Comments on: A land grab emerges over the connected thermostat

By: Derek Roddy

Derek Roddy — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:09:44 +0000

IRISH company CLIMOTE launched a similar product to NEST in the European market and is already picking up national awards for their intuitive design and approach to remotely controlling the device. Their proposition is a fully integrated 3 zone controller with built in thermostat, GSM communication, and a full user interface on the device should you decide not to use the remote control. It is fully certified CE approved 220v controller that connects directly to your boiler

By: Lafayette Electrician

Lafayette Electrician — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:41:36 +0000

Technology trends tend to move slowly to the midwest. In our area, Lafayette, Indiana, we are not seeing much interest into “connected thermostats.” Perhaps it takes client education, which we are considering at my mechanical services company. Right now, however, if any of our customers have heard of such a thing, it’s because they follow Apple news and the Next announcement. Until we see such “gadgets” in the appliance stores and mass advertising, it’s been a tough sell for us.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:14:42 +0000

It’s a great landscape, for sure!

By: don

don — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:38:46 +0000

My “dumb” thermostat replaced a “smart” thermostat when I had to replace my HVAC system. I replaced it because the older one took a drop of more than one degree before the AC would kick in. Since the older thermostat kept track of my energy usage each day of the past week and the total for the present week and one week earlier, I had hesitated about replacing it.

The new one is programmed to come on at a particular time in the morning (heating now). However, it anticipates that that is when we will be up and around, so it comes on earlier by as much as 30 minutes. I had to set it back so the temperature would not get too warm while still under the covers.

The idea of being able to change the settings using a smart phone app appeals to me, especially when I have left the house and want to lower the setting while we are gone. Maybe the Nest would do that automatically when there is no activity in the house. But if I’m lazing around on the sofa watching TV, I don’t want the thermostat turning down the heat because it thinks no one is home.

Emerson? What about Honeywell, one of the most common thermostat brands sold at building supply stores?