In article ,
mm wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:53:39 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


I had two programmable thermostats removed, and cheepos put in their place.
Unless you are homebound and have the exact same schedule week to week,
there is always times when the units are running and no one's home, or it's
too hot or too cold.

What I would like is a programmable stat with a NEXT key that would go
to the next scheduled tmeperature period.

Becase you're right, sometimes we get up early or come home early and
all I want to do is press NEXT and have it now strive for the temp it
would in the next time period. Instead, what all that I've seen tell
you do to is to press a bunch of buttons to set the temperature for
now to some other temp. NEXT would be so simple.

I didn't think of it myself. I saw it on a stat maybe 20 years ago,
but I wasn't ready to buy a second one then, and now I can't find this
kind.

Does anyone know who sells something like this?

Bluetooth is on the way. You know, your alarm clock talks to your coffee
pot, your refrigerator talks to your air conditioner, your washing
machine talks to your water heater. And of course, your car tells your
t-stat where you are, and when you'll be home. Then once you can't wipe
your ass without a computer keeping track of everything for you, god
will unleash the Mother Of All Viruses, and wet his diapers laughing.