Nest was a great company UNTIL they were acquired by Googone, - gle we have unplugged every thing smart except the therm we have AC on a separate manual adjustment.
I'm looking for a thermostat that will continue to run the fan for a few minutes after the A/C compressor shuts off to dry the evaporator coils. Without this, the coil gets musty and I have to take it apart to clean it.
I've got an older Nest that does it, but I'd like to get rid of it.
If you're good with basic electronics, you should be able to wire up a delay relay to do exactly this.
Should be pretty cheap to buy a delay (off) timer from automation direct and just turn the dial to whatever minutes you want. Wiring and knowing which wires do which may be the hardest part.
I was looking into building one using an Arduino, but I also need one for my mother's house that has to be pretty. I know Nest can't be the only ones who thought of this.
Nest was a great company UNTIL they were acquired by Googone, - gle we have unplugged every thing smart except the therm we have AC on a separate manual adjustment.
I'm looking for a thermostat that will continue to run the fan for a few minutes after the A/C compressor shuts off to dry the evaporator coils. Without this, the coil gets musty and I have to take it apart to clean it.
I've got an older Nest that does it, but I'd like to get rid of it.
If anyone has any suggestions, please post them.
If you're good with basic electronics, you should be able to wire up a delay relay to do exactly this. Should be pretty cheap to buy a delay (off) timer from automation direct and just turn the dial to whatever minutes you want. Wiring and knowing which wires do which may be the hardest part.
I was looking into building one using an Arduino, but I also need one for my mother's house that has to be pretty. I know Nest can't be the only ones who thought of this.
https://www.instructables.com/Arduino-Thermostat/
I might gut a cheap thermostat and connect the display and buttons to the Arduino.