Has anyone heard of a brand of thermostat called the Napoleon? And if so does anybody know if there's an app for it, I can't find one but that doesn't mean anything.
Lelia Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 4, 2016, at 1:39 PM, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > > In addition to this good answer for standard thermostat functions, advanced > thermostats such as the Nest will allow you to program schedules for changing > the temperature based on both time of day and whether you are home or not > (the Nest can tell if you are at home with a built-in motion sensor, and with > an app you put on your phone, along with your home location, so the app > indicates if you are at home or not using location services). > > Also, the Nest can manage the humidity level in your house using the > airconditioning, or a multi-speed air handler, or even a separate device > integrated to the airconditioning called a dehumidifier. It can use any or > all of these methods, and each has its own advantages, and the last two have > increased costs. In humid climates like Florida, this can make your house > feel much more comfortable without making it feel too cold. > > In very dry climates, the Nest can also manage a separate device integrated > into the HVAC called a humidifier. > > It's all of these advanced features which caused us to purchase two Nest > thermostats, even though they are not very accessible for me. > > Hth, > > Chip > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 6:14 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Thermostat confusion. > > Hi Ari, > > You may also want to consider the Wi-Fi thermostat from > www.RadioThermostat.com. They are less expensive than the Nest ones and also > work very well. > As for what a thermostat does, it maintains whatever temperature you set it > to and if you have air conditioning this also means starting your air > conditioner when it gets too hot. Let's say you live in a place that gets > pretty hot in the summer and you have air conditioning, but it also may get > cold in the winter requiring you to heat. If you set your thermostat to 70 > Fahrenheit and it is super hot in the summer, the thermostat will cause your > air conditioner to kick in if it gets a degree or two above 670 degrees, once > the temperature in the house is back down to around 69 or 70 it will turn > off. The same happens with your furnace in the winter. If you set it to 70 > degrees and it's only 40 outside, the thermostat maintains the 70 degrees by > causing the furnace to start up if it gets too cold. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > englishride...@gmail.com > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 10:34 AM > To: VIPhone Email List <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Thermostat confusion. > > So, after we move, I'm thinking of getting either one of those thermostats > from talkingthermostats.com or a Nest thermostat. I tried googling this one, > but I don't seem to be getting a proper answer. I don't really understand how > thermostats work. Not mechanically, but practically. What does setting the > temperature of the thermostat to 70 degrees actually mean? And is the answer > to that question different when you're talking about air conditioning versus > heating? > > > Thanks, > Ari > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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