My VIP-1000 is similar, keeps pretty bad time though it is accurate
enough to turn and off my heat, / cool, at the approximate correct time. 
If it is within 30 seconds one way or another, fine, a few minutes, . . .
I'd rather not, rather be accurate but a few seconds is ok.


Curtis Delzer.
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San Bernardino, CA.

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On Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:32:21 -0500
Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Kevin,
> 
> I went through a lot of gyrations to try to set the clock accurately until I 
> realized that (1) the clock isn't all that accurate anyway, and (2) 30 
> seconds one way or the other doesn't really matter in a thermostat.  I have 
> another brand of talking thermostat whose clock is much less accurate than 
> the one you've got, so I just count myself lucky that the damned thing works 
> at all.
> 
> Steve
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Minor" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 10:01
> Subject: OT: Is there a way to set accurate time on the VIP 3000 talking 
> thermostat?
> 
> 
> > Hi.
> >
> >
> >
> > I know this isn't exactly ham radio related, but one thing I've learned
> > about a lot of hams, and I include myself in this group, is we like all 
> > our
> > clocks to be accurate to the second.  With that in mind, here's my 
> > question.
> > I got the VIP 3000 talking thermostat, and it's working great, except for
> > one detail.  I can't get the time to be as accurate as I'd like.  I set 
> > it,
> > but it was about 30 seconds fast.  I called up Harry with Talking
> > Thermostats, and he told me that the clock on the thermostat can be off by
> > up to a minute either way, and there was no way to set it to the second. 
> > I
> > can accept this, but I thought I'd ask other folks who have a talking
> > thermostat to see if you've mastered setting the clock on this thing?  As 
> > I
> > said before, I'm quite happy with how it's working, and if all that's 
> > wrong
> > is the clock on it can't be set as accurately as I'd like, that's fine.  I
> > just hope it stays where it is, not losing or gaining time quickly.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for help on this.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> >