OK money, I’m convinced she felt the need to single handedly improve the US economy by taking elaborate vacations: Broadway shows in New York City, gambling in Las Vegas, Spa’s in Arizona, sightseeing in San Francisco. The airlines know me so well they ask about my dog when I call to make reservations. His name is Fred.
In my attempt to try and save whatever I could so the princess could have her nice things I bought this Honeywell Wi-Fi enabled device so I could adjust the HVAC while we were away piling up massive amounts of debt on Mickey Mouse watches. I thought we could save a few bucks by keeping the temp cool in the winter and warm in the summer. The device was easy to install. I did not have the “blue” connector so I had to re-purpose the green one - this required an adjustment to the actual HVAC unit in our home. There are plenty of videos on Youtube to demonstrate how to do this. Within an hour I was up and running.
The device works flawlessly. You can adjust the temp from anywhere you have a Wi-Fi or cellular signal. Little did I know that my ex had found someone that had a bit more money than I did and decided to make other travel plans. Those plans included her no longer being my wife and finding a new travel partner (Carl, a banker). She took the house, the dog and a good chunk of my 401k, but didn’t mess with the wireless access point or the Wi-Fi enabled Honeywell thermostat.
Since this past Ohio winter has been so cold I’ve been messing with the temp while the new love birds are sleeping. Doesn’t everyone want to wake up at 7 AM to a 40 degree house? When they are away on their weekend getaways, I crank the heat up to 80 degrees and back down to 40 before they arrive home. I can only imagine what their electricity bills might be. It makes me smile. I know this won’t last forever, but I can’t help but smile every time I log in and see that it still works. I also can’t wait for warmer weather when I can crank the heat up to 80 degrees while the love birds are sleeping. After all, who doesn’t want to wake up to an 80 degree home in the middle of June?
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Cut-Throat
I'll have to look into the Honeywell as I'm not familiar with it. I need something with more smarts than just a couple programmable temp/time settings.
I like the idea of getting an email alert. While not as cold as Minnesota we do get busted pipes and flooded basements here in Colorado! I'd like to avoid those problems.
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