[HH] home automation connected thermostat

[Mark Komarinski]

I have two Honeywell.  While they are wifi, they connect to a central server and then your phone connects to that server rather than directly to the thermostat.  I have no idea how hackable they are to do what you describe.

-Mark

> On Dec 3, 2014, at 11:36 PM, Drew Van Zandt <drew.vanzandt at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Home Depot has a WiFi one for $100 (Honeywell), and in MA you can get a $100 rebate from your gas company until the end of the year.  Since it's WiFi, I am certain it's easily hackable to be poked by home automation under Linux.
> 
> Drew Van Zandt
> Artisan's Asylum Board of Directors
> 
> 
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 11:27 PM, Tom Metro <tmetro+hhacking at gmail.com <mailto:tmetro+hhacking at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Any people on the list with experience with thermostats that interface
> with home automation gear?
> 
> This market was moving along slowly until Nest showed up, and then it
> seemed to take off in a big way. I haven't looked at the choices closely
> in a few years.
> 
> Personally I'm less interested in a solution like Nest that aims to be a
> stand-alone device, with an emphasis on style. I'd rather something that
> has less built-in functionality and good connectivity with home
> automation gear, using either WiFi, Z-Wave, or ZigBee.
> 
>  -Tom
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