I have a talking thermostat.

It got it from Independent Living Aids.

It works great.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kutsch" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: accessible thermostat


> Colin,
> The unit from Talkingthermostats.com is very nice.  I have two of them, 
> one
> at home and one in my office.  The home installation (heating and AC) was
> just a case of replacing the existing thermostat.  The installation at 
> work
> took a little more effort because it was necessary  to interface with a 
> 120
> VAC control circuit but the owner of TalkingThermostats.com provided the
> necessary advice.  He used to work for Honeywell and now runs Talking
> Thermostats.
>
> BTW, he has some interesting water detectors -- I use one near my sump
> pump -- and even a thermostat that interfaces with the phone line so you 
> can
> call and adjust your heat by touch tone.
>
> 73,
> Jim KY2D
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 4:54 AM
> Subject: OT: accessible thermostat
>
>
> this is pretty off topic, but much of the list traffic is so i don't mind
> posting it here.
>
> does anyone know of a talking home heating thermostat? or perhaps one that
> is programmable and usable without sighted assistance?
> Most of the automatic programmable ones ive seen  have LCD displays and
> buttons to set them.
> This isn't much of a problem, but i would like to find one that is less
> complex and that one can consistently set and program without depending on
> eyes.
> Also, since i know next to nothing about these things, can I simply hook a
> new unit up to my existing system, bypassing the existing single slider
> controlled old style thermostat?
> Can i simply take the old one off the wall, hook the wires up to the new 
> one
> and have a programmable thermostat?
>
> thanks for any thoughts on this
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
>
>