I just recently went with an ecobee because it seemed the best option for controlling heat, ac, and humidifier in one unit. And I liked the idea of an extra sensor.
I thought there was a special Honeywell router you had to buy with their thermostats? maybe that was just the type I was looking at. Anyway that killed the Honeywell for me.
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Originally Posted by TurdFerguson
Maybe someone can answer this for me. What's the point of remote sensors? Unless you can control the flow of the air in your house through dynamic vents do you really achieve greater all around comfort?
In my house, as with most newer 2 stories, there is a big temp difference between the front and back of the house(where the tstat is). If I used a remote sensor in the front of the house then it would make the back of the house unbearably hot. I've now only flipped which part of the house is uncomfortable, which I suppose is greater control but not really solving the issue.
Maybe I'm missing something as this has never made sense to me.
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We'll see how it goes, but the hope is it can be something closer to a happy medium. you can average between the unit and sensor, or tell it to listen to one or the other. Heating a hallway to the right temp always seemed a bit dumb to me, and since you can move the sensor we hope we can find the 'right' spot. TBD if it works.