Internet Thermostats

Everyone enjoys being able to control the temperature in their house and likewise, store owners enjoy being able to control the temperature in their stores to keep their customers comfortable and in a spending mood. Internet thermostats are becoming more popular for people who want to control their stores temperatures without having to go from location to location. Also, these internet thermostats allow you to protect yourself from local temperature adjustments by your staff or by someone trying to sabotage your store or play a joke.

LightStat has come out with their own internet thermostat and they think that it can save stores money on energy costs and maintenance cost along with the added bonus of being handy. Their wireless programmable thermostats allow you complete control of your stores’ temperatures. Information is transmitted wirelessly using the internet. Installation is simple and it only takes one phone call to activate the thermostat(s). A handy feature is the ability to disallow local temperature adjustments or control them to only 3 above or below the temperature you set. This will stop staff or hooligans from playing pranks on your stores.

On top of that, LightStat’s thermostats also save money on energy costs because you can setup everything to run ahead of time you don’t lose money on staff forgetting to turn thermostats down at night, all clocks are accurate so your stores are being heated at the correct times, you can make it impossible for staff to tamper with the store’s temperature, and your equipment can be turned off on holidays automatically, saving money on the heater running as if the store were open like any other day.

Proliphix prides itself on having integrated the internet with your thermostat as well as provide you some added features. Their basic internet thermostats are priced inexpensively for the home owner or small business owner and can be operated from any computer with internet access and a basic web browser. The basic series features NT10e and NT20e models. However, they also offer a professional series of internet thermostats which include added features and functions like dual stage heating and cooling, fan control scheduling, safety features, and a warranty.

The professional models are intended to be sold to system integrators, HVAC installers, and commercial customers for elite energy management applications. The professional series offers unparallel ease of configuration, monitoring, and management capability and it is all much cheaper than current communicating thermostat programs. The professional series features NT100e/h, NT120e/h, and NT150e/h models.

Smarthome is now selling their Internet thermostat online. This system is also controllable online through your web browser and features remote sensor capability, integral web server, web browser interface, free remote management service, simple temperature scheduling, and easy network installation. This internet thermostat is compatible with most HVAC systems and you can use it to control your gas or oil furnace, boiler, hydronic heater, and central air conditioner. The thermostat allows you to program your day into four different time slots, to change temperatures as the day changes. Also, vacation and special day schedules are available to work around days when your store won’t be open.

When you buy Smarthome’s internet thermostat package you receive your thermostat, and Ethernet power adapter, power supply cord, mounting hardware to attach it to wherever you want, and installation guides. Installation is simple and your local contractor should be able to do it if you can’t.

The Aprilaire Communicating Thermostat is an internet thermostat that works similarly to regular thermostats with the added bonus of being able to be controlled locally or remotely. If you want to install it in your house you can always control it manually.

The Aprilaire thermostat includes features such as the ability to control air space demand requirements by sensing space temperature and determining the heating/cooling demand with the accuracy of up to one degree, capable of controlling temperature or relative humidity, password protection, display multiple remote temperatures, capable of standalone operation independent of the thermostat network, along with many others.

Internet Thermostats are the way of the future. Being able to control your house (or even individual rooms) temperature(s) from your computer at an affordable price will soon become popular and the choice of many people. As the competition heats up for internet thermostats, prices should go down allowing more people to buy them for in house use.