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I have an extra Venstar thermostat with a dial-up connection. No problems with it, it has worked great for the last three years. The voice prompt will tell you the current temperature and allow you to remotely adjust the temp. Very easy to set-up. It works like a cordless phone: Plug the phone line into the transmitter and a small receiver into a connection port on the thermostat. The kit normally goes for over $200. Let me know if you are interested and I’m sure we can work something out.
I just completed a major upgrade to the site software. It took about 20 seconds and no problems…. I sure am glad I made the switch!!!
Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I will research them in the next day or so and will post any questions.
We just installed a Honeywell Wi-Fi 7-Day Programmable Touchscreen Thermostat – RTH8580WF. It works well. We also just installed a MERV16 filter to help clean the air in the house.
I installed an Aube thermostat controller a few years ago at our BTV home. Inexpensive, simple to install, and operates via telephone. I “call my furnace” before leaving home in Santa Cruz and the house is toasty when we arrive. I leave it in vacation mode @ 40 when not there and bump to comfort @ 70. We also updated our furnace 4 years ago with a high efficiency unit installed by EPG and now use less than 1/2 the propane annually.
We installed the 3M/Filtrete 3M-50 last year at the cabin and liked it enough to replace the flatlands house with the same model. It’s nice to adjust the temperature from the couch, or road.
I had Paul Bertini install a dial up thermostat 3 years ago . Works on the land line, not the internet. Very easy, reliable. Has never failed.
I have both Honeywell and Radiothermostat both work great. No real differences. Even when you lose the internet they still function and hold your last setting, no big deal. Before we leave the Bay Area for the cabin we set the desired temp and when we arrive it’s all heated in the winter or cooled in the summer. Easy setup, easier then cameras!
Of course, one of the big problems is that almost always when we loose power, we loose internet. I know some folks have a dialup connection to their thermostat.
Have you tried a search of Amazon? Check this LINK out.
We found out yesterday that our furnace was not working because parts had frozen. EPG came out to defrost it and got it up and running. We also have renters and cleaners coming and going and fiddling with the thermostat settings, so I’d like to be able to monitor the cabin temperature from home to make sure it’s not too warm or too cold after the last person has left. I have 2 wifi security cameras which are working well, but now I’d also like to be able to monitor the temperature. Being able to actually control the thermostat would be nice, but is not a requirement. Do you guys have suggestions?
