• olbaidiablo @lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    Considering how trivial they are to bypass, I don’t see how any customer would be complaining. It’s literally 5 labelled wires and it’s low voltage. And technically if you want just AC it’s only 2 wires.

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      2 years ago

      Even easier solution is to not get a smart thermostat lol. I’ve always thought those things are stupid. Hundreds of dollars per unit just for adjusting the temperature, with a life cycle at the mercy of the company running the cloud it needs to use. Meanwhile you can get a device that does the same thing for five dollars that could well last you till your house falls down?

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        2 years ago

        Honestly, it’s trivial to build and program your own. It’s a simple low voltage switch controlled by temperature. Any raspberry Pi or Arduino could do that.

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      2 years ago

      My thoughts exactly. Rip it off the wall and start touching wires together, or better yet replace it with one that isn’t going to lock you out.