cm0002@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoDo I have to build my own touchscreen thermostat?lemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down112cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1484arrow-down1imageDo I have to build my own touchscreen thermostat?lemmy.sdf.orgcm0002@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square62fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarei_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoI’m a programmer. I miss my 70s thermostat. Hot/cold/off, temperature, and fan on/auto. Very simple. Just worked. The smart thermostat is nice, but it’s something I’ll need to revisit when I have time.
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoI have smart thermostats. I block 100% of their traffic. Why? One winter I woke up to my house being not 70, but 50. BOTH of my units had stalled after a botched firmware update. I can’t trust a multi-billion to fuck my house up while I sleep. not once, not twice. now they are nice glowing thermostats I can see in the dark that my power company paid for. couldn’t be happier since cutting them off.
I’m a programmer. I miss my 70s thermostat. Hot/cold/off, temperature, and fan on/auto. Very simple. Just worked.
The smart thermostat is nice, but it’s something I’ll need to revisit when I have time.
I have smart thermostats. I block 100% of their traffic.
Why?
One winter I woke up to my house being not 70, but 50. BOTH of my units had stalled after a botched firmware update.
I can’t trust a multi-billion to fuck my house up while I sleep. not once, not twice.
now they are nice glowing thermostats I can see in the dark that my power company paid for.
couldn’t be happier since cutting them off.