# Thermostat, location... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 22, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365 "2012-11-22T06:29:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/1 "2012-11-22T06:29:00Z")
I currently have a 2k square foot, two story home built in '09. All the bedrooms are upstairs. My question, should I move the thermostat upstairs? I’m not home during the day, and 2 nights out of the week I might be out of town. I spend most of my time sleeping when I’m home. My current thought is to move the t-state and get a wifi one. Then when Im going to be home, log on and make sure my bedroom is the temp I want. Not the living room where the t-stat is now. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/2 "2012-11-22T06:32:37Z")
Heat rises though so your downstairs will be pretty cold. Can you change the amount of flow through your vents? My ducts have flappers inside each one a few feet from the furnace. In the winter I lessen the heat flow to upstairs so it’s not 75 while downstairs is 68. In the summer I reverse it so the a/c blows more upstairs than downstairs. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/3 "2012-11-22T07:42:50Z")
I would locate the thermostat to an area with the best “average” temperature. I would program the thermostat to give you the temperature you want for the time you’ll be home. Heat will rise to the bedrooms so the downstairs will typically be a little cooler. If you have the ability, you can regulate the air flow to the various branches off the main trunk to maybe throttle back some of the upstairs ducts to allow for a little less flow. If equipped, you can do the same thing at the room registers. This is of course assuming you have forced air and not radiant. Pretty much what eatpaint said. It’s usually an experimentation process. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/4 "2012-11-24T10:25:17Z")
Understood, I guess the biggest issue is, paying for heat when I’m not home. Not the temp when I am home. Thoughts on a wifi ones? ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/5 "2012-11-24T10:35:57Z")
I love my 3 bedroom cape with zone controlled heat. Put baseboard heat on top of that and it is so efficient. Is this system forced air? ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/6 "2012-11-24T11:42:06Z")
I don’t spend that kinda time away from home but the radiant heat systems I install in baths are highly programmable with day to day settings as well as “vacation”. I would have to imagine a thermostat like that would be available for a home furnace. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/7 "2012-11-24T11:43:24Z")
Forced air ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/8 "2012-11-24T12:07:36Z")
Not a huge home, built in 09 so the insulation is probably pretty good. I can’t imagine there would be much temp variance throughout the house, at least not enough to justify moving the thermostat. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/9 "2012-11-24T14:30:53Z")
the thermostat is probably in a fairly centralized location where it is now…i would stick to adjusting the dampers in the ducts to get better distribution of your warmer air. programming the t-stat to turn the furnace on at a set time isnt a bad idea, however will you be using more energy to get the temp back up to that setpoint then if you keep it up there in that range continuously? ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/10 "2012-11-24T15:33:56Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Not a huge home, built in 09 so the insulation is probably pretty good. I can’t imagine there would be much temp variance throughout the house, at least not enough to justify moving the thermostat. > > Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 I just checked it takes 4 hours to drop 6 degree (70 to 63) but only takes 60 mins to warm up to 69 with the furnace on for 60 sec. Every 7 mins. I think I might invest in a wireless unit based on my travel schedule. Cause, all of the programmable units are set, m-f, s-s or 5 + 2’s. Wireless will enable me to change daily and on the fly. Or maybe I need make an RFID unit. Ie, a card that you program with the high and low you want when the card is with in 50’ > [@95dime](#): > > the thermostat is probably in a fairly centralized location where it is now…i would stick to adjusting the dampers in the ducts to get better distribution of your warmer air. programming the t-stat to turn the furnace on at a set time isnt a bad idea, however will you be using more energy to get the temp back up to that setpoint then if you keep it up there in that range continuously? Thanks, I’ll look into the damping ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/11 "2012-11-24T15:57:35Z")
I grew up with a wood burning stove as a kid. Try programming one of those. ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/12 "2012-11-24T16:35:34Z")
> [@1QIKZ](#): > > I grew up with a wood burning stove as a kid. Try programming one of those. dang dude you are old 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/13 "2012-11-24T17:43:17Z")
> [@1QIKZ](#): > > I grew up with a wood burning stove as a kid. Try programming one of those. Yes, I know, I’ve cut, split, moved do many logs on the farm, I would rather not… But I nice warm wood stove and freezing outside and working on something in the garage does have a place in my heart. > [@95dime](#): > > dang dude you are old 😛 Unless he means wood, pellets 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![slo\_ride](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@slo\_ride](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slo_ride)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/14 "2012-11-24T19:12:49Z")
Get a programmable stat with remote units. You can put the remote units upstairs and set their temp priority higher than the main unit or just turn the main off entirely. They work great on single zone setups. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/15 "2012-11-24T19:18:42Z")
> [@95dime](#): > > dang dude you are old 😛 Watch it there Mr. $ 9.50. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/16 "2012-11-25T06:15:45Z")
This sounds like what you’re looking for but the price seems too good to be true. [http://www.diycontrols.com/p-7585-venstar-acc0454-skyport-wi-fi-key-module-for-venstar-colortouch-t5800.aspx](http://www.diycontrols.com/p-7585-venstar-acc0454-skyport-wi-fi-key-module-for-venstar-colortouch-t5800.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/17 "2012-11-25T12:46:37Z")
> [@1QIKZ](#): > > Watch it there Mr. $ 9.50. is this another thing only old people would understand or did i miss something? haha 😛 edit: that venstar you posted looks pretty cool :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/18 "2012-11-25T13:09:14Z")
> [@1QIKZ](#): > > I grew up with a wood burning stove as a kid. Try programming one of those. 40 face cord, from standing to split every year myself. ---
**Author:** ![Doc20th](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7bcc69/32.png) [@Doc20th](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Doc20th)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/19 "2012-11-25T15:43:24Z")
> [@Spam16v](#): > > 40 face cord, from standing to split every year myself. Little house on the Spam16v. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365/20 "2012-11-25T16:04:13Z")
> [@Spam16v](#): > > 40 face cord, from standing to split every year myself. Not sure I’m buyin that. That much is a full time job. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thermostat-location/227365.md?page=2)