Solved my heating issue with a Wi-fi Thermostat

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Augmister

Minister of Fire
Jun 16, 2008
502
Socialist Republic of RI
I just put a Radio Thermostat (wi-fi) in our garage loft and now we can control that space from our work places. Replaced the Lux. We used to leave the stove off and just turn it on if we plan to use that space AFTER we came home from work. Wasted over an hour of time waiting for the room to be warm. Now we COME HOME to a warm room! Great iPhone app and the thermostat can also be controlled via PC. The stove is a Castille (2 wire system) and the thermostat has to have mini-watt output....this one does! I also needed to purchase an AC/DC converter to power the unit so it can "talk" with my home network and connect to the internet. Spent around $130 for everything and very, very pleased. We will use the space more often and also not have to heat the room when we are NOT using it. If this continues well, I will also put one on the other Castille we have running in the house. The thermostat software will also give you stats on how long you ran the stoves, so you can see and now better, control your pellet usage.
 
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