Comments on: Thermostats http://houseblog.ottopohl.com/2010/02/15/thermostats/ A Constructive Adventure Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Ian http://houseblog.ottopohl.com/2010/02/15/thermostats/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Ian Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:22:03 +0000 http://houseblog.ottopohl.com/?p=313#comment-653 These look really cool. I looked into ordering a couple. I have two radiant electric zones in the house but I need both heating and floor warming capabilities. Unfortunately for me, Bayweb's thermostats can't accept a floor probe input. Are you hydronic floors able to achieve floor warming or can it only be used as a heating system? I am currently living in a house with 8 zones of hydronic but there are no floor probes so typically the house gets up to temperature and the tile floors are then cold at least 1/2 of the time. The other issue is that our in floor heating passes the current through the thermostat much like a baseboard heater style thermostat and bayweb doesn't seem to have a thermo that can handle this either. Guess I am stuck with the non-internet connected programmable option. We looked into other systems but as you mention these all seem to have the first born clause. I am sure another 10 years will make all the difference - too bad my wall will already be finished by then. These look really cool. I looked into ordering a couple. I have two radiant electric zones in the house but I need both heating and floor warming capabilities. Unfortunately for me, Bayweb’s thermostats can’t accept a floor probe input.

Are you hydronic floors able to achieve floor warming or can it only be used as a heating system? I am currently living in a house with 8 zones of hydronic but there are no floor probes so typically the house gets up to temperature and the tile floors are then cold at least 1/2 of the time.

The other issue is that our in floor heating passes the current through the thermostat much like a baseboard heater style thermostat and bayweb doesn’t seem to have a thermo that can handle this either.

Guess I am stuck with the non-internet connected programmable option. We looked into other systems but as you mention these all seem to have the first born clause. I am sure another 10 years will make all the difference – too bad my wall will already be finished by then.

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