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I haven’t found one that works entirely locally yet (plus, for a thermostat that’s wired anyway, I’d like it to be wired ethernet instead of Wi-Fi and that makes it even harder to find), so I’m still using a “dumb” programmable one.
Frankly, I’m considering DIYing one. I’d love to figure out how to make something with similar look and feel to a Google Nest, but that sounds difficult.
My kingdom for a home of devices that run on poe and can function in an isolated vlan without internet access
That reminds me that I’ve always been mystified why thermostats require a battery when they’re wired to a furnace anyway.