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Heating programmer with remote override
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Hi,
I have a number of zones in my house which I am looking to control via
standard central heating programmers. Since they will be located in
the utility room, I am keen to enable the current status to be
overriden by a switch/ button somewhere in the zone (e.g if the
upstairs heating is off and it gets a bit chilly, they can hit the
botton upstairs rather than coming downstairs). The reason for
keeping them all centrally is to enable us to put all zones on without
needing to go to each area.
Does anyone know of a control that allows the override button to be
connected externally? I thought I saw a post from someone who had
done this on this group but despite searching, I can't seem to find
it.
I've built my own, which is part of a whole home automation system.
The 'remote' extends to phone/Internet access from outside the house,
not just controls inside the house, and it also takes into account
occupancy (actually more so than timed control most people use today).
I started nearly 10 years ago, although it's been modified and
enhanced a few times over that period.
If you'd asked me 10 years ago, I would have guessed this would be
bog standard by now, but in reality, heating controls commonly in
use are unchanged, although some more elaborate ones are available.
--
Andrew Gabriel
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