I’m looking to replace a “dumb” thermostat in my house. My biggest problem is, the Family (well MIL) will be the primary user of said thermostat. Were it up to me, i’d just duplicate the setup I have in my detached garage (ESP32 and 4channel relay board, with remote temp sensors).
My second biggest problem is many of the smart thermostats requiring internet access and control only being available through their External API. Ideally I’d like something that is 100% local control, with opt in for any remote data.

What setups do you have? do you like it? is it “normal” person friendly?

  • thegreekgeek@midwest.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    +1 for the T6, I have one that was a perfect drop-in replacement for my previous Honeywell thermostat. The only bit of fiddling I had to do was enabling Auto Heat/Cool mode in the ZwaveJS2MQTT dashboard.

    I’d also recommend the SimpleThermostat Lovelace card, it’s much more customizable than the default card.