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7 Common Problems With Smart Thermostats To Know Before You Switch
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (749+ words) Switching to a smart thermostat can seem like a no-brainer. Fine-tuned climate controls are always a plus to make your home more comfortable, and smart technology promises to make the experience even better. There are plenty of good reasons to…...
My Thermostat Was Speaking an Industrial Protocol. Just Not to Me.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1471+ words) A senior software engineer who knew nothing about hardware, a BACnet MS/TP thermostat, and an RS-485 bus. How I ended up with an ESP32-S3 gateway on a DIN rail, wired into Home Assistant, in 15 evenings. Tagged with bacnet, esp32, iot, ai....
IKEA launches its first smart radiator thermostat — the Liljebagge brings Matter over Thread support and could cost less than $20
1+ week, 3+ day ago (381+ words) IKEA isn't slowing down when it comes to launching smart home products — see the smart sensors and wireless lights it's already pushed out this year, for example — and the latest new device to catch our eye is a smart radiator…...
Tado’s new thermostat is designed as a Nest killer
1+ week, 3+ day ago (284+ words) But it’s for Europe, only. When Google ignominiously exited the European thermostat market last year, it pointed its customers to Tado. This week, the German-based smart home company is launching its Smart Thermostat X (2nd gen), and aiming to attract European…...
Solid-State Relays for Thermostat Design
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1015+ words) Solid-state relays (SSRs) eliminate these problems at the component level. This article presents a detailed technical comparison between mechanical relays and SSRs, using the MP9566 as a reference, and quantifies the advantages relevant to thermostat hardware design. Mechanical relays have total…...
New Samsung system reuses AC heat for hot water, and could cut summer power use 20%
1+ week, 5+ day ago (483+ words) Samsung is betting that one of the most frustrating side effects of summer cooling — wasted heat — can be turned into a practical, money-saving resource. According to Seoul Economic Daily, Samsung introduced a heat pump setup that recovers heat from air…...
Green energy ensures a cool summer
3+ week, 2+ day ago (103+ words) China Daily Green energy ensures a cool summer In Wuhan's sweltering August heat, an indoor ski resort offers a cool retreat at -6℃, creating a 46-degree temperature difference. As the largest indoor ski facility in Central China, it operates year-round using…...
Honeywell Home ElitePRO Smart Thermostat Earns International Design Awards
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (307+ words) Supply House Times Honeywell Home ElitePRO Smart Thermostat Earns International Design Awards The product has been recognized by the 2026 Red Dot Design Award in Product Design and the 2026 iF Design Award in Building Technology. Resideo’s Honeywell Home ElitePRO smart thermostat…...