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Daox · 10-30-13, 10:27 AM

My current thermostat is a LUX 5-1-1 that has been working great for a while now. During the week, I keep my house at 60F at night when I go to sleep and all day while I'm at work. I do not warm the house up when I wake up in the morning. I only have my current themostat programmed to go up to 70F a bit before I get home during the week. On the weekends its 70F all day, and back to 60F at night.

However, I'm finding my schedule highly variable these days. A 7 day programmable thermostat would help. There are usually two days I could probably leave it set at 60F all day long. But, what would really be great is if I could change the temperature remotely (from my smartphone). Also, from some very quick research, a wifi or internet thermostat isn't much more expensive than a new 7 day thermostat.

So, I am looking for any input on these devices. I really know nothing about them at all. I just did a quick amazon search for internet thermostat and saw prices much lower than I was expecting (~$100). I think for me that this device could pay for itself relatively quickly.

10-30-13, 10:27 AM	#1
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	Internet / wifi thermostats My current thermostat is a LUX 5-1-1 that has been working great for a while now. During the week, I keep my house at 60F at night when I go to sleep and all day while I'm at work. I do not warm the house up when I wake up in the morning. I only have my current themostat programmed to go up to 70F a bit before I get home during the week. On the weekends its 70F all day, and back to 60F at night. However, I'm finding my schedule highly variable these days. A 7 day programmable thermostat would help. There are usually two days I could probably leave it set at 60F all day long. But, what would really be great is if I could change the temperature remotely (from my smartphone). Also, from some very quick research, a wifi or internet thermostat isn't much more expensive than a new 7 day thermostat. So, I am looking for any input on these devices. I really know nothing about them at all. I just did a quick amazon search for internet thermostat and saw prices much lower than I was expecting (~$100). I think for me that this device could pay for itself relatively quickly. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by Daox; 10-30-13 at 11:17 AM..