Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Could use advice on programmable thermostat

With the amount of hacking that goes on these days, I prefer to keep my internet away from my thermostat.

I have a programmable one that was designed to interface with my Lenox gas furnace. But I have a 4 program per day tstat in my garage for my radiant heater. I have that set to default to 10 degrees so that the garage don't get too cold over wintertime. When I go into the garage to do my woodworking, I simply turn the temp up knowing that it will automaticaly reset down to the 10deg mark in about 4 hours.

I gather you are wanting this for a home. I don't see the need to be able to adjust the house temp while away from the home. I think it's a bit of a gimic. The idea that while you are away on vacation you can set the house to warm up before you get home (or cool down) is a bit moot. Remember that if you don't have someone checking your house daily while you are away, then your house insurance is void if say a pipe breaks etc.