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CaptPretentious@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I used to have basically that thermostat. Slightly different model. I “upgraded” because the “smart” ones were supposed to save money. Saw my bills go up right away. Regretted the Nest Thermostat almost immediately.

And that wallet is in better condition than mine right now. Fuck it, I’ll take everything in that photo, but swap out the manual for an automatic.

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Bluewing@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Oh my. My one daughter just published 2 research papers on household thermostats. And according to her long term testing, Nest is one to definitely avoid.

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- CaptPretentious@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  If she’s willing to share, I would love to read those papers.
  
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  - Bluewing@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I can ask. I think she has presented them at a symposium this month. I think they might be in print next month.
    
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some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I also ditched my “dumb” thermostats but went the DIY route. I put at least one temp sensor in each room/zone. Then switched out the actual thermostats with hard-wired Shelly relays from ameridroid. Everything is in a Zigbee network governed by “Better Thermostat” in Home Assistant.

A bit more work, yes, but everything stays local, I have all heating and cooling in one dashboard customized to my preferences, and the system is modular and extendable - next will be further automation with open door and window sensors + better presence detection.

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