I'm looking for a bare-bones controllable thermostat for my garage/shop. I only use the A/C in there when I'm actively working, which is never to any schedule.
I don't need 7-day programmable, learning, or anything else fancy.
I just want to be able to remotely turn it on or off, set temp, see its status in the dashboard, and most important, set a rule to turn it off after a set time in case I forgot.
What kind of air conditioning unit is it? A large window unit that's plugged in, or a mini-split, or something closer to central air?
And how do you control it right now? What kind of thermostat do you use?
It's a small central air unit. Currently using an old 7-day programmable thermostat that I had lying around.
The go control Z-Wave thermostat is simple and folks here like it.
On the Zigbee side I think the Zen is nice.
Both are available on eBay I believe... Xfinity sold the Zen to it's customers for a while so you can usually find the Xfinity packaged version, it's just reboxed, same as the "regular" Zen.
Centralite 3-Series Pearl Touch Thermostat, White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G99KR94/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_6JJTW88ZNTXZ0QEVN1GC?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Lol, you said barbones which means cheap. You want cheap or horizontal. All seriousness I have it and it works great, though it doesn't have to do much since Hubitat is the brains of the operation. Can't remember the last time I even looked at it.
The older CentraLite HA 3156105 (xfinity branded) are battery operated and can be had for as little as $20 on ebay. Not fancy, but I've been very happy with one in my shop so i recently bought another for the garage.
The GoControl that @danabw mentioned works great. I have three of them and have never had an issue in three years. I hooked them up to 24V AC rather than battery (they accept both) which allows them to serve as z-wave repeaters and, in my view, likely improves reliability.
@user1139 Either the CT101 or GoControl. There is also the Honeywell T6 Pro z-wave
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