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Posted by on May 5, 2007, 7:03 pm
>
> >I sympathize with your problem. Yes the guys are right...too often a 2
> >storey house with only one system works poorly. It amazes me that when
you
> >consider the cost of a house that the HVAC Systems is most are archaic in
> >this day and age...Ideally you should have separate zoning...
>
> Ding! There's a few more pieces involved with multiple zones than several
> thermostats.
>
> > Having said that, it is not a perfect world and we all dont have money
to
> > re-engineer the system...Here is a trick that I have used with customers
> > in your situation and all are happy with the inexpensive solution and
> > excellent results....
>
> I doubt it.
>
> > Go and purchase a Honeywell or Carrier thermostat that has a remote
> > temperature sensor option on it..At that time, you purchase one
additional
> > sensor so now you have one thermostat with 2 sensors. Locate one
> > temperature on the main floor wherever you like...Locate the other one
> > upstairs where you like...You wire a wall switch in somewhere that
> > switches the sensors...a three way switch from Home Depot works for
> > this...in the daytime, the switch is connected to the main floor sensor
so
> > the AC unit will control to satisfy the main floor...When you go to bed,
> > you flip the switch and the thermostat is now looking at the sensor
> > upstairs and ignoring the main floor...Next morning flip it back...
>
> So, you don't understand that the remote sensor on most any thermostat
that
> a HoMoaner will likely be able to purchase is for dsplaying the
temperature,
> and has no effect on determining whether a setpoint is reached? Or, are
you
> trying to explain to him that he needs to open up the thermostat - I'll
use
> a T8611 for an example - and disconnect the internal temperature sensor,
> install a switch in the thermostat, and connect an (aquired from who knows
> where because the internal sensor is a diode, and the external sensors are
> thermistors) remote sensor to it, so he can switch between them.
Never experienced the workings of a Honeywell ProVision Series...
What a shame... they're only one of the best stats on the market today.
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