So it might sound a bit crazy, but does anybody have recommendations on thermostats that turn off the heat automatically when they don't sense anybody in the house? This could be done with motion sensors or some other technique, but it seems it would save a lot of energy....
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So it might sound a bit crazy, but does anybody have recommendations on thermostats that turn off the heat automatically when they don't sense anybody in the house?
To my knowlege, heating systems with occupancy sensors aren't really that common. But check out this product (the CI-12, CI-24 Passive Infrared HVAC/BAS Ceiling Sensor) from WattStopper. Has anyone out there had any experience with it?
yep .. sounds crazy but logical and yes they are not very common but we designed and produced one .. the ioncontrols.com .. ION Tx PIR and its featured as a wiki in Huddle .. so Stins missed that one! :)
ION Tx PIR and its featured as a wiki in Huddle .. so Stins missed that one! :)
Okay, in self-defense...I've been busy working on the huddle! And clearly, after you let us know about your product, I knew about them!
But that last post was back in January when I was sheltered and naive about PIR thermostats.
Hey ION - did you see that we have a formal product page now for the ION Tx?
Thanks for generating all the content in the wiki, Stins started with that, now users can easily browse to it alongside all the other thermostats.
If you have some customers using it, you should send them over here to post some reviews to get the word out. Thanks again!
cheers deej,
cheers for formal page and we'll add so more nerdy spec. details and yes .. will definitely point any contacts back to your excellent site.
later
You might want to rethink that. I remember as a med student doing rotations at a VA hosp. Mtg. rooms had motion sensors for the lights. In discussion mtgs., we periodicly had to flap our arms up and down to keep the lights from going off.
Have you thought about what you would do while sleeping? Even while sitting reading, watching tv, computer work, your heat would likely go off.
Hello,
I live Califronia, is the ION Tx PIR ROOM CONTROLLERS comparable with home heating system in the USA? Also, I suppose the PIR (Passive Infra Red) Sensor has to connect to the Controller in order to turn the heat/air condition on/off. Is it connected through wire or wireless?
Xuyen
