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What is the best thermostat to use with EISY?

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What is the best thermostat to use with EISY?

I used the Insteon/Smartlabs 2441V plugin with a Venstar thermostat in an ISY994 system for years and it worked great, but the 2441V appears to be discontinued.

ecobee if you need accuracy due to temperature wave sensitivity. It is the most advanced and accurate thermostat I have ever used. That includes Venstar, Honeywell, and a few other brands.

The features are the best. However m experiences were with non-smart stats from the past. Once set up it can operate and compensate for almost any contingency you should ever need. No remote interference with it's smarts required.

Somewhat of a contrarian take, but I prefer a "dumb" thermostat that doesn't act on its own, but rather, that I can control via programs.

The reason is that I prefer the heat or A/C to be on/off depending on the temperature where I am - not where the thermostat is (e.g., in the hallway).

Therefore, I use YoLink temperature sensors in the places where I am and control the thermostat via programs.

If the TV is on, then the thermostat is under the control of the YoLink sensor by my comfy chair. If I'm in bed, then control is passed to the nightstand sensor and, since I like it cooler when I sleep, a lower temperature range is used.

Always tinkering,

Ross

1 hour ago, Ross said:

Somewhat of a contrarian take, but I prefer a "dumb" thermostat that doesn't act on its own, but rather, that I can control via programs.

The reason is that I prefer the heat or A/C to be on/off depending on the temperature where I am - not where the thermostat is (e.g., in the hallway).

Therefore, I use YoLink temperature sensors in the places where I am and control the thermostat via programs.

If the TV is on, then the thermostat is under the control of the YoLink sensor by my comfy chair. If I'm in bed, then control is passed to the nightstand sensor and, since I like it cooler when I sleep, a lower temperature range is used.

Always tinkering,

Ross

I do all that with colortouch.

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