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Posted by Noon-Air on September 11, 2006, 7:23 pm
> Dido wrote:
>> YES
>>
>>> Hi: Is there a thermostat available that will log activity and can be
>>> downloaded to a computer? To log when the heat pump is turned on, fan
>>> on etc. vs. time of day.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> russ
>>>
>>
>>
>
> First off.. to the OP...
>
> Russ... this is not something you could buy and hook up unless you like
> tinkering A LOT.
>
> Now... Dido... thanks for the link. Interesting... and the stuff the guy
> builds is very reasonable. It just needs assembled in a package.
>
> I've often thought... and Paul and I have discussed... that products of
> this type need to be developed and marketed in the consumer sector.
>
> So... I'll ask you HVAC folks... what's the price point for the following:
>
> A T-stat like this with logging, and with connectivity to a PC through the
> following options:
>
> wireless G
>
> Ethernet wired
>
> Schedule upload/download via a PC client
>
> PC client energy analysis
>
> Paul, you know this would be a cinch to program in VB... if the Tstat is
> talking...
>
> So how much would people pay?
>
> Jake
Dunno... They pay $350 for a VisionPro 8000......installed.
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