plboucher:
Hello,
I have a project in my head and don’t know if there is a way to achive this
I have some heating convectors with integrated thermostat (not programmable)
Is there a way to make them “smart” using a temperature sensor and some kind of smart “button pusher” to set the temperature higher or lower, depending of the temperature on the sensor?
Thanks!
It can be done, but the button pushers are very expensive, about $49 for each button, plus $89 Bridge, plus an annual cloud fee. I used to recommend these for some use cases when it ran locally and there was no annual fee. Now I mention it so people can take a look, but I don’t recommend it for most set ups just because of the cost.
See the discussion in the following thread:
Hello SmartThings people, i’m hoping someone could help me with a home automation aircon hack.
As part of my home automation project i’m trying to “smartify” my old dumb ducted aircon. Want to be able to at least on/off control it via Alexa or a phone app. I’m actually not invested in the SmartTHings ecosystem atm, but do have some z-wave devices and a hub, and an alexa.
P.s. im in Sydney, Australia. We have annoying non-standard aircons here.
The aircon is a 10yr old Temperzone ducted multi-zone system which has a proprietary interface (no popular smart thermostats are compatible, i’ve checked), and also doesnt come with an IR remote. The only way to control it is via a physical wall panel (and this sends signals to a control box that’s in the roof void).
I was hoping to achieve some …
