I’ve got one of those with bi-metallic strips, it’s 35 years old, works no problem.
Comment on Google pulls the plug on first and second gen Nest Thermostats
FishFace@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Dumb thermostats last for multiple decades.
Damage@feddit.it 2 days ago
reddig33@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Surprisingly, these still work as dumb thermostats after the cutoff date.
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Uhh, isn’t this just turning them into dumb thermostats? It says you can’t control it via phone. Not that it stops working altogether.
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
As do smart thermostats that don’t rely on the continued goodwill of corporate America to function.
tidderuuf@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Which ones are those?
toiletobserver@lemmy.world 2 days ago
My Honeywell one is not Internet connected, but it seems plenty smart. It knows the time and day, is programmable for four different periods each day, can handle all sorts of heating and cooling equipment. It also learns how long it takes to get your house to the right temp, then starts working before then to make it happen when the time arrives.
guy_threepwood@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I saw the photo with a person for scale and I thought…why?
joekar1990@lemmy.world 2 days ago
One of the apartments I lived in had a Honeywell wifi connected one that worked pretty well.
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aarch64@programming.dev 2 days ago
Anything that supports HomeKit should work indefinitely. I have an ecobee4 that works great with Home Assistant via HomeKit.
Natanael@infosec.pub 15 hours ago
Same with Matter. Home Assistant has a Matter module too. And, Matter is designed to be open!
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Honeywell’s Z-wave thermostats don’t require Internet connectivity to function and control remotely. They do require something like Home Assistant for that remote control.
billwashere@lemmy.world 2 days ago
A simple open api could extend the life of these things by decades.
nguarracino@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Yup, this is what I just did. Replaced my two first generation Nests with Z-Wave Honeywells.