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I actually chose a competing product, the Sensi Thermostat from Emerson, after reading so many complaints like this. While it doesn't have the fancy learning c
by heywire 11y ago
I actually chose a competing product, the Sensi Thermostat from Emerson, after reading so many complaints like this. While it doesn't have the fancy learning capabilities of the Nest, it does have full scheduling capability, which I actually prefer. The mobile apps work great, and I've even written some small utilities to monitor their API so I can get some email alerts on certain interesting events. Aside from a couple small outages with the mobile app / website, I've had zero problems with the HVAC functions.
- gherkin0 11y ago> I've even written some small utilities to monitor their API Is their API local to the unit or "in the cloud?"
- rbritton 11y agoLooks like it's yet another cloud one based on the code here [0]. [0]: https://github.com/mguterl/sensi/blob/master/index.js https://github.com/mguterl/sensi/blob/master/index.js
- heywire 11y agoUnfortunately it is cloud based (signalr), so if they decide to close the service, my Wi-Fi thermostat becomes a basic programmable thermostat. I haven't yet sniffed the traffic between the thermostat and their servers to see if it would be possible to replace their service with my own.