How to Install a GPS-Enabled Smart Thermostat | Ask This Old House
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- Ask This Old House plumbing and heating contractor Richard Trethewey installs a thermostat that can be programmed automatically from a smart phone.
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Time: 2 hours
Cost: $400
Skill Level: Moderate
Tools List for Installing a Smart Thermostat:
Screwdriver
Needlenose pliers
Shopping List:
GPS enabled thermostat
Steps:
1. Before doing any work, turn off power to the heating/cooling system.
2. Disconnect and remove the old thermostat. If it contains mercury, it needs to be disposed of properly. Check local regulations for more information.
3. Feed the wires through the thermostat, level the thermostat, and screw it to the wall.
4. Use the app to help determine the correct wiring configuration for your system.
5. Push the thermostat wires into the correct terminal.
6. Attach the cover to the thermostat and configure through the app.
Resources:
Richard travels to Pittsburgh to install a thermostat that interfaces with a smartphone to save energy and money.
Richard installed the Lyric thermostat, which is manufactured by Honeywell (www.honeywellh....
Expert assistance with this project was provided by Fire & Ice Heating & Cooling (www.fireiceheat....
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GPS? Is your house moving around lol
I can;t remember to turn my thermostat down... wait till you get your gas/electric bill... you'll remember lol
Why not save two thirds of that (or more) simply installing a manually programmable thermostat? No GPS, no fancy display, and no phone needed. Program it, forget about it. Never touch it again. This video simply highlights invented needs. Richard, you're starting to disappoint.
exactly! I'm in the HVAC industry and i actually have the second to last thermostat he showed. The fancy digital one with the colored screen. Didn't need the Internet capability but i just thought it was cool. I have it programmed to our family's schedule and it never changes!
I love the new step by step instructions in the discription brilliant
That's tv needs an update also
more of a book guy...
You installed it wrong. it's supposed to be thrown in the trash. People who want everything connected to the internet are not paying attention. There's no way I want my thermostat tracking my movement.
I own my house outright but nice try.
If you don't have an Internet connected thermostat how will the government know you are running your heat or AC too much and hack it to turn it down because that would be bad for the environment.
Richard Lewis excellent! Did a great job explaining the new thermostat. Love Richard!
Marie Apple he is a joke to us in the HVAC trade.
@@zack9912000 why?
Marie Apple he has been called out in this old house for complete lack of knowledge how how the basic refrigeration cycle works and flat out lying in episodes. TOH did an episode on a frozen coil and it was clear to anyone in our industry he was clueless about why the customers coil was freezing up. His mini splits episode was even funnier. He also lied to a customer on this show about a infrared shop heater was just as good as a furnace or a hanging heater. That it would heat his entire shop, one it in no way can do that and was clearly making it up as he goes. The last person I would take HVAC advice from
@@zack9912000 thanks. Appreciate the info.
Not sure where you're getting "lewis" at. . His name is Richard Trethewey
2:27 is that mcloven in that picture
Still rocking the CRT TV as well. wow!
Eh, I have one in my house too, Picture quality never really bothered me, it's more what show its on. When it dies eventually I will replace it with a nice 4k tv but it's probably going to be a while, the other reason I don't want to replace my crt is because its a 45 inch, so it's freakin massive and I really don't understand how the previous owners got it in the house.
@@MoneyAndPeople Yeah with that much glass, that sucker is probably pushing 300 lbs. I had one like that, and not only was it heavy, but there were no good places to get a grip on it. Even with two guys carrying it, it was brutal.
I got one of those too. I use it to watch classic tv shows, as they look horrible on current models.
Why would I need GPS on my f’Ing thermostat?
Yeah, thats kind of a misleading title. It uses your phones GPS to determine if you are out of the geofenced area, it doesnt have GPS on it because... well, why would you need GPS on your f'Ing thermostat?
Maybe if you have a mobile home :D
In case you lose it.
Simple you don't need it.
But it makes for a great video about useless junk.
This does not cater for those who choose to have things like GPS off on their phone when not using it for battery... all it will take is for the phone to loose connection or not have GPS enabled and this becomes useless
Naw it's still good. See if your house ever takes an unexpected vacation while you're at work you can re-enable gps and track it down! 😂😂😂
Why not install something good like an ecobee?
Martin Andersson and the owner will have issue. The power usage of it is too much for it to just “steal”’power when the equipment runs. It will cause problems and even their own company acknowledges the short cycle issues it causes because of how it’s designed
@@zack9912000 Can you give links of this company knowledge causing this issue
@@virgil3241 you can do googling and use their own companies term called pulsing. there is a ton of info out there on there. most of my documentation is with their engineers via email
@@zack9912000But Im asking you. You made the statement, show the proof to back it up. Otherwise its just noise
@@zack9912000 that's not even true, at Max it wouldn't let the thing cycle within 30 min of being off that's even configurable. Also you can't steal power from pwm, it simply charges off the common the same any other thermostat that uses the common blue wire from the transformer does
Same thermostat I have lol. The old one in the start
very dangerous wires if they carry household current,would have been a good idea to replace them at the same time as the thermostat,are'nt wires with textile around them forbidden these days,will they still get compensated by their assurance when they have a fire caused by these wires?
Love the show guys
Use an EcoBee 3 or EcoBee 4........... I got BOTH free from my power company!
I thought that setback temps for boilers wasn't a good thing. A degree up or down without boiler takes about 1 hour to heat our house. That is without aux heat.
it was 81 deg surprised richard wasnt soaked in sweat
Wow. Cablemess in the basement.
I've been in the HVAC field for over 30 years. That GPS crap is an expensive toy. Somehow people can operate a smartphone but they can't operate a basic thermostat. If your too stupid to program a standard digital thermostat once (because thats all it takes) you should never leave the house. I don't want my air conditioning system to come on in the middle of the day if I come home. That doesn't save me money at all. Keeping the system sit at a warmer setting all day long until the evening then having it cool down saves your money.
I like that, that's what I need
I would have pulled a new thermostat wire
0;40 what is that tank hung of the ceiling in the basement?
It's an old hot water expansion tank for the heating system.
It's for the heating system. When water heats up it expands so you need a place for it to go. Hence the big tank.
Why would anyone Need a Thermostat with GPS
great now my thermostat is tracking me
I'm not into Big Brother Tek
PRETTY COOL
81 degrees in that house? Sounds like the homeowner doesn’t use a/c anyway lol.
I don't think the house has A/C for cooling. I think it just has a heating system. He is probably in a New England state where many homes don't have A/C.
This isn’t related to the video but I always wanted to know. How come some pieces of wood have a metal thing on it.
Nice Mini CD.
Can you explain in more detail how the cover plate helps to stop the thermostat from reading the wrong temperature in more detail?
Bryn Shank the silicone on the hole helps the cold stay in the wall and not get into the thermostat, which would fool the thermostat in giving a false hot or cold level.
Cool
Is it me, or is this overkill. Think most customers would like a thermostat that you "set it/forget it" type device that is efficient & gets the job done. Last thing I personally want to do is program the heck out of more type IoT devices in my house & customers, lol...
This guy is so geeky and nerdy. He's definitely not Mr.fix-it.
YOU’RE* NOT A PLUMBER OR HVAC/R GUY, YOU LOOK LIKE MY GROCERY STORE MANAGER GUY!
While I'm at it, I love all the conspiracy theorist commenting on this video!
Real world privacy and security concerns are not conspiracy theories. What do you think those words even mean?
@@moejoejoe What are you doing that the government should care so much to listen in on your thermostat my conspiracy theory loving friend?
@@joeybaseball7352 If you say so... I'm not doing anything the government would give a damn about. Let them listen my conspiracy theorist friend!
@ganymedeIV4 😂😂😂😂 maybe that's what these guys are afraid of!
@@brookekathryn1980 Were you not around when Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the NSA? The US government is gathering any available data, worldwide. It doesn't matter what that data is. They want it and they get it.
Will this work with a line voltage thermostat?
Yes, for .0001 seconds.
plucy470 thanks. I’ll make sure I’m licking it for the .0001 seconds
No.
Absolutely not. You'll need someone to install a relay package so step the line voltage down to a 24v system.
Refuse the big brother! Don't be a fool to actually install anything "smart" in your house. As a Nest installer I know a thing or two regarding Google's practices. Although this might not even be a google company, they all follow the same line.
But why? I have a smart phone. As does most people in 2019. I also have a smart TV, which helps keep the tv as wireless as possible. Only the ac cord. A smart computer. And Bluetooth everything else.
Meh, the benefits are substantial and worth it for most people. Otherwise the product wouldn't exist for long.
You can't have that same argument with a Honeywell thermostat. Honeywell has been around for years and they have several great smart thermostats too
Does the Lyric support cold temperature lockout for heat pump? I replaced a nice Honeywell programmable thermostat with a Savant-branded thermostat (so my Savant smart home control could talk to the thermostats) and unfortunately the Savant smart thermostat is a huge step *backwards.*
Yes, it supports geofencing but it doesn’t support locking out the heat pump (thus using my oil burner backup) in very cold weather. My old thermostat had an outdoor temperature probe and used that not only to lock out the heat pump in very cold weather, but also to anticipate when to turn on the heat so it would be able to warm up to the desired temperature at the programmed time without kicking in the oil burner if it *wasn’t* needed. Same thing for the A/C in the summer, it would bring the house down to 78°F by 5pm, starting at whatever time was needed based on temperature. Geofencing sounds nice but having the A/C turn on only once I arrived home isn’t very useful, the house will be hot; the A/C needs to start before I arrive and GPS alone isn’t going to make that happen. I suspect the Lyric has the same shortcomings.
Buy and EcoBee and be done!
So if WiFi was out no heat I’ll stick with basic mercery switch thermostat works for decades Computer controlled stuff no thank you
Still works dumbass you just use the thermostat not the app
These gps thermostat are a pain in the ass to program. There phone app is fucking garbage
How to put tis on for electric home?
*What is the price of this thermostat?
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So you have a phone that is constantly on, has a microphone, constant internet connection, GPS... but you worry that it's the thermostat that is spying on you? Allrighty.
Today is my birthday 🎂 no li
$400.00 :-(
you need a common wire
Why? Didn't you notice the AA battery to power the thermostat
@@chefjamesmacinnis smart thermostats require a common wire even if there is a battery. look it up
@@bkoz319 I don't know this looked like a low voltage set up. There is no common in low voltage. By comparison I have a nest doorbell it is low voltage, no common and it had enough power to run the camera and wifi.
common wire hooks up to your transformer in your furnace 24vac. your doorbell does the same- it hooks up to a transformer. you should get a nest thermostat hook it up with no common wire (it has a battery too) and let me know how it works....
@@bkoz319 yeah but this wasnt a furnace it was a boiler. They even stated that it uses a simple on/off switch. This smart thermostat is obviously ment to just open and close the circuit.
If you just twisted those 2 wire together it would leave the boiler on none stop.
It obviously works if they showed it working in the video.
Cargo pants...
No way that nerd forgets to turn down the thermostat before he leaves the house. I'll bet he makes a list everyday for his things to do.
Lol
I’d change that thermostat wire but I’m not a lazy old plumber
Yeah.... Cloth covered wire..
To far
I have this. However, I am disappointed in Honeywell as the version I own (1.0) is NOT compatible with Siri or Alexa until their newer update (2.0). Honeywell refuses to offer an update, or even a trade-up discount. So I do not recommend this company's product. Its also priced over $200...which you might not get an ROI for maybe 2 years. (oh, and its called Geo-Fencing...when you arrive in a certain set distance from your home/or leave that range, the thermostat will go to setting for away. But its still DUMB that I am may stay home and it doesn't get that I AM HOME, keep it warmer..duh.)
As far as I'm concerned, the less things in my house connected to the internet, the better.
wasting energy. the two words that turned half the world into crazy people.
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