Can Smart Thermostats Ruin Your Furnace?
It may sound preposterous, but some people are afraid smart thermostats are bad for heating and air conditioning systems. Here’s the good news: You...
The Thermostat Continues
I’m too deeply buried in R&D right now to fully develop another article on my thermostat but here is some info to add to...
Adequate Air Quality or a Comfortable Temperature
That’s a choice we shouldn’t have to make.
We often take the air we breathe for granted. When you walk past an active construction site,...
The 2019 Thermostat ReThink
Back in 2017 I wrote a blog entry called “A Thermostat Weekend” – some weekend that turned out to be. Well, to cut a...
Sinopé TH1120RF programmable line-voltage thermostat review: A smarter way to control baseboard heaters
Most of the smart thermostats we’ve evaluated—from the likes of Nest, Honeywell, and Ecobee—are low-voltage devices designed for central HVAC systems (even if not...
Keen Home Smart Vents: The Perfect Temperature In Any Room
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every room of your home had the perfect temperature? This is a hard thing to accomplish since most standard...
The Script
Regular reader will know about the script that Aidan Ruff and I originally developed to put Node-Red and several other packages onto the Raspberry...
Best smart thermostat: Reviews and buying advice
The best smart thermostat will have an outsize impact not only how comfortable you are in your home, but also on your household budget....
5 Tips for Furnace Maintenance
Furnace maintenance tips to get you ahead of the heating season game.
Summer has officially come to an end, and the temperatures are steadily dipping....
ecobee Room Sensors™ vs. Nest Temperature Sensors
When we created the world’s first Room Sensor™, we introduced an innovative way for homeowners to help manage hot or cold spots, knowing that...
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How to Use the ‘Hey Siri’ Command With AirPods (2nd Generation)
Apple refreshed its AirPods wireless earbuds in March 2019, adding a number of new features that set it apart from the previous generation AirPods....
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Make Your Smart Home Secure
In this piece, we will teach you how to make your smart home secure. Smart home security can be considered across more categories than...
