On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 02:27:44 +0100, Dave Liquorice wrote:

On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:40:06 +0100, Graham. wrote:
So is there an alternative wireless programmable thermostat with
better
reliability and functionality for about the same price?

I don't even know if my "ideal" programmable thermostat exists, but if
it does it would display the set-point and current air temp on the
"default" screen ...

The Danfoss TP7000 does that, one big, one small.

... and have only one active control in normal operation which would be
a large tactile knob, turning a rotary encoder giving it the feel and
look (other than the LCD display) of a traditional bi-metal stat.

Up/Down buttons to bump the set point, another to set it to "all day",
and a fourth to extend the current set point by 1, 2, or 3 hrs (IIRC).

I've got a TP7000 RF (ie no wires to the thermostat unit) and it's
predesessor (TP75 RF?). Both "just work", though I have just noticed
that the TP7000's display is lacking contrast so its 2 x AA's need
changing.

Sadly, the TP7000RF is almost equal in price to the Honeywell CM297.

It would be nice if you could just buy the Honeywell thermostat part
without the wireless part.

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