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That $150 smart thermostat was a total waste for my shop
I grabbed one of those wifi thermostats for my garage workshop back in February, thinking I could preheat the space from bed and save time. Turns out the app kept dropping connection to the heater relay, so I'd wake up to a 38 degree room anyway. After a week of fighting it, I yanked it off the wall and put my old mechanical one back on. The smart unit is now sitting in a drawer because I'm too stubborn to return it. What really got me is that the basic timer switch I had before did the SAME job for $20. Has anyone else gotten burned by "smart" upgrades that just add extra steps to a simple task? I'd love to hear what cheap dumb tool you went back to.
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charles5086d ago
Did you see that Consumer Reports piece where most smart thermostats fail basic reliability tests? Sounds like you paid $150 to be a beta tester for their app.
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