Steve how many heat pump and furnace usits do you have running for the
home? I have 2 unitsd in my home 1 for upstairs and 1 for the
downstairs. I have an Ecobee Smart thermostat for upstairs and
downstairs. You can ask for the upstairs temperature or downstairs
temperature or the temperature in the home. If upstairs temperature is
ask for you receive the temperature for that floor, and the same for
downstairs. If you ask for the home temperature from either thermostat
you will receive an average temperature. There are additional sensors
which help to keep the temperature the same throughout the house.
Dave
On 8/6/2023 3:17 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
I think this brand was also mentioned in the iMore review I just posted.
I am also curious if anybody on the list has a mini-split heat pump system with
multiple indoor heads. We just installed such a system and it's fantastic as we
now get air conditioning as well as heating and with temperatures climbing
higher and higher each year it seems the air conditioning is definitely a nice
option. However, as there are 4 independent units in the house (bedroom and
living room upstairs as well as our guest bedroom and family/rec room
downstairs) a single thermostat somewhat defeats the purpose although I believe
you can link the units to various smart thermostats. At this point it's not a
critical issue because each unit comes with a remote control and for the most
part you just need to turn it on and then there is a toggle like a volume
rocker where you can turn the temperature up or down. Of course the temperature
is displayed on the remote so I haven't checked yet if an app like Seeing Ai
can read it.
There is also an app, the system is from the company Daikins, and while I have
figured out how to use the app it is certainly not what you could call
accessible. The installer helped me to figure it out, I was able to label a few
unlabelled buttons and the labels also seem to stick, so like I said, it's
useable for changing temperatures and so on, but I definitely still have to
contact the developer and see if they are open towards improving accessibility.
I assume it might be possible to link each unit's built-in thermostat to an
external smart thermostat, but if I needed to buy 4 smart thermostats that
could get pretty expensive. I am intriqued by the option to add room sensors to
the Ecobee Premium or the Honeywell T9, but I have to find out if it would be
possible for the Ecobee to then turn on any of the 4 indoor units independently
if it receives a signal from the sensor in that room That of course would be
amazing, but it might be too much to expect.
Best refgards,
Sieghard
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2023 12:06 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: I Continue to Appreciate the Accessibility of Apple Home Kit
Hello Richard,
Okay, I am posting the info to the model I purchased, below. This model was
suggested by V iPhone list member, James. It was the best purchase I've made
in years.
Mark
Original Post:
I’ve had a Sensi model st55 for 2 years now. Be sure you get this cheaper
$80.00, model available from Amazon. It has buttons that control selecting
heat or air conditioning and changing the temperature and more. It also works
with Alexa and there is an app for I Phone and I think, Android.
Note, the more expensive model is flat screen only. No buttons. The buttons
are important for a blind person to use the thermostat in case your internet
goes down.
The $80.00, thermostat with buttons is model ST55. Here is an Amazon link.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NB1OB0I/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=16b53869f5473df1c2e96eaa091b5ae3&hsa_cr_id=1865675060401&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=a4851b0d-8d87-4199-8c2b-32c4437daff2&pd_rd_w=8kn92&pd_rd_wg=ViTHK&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_bkgd
HTH,
James B
-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2023 6:17 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: I Continue to Appreciate the Accessibility of Apple Home Kit
Mark, what thermostat are you using? That alone could cause me to purchase the
home kit. Thanks!
-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2023 9:07 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: I Continue to Appreciate the Accessibility of Apple Home Kit
Hello Everyone,
During the winter, I had a Home Kit compatible thermostat installed in my house.
I continue to truly appreciate the temperature control I now enjoy via iOS and
iPad OS.
Until I installed this thermostat, I either had to turn the A/C either on or
off. The old legacy thermostats was simply not accessible to me as a blind
person.
However, I recently began having Siri keep the house between 2 temperature set
points such as 78 to 82 degrees. It is wonderful. Now I know this is not a big
deal for sighted people but, until now, I have not enjoyed this capability,
completely independent of a sighted person.
When I am away from the house for any significant period of time, with the A/C
off, I tell Siri to turn the A/C on before I get home and the house is already
nice and cool.
Now I know this can be done with both Alexa and the Google assistant so I am
not promoting Siri over anything; I just continue to be amazed at the level of
accessibility that I never would have dreamed of 30 years ago.
Mark
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