Hi Steve;
I have mine set up exactly the same way.
73 De Anthony W2AJV
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From: "steve" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: accessible thermostat
> Oops, I sent
> this to Curtis by mistake, but wanted it to go to the list for Carl and
> anyone else interested.
>
> Steve KW3A
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> From: "steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Curtis Delzer" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:42 AM
> Subje
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> ct: Re: accessible thermostat
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>>
>> Carl,
>>
>> I went with the Kelvin a few years ago since I wanted 7 day individual
>> settings. As for your problem:
>>
>> Since you have no need for them, you should turn off the "clapper" and
>> voice activation features.
>> With the clapper active, some kinds of household noise, barking dog,
>> chiming clock, etc. can activate the thermostat and the setting can
>> change. Even at 2 A.M. I turned mine off since sometimes clanging
>> dishes at the dinner table would activate it.
>>
>> I recently found that running 600 watts cw on 160 or 80 meters would
>> activate the thermostat, although the setting never changed. The
>> thermostat would just announce the time and temp. I found that shutting
>> off the voice recognition feature solved the problem.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Carl Martin" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 2:27 PM
>>> Subject: Re: accessible thermostat
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I have had a Kelvin talking thermostat for several years. It works
>>> pretty
>>> well but sometimes seems to have a mind of it's own. At night it is set
>>> to
>>> turn the furnace on at 55 degrees as we don't like the heater on at
>>> night. From time to time it comes on anyway and when I check the
>>> setting
>>> it has changed to 62 degrees. When I check the program it is still set
>>> at
>>> 55 degrees. I have noticed this change in set temperature at other
>>> times
>>> also. If I were to do it again I would try the other brand. I don't
>>> need
>>> the voice activation feature anyway.
>>>
>>> Carl, W6RGH
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 11:51 AM 1/17/2008, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>Two of them, in fact.
>>>>
>>>>The Kelvin is a talking thermostat that is also voice-controlled. You
>>>>can
>>>>program I think four different times for each day of the week.
>>>>
>>>>The Talking Thermostat from VIP Solutions, http://talkingthermostat.com
>>>>is
>>>>a
>>>>programmable thermostat that allows you to set four diffferent events
>>>>for
>>>>a
>>>>Monday-Friday period and a different four for weekends. It does not
>>>>have
>>>>voice
>>>>activation, and considering sojme of the problems with the Kelvins in
>>>>that
>>>>sense, maybe that's a good thing.
>>>>
>>>>Steve, K8SP
>>>>----- 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
>>>>
>>>>
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