Do They Make a Thermostat -? that you can lock? For example - one that I can set...
that you can lock? For example - one that I can set and no one can turn it up or down?
Is there such a piece?
Thanks!!
Not the actual thermostat, but a plastic cover that is installed over the thermostat and have a lock on it.
Programmable Thermostats
Residential heating and nouns conditioning systems use a variety of controls. Thermostats, aquastats, relays, timers or sequencers, are basically on and bad switches.
Thermostats can be mechanical or electronic. Mechanical thermostats make use of the expansion rate of different metals. By weld two flat pieces of dissimilar metals together to make a bar, movement will materialize favoring one side or the other as the bar is heated or cooled. Using the bar as a lever, beside one end fixed in place, movement of the other closing from temperature changes can be used to switch the heat or cooling on. Some manufactures attach glass bulbs beside a bead of liquid mercury and electrical contacts inside to the lever for more accurate temperature sensing and switching. Correct mounting of a mercury bulb thermostat is critical to it¡¯s meticulousness. Dust can also affect performance. Mechanical thermostats are usually adjustable, but require special tools.
Most electronic thermostats are programmable. They use a thermistor or special sensor to determine room temperature and circuitry to switch the heat or cooling on and off. Some electronic thermostats are adjustable. The installation instructions will either explain the procedure or donate a phone number for technical help. Batteries can be used to power the thermostat or be used to retain programming within case of power outages.
Before removing or replacing a thermostat, determine the type of power supplied to it. Most homes with electric baseboard or wall cavity electric warmth have thermostats that are fed near line voltage. Power must be turned off first to avoid injury. Deadly glorious voltage conditions could exist. Central heating and air conditioning systems use low voltage thermostats. Low voltage does missing a safety hazard, but bring down can occur to the thermostat or other controls when disconnecting. Turn the power off.
Programmable thermostats give new methods of conserving energy and increasing comfort. Installation can be done by the homeowner, but here are different thermostats for each type of system. Zoned systems with the selector switch (heat-off cool) at the thermostat require a thermostat next to changeover terminals. Heat pumps need a two stage thermostat. Fuel burning thermostats might necessitate a thermostat with extra terminals if equipped near air conditioning.
A programmable thermostat combines convenience with conservation. It may be programmed to conserve gusto by lowering the demand for heat during unused hours. Users may program the heat to remain at a lower temperature at hours of darkness while they sleep and restore it to room temperature just back they get out of bed. Likewise, the thermostat can turn the heat down right after a being leaves for work and have it back up to room warmth when they return from work.
Calculate your potential savings by using the form below. Feel free to substitute the thermostat settings that you normally use if the temperature provided do not match.
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Answers: Have a look at the thermostats in buildings like school, hospitals, office buildings...they are meant to work singular for the facilities manager and not for the occupant. So a variety of such things must be available, but you probably wouldn't buy them at a home supply store. I'd ask such a facilities boss, and talk to someone at a home supply store. Honeywell used to make a sizeable fraction of such devices for large buildings...see who distributes their products.