I’m looking into fixing the thermostats at home. The house is about 100 years old, with radiators and central a/c, and I want one thermostat that controls heating and cooling.
Thing is, from bitter experience I know that the basic programmable ones don’t do a good job of accounting for radiators – it takes a while to get the house up to temperature, and once there, the radiators keep giving out heat, pushing the temperature past what I want.
And I’ve also noticed thermostats tend to be in places that aren’t representative of the rest of the house – so the hallway is 18C, but the rest of the house is sweltering at 23C (in winter); or in summer the hallway’s 20C and the rest of the house is at 17C.
…and I reckon it’s good to have two-zone heating/ cooling, as the top floor tends to be hotter than downstairs.
Sooo… what thermostat combines all of these traits in one good looking form factor? Nest is allegedly good with radiators, for example; Ecobee has additional monitors for different rooms.
Experiences?
Edit: I also have a small dog that stays home most of the day, apart from when the walker stops by to take her out for a walk.