Mini split questions?

[Sigarms]

I'm well beyond 50 - will be retirement age this year and I have no issue with the controls!

My dad was in his early 60's back in 92 when I put a T86 on his wall. He loved that thermostat as it worked well with his new (back then) V7 Burnham boiler. I have a pretty simple older 8000 vision pro tstat in his basement now living with us. He HATES that t-stat even though I have no problems with it,

I of course am probably wrong, but applying the KISS method works wonders with the general public.

You wife is more like the general public IMO. Keep it simple with up and down arrows. Even I like that the best.

 

[Sigarms]

Does there need to be a base unit wired to the air handler to communicate with the MHK2 unit?

Yes, that is what is called the wireless receiver (which I'm assuming you're referring to as a "base unit") . Generally, you won't even notice the receiver on the indoor unit as it's not big by any means.

 

[npalen]

The way I see it, when you're dealing with someone over 50 years old, which controller would YOU want?

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I'm just getting old. For residential use, I still scratch my head on why someone would want to control their residential HVAC system with their phone.

I still scratch my head on why someone would want to control their residential HVAC system with their phone.

It's simple. Don't have to get up out of the recliner to change the temp.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I still scratch my head on why someone would want to control their residential HVAC system with their phone.

It's simple. Don't have to get up out of the recliner to change the temp.

Yes, I love changing mine with my phone app.

 

[IXLR8]

No phone app changing my T-stat. If I can change it, any hacker can change it. Not for me thank you, security on T-stats, garage doors etc is poor at best and generally no way to update the security in these devices.

 

[Sigarms]

It's simple. Don't have to get up out of the recliner to change the temp.

With a decent insulated house and a good HVAC system, you shouldn't have to change your temp.

I've just got single stage compressors (let alone an inverter compressor) and 7 day programable stats on ever floor level. If I touch the 3 thermostats more than 6 times a year total, I'm lucky.

 

[Sigarms]

No phone app changing my T-stat. If I can change it, any hacker can change it. Not for me thank you, security on T-stats, garage doors etc is poor at best and generally no way to update the security in these devices.

What, wait... you mean to say you don't want to control your HVAC system with Alexia?

 

[kenmac]

My dad was in his early 60's back in 92 when I put a T86 on his wall.

Good ole Honeywell T86 T.stat I must have installed thousands of these back in the day !

Now with this controller I have for the VRF. You just let it do it's thing.
No set back, time delay, smart phone changes nothing.

Like Ron Popeil would say. ''Set it, and forget it''

 

[IXLR8]

What, wait... you mean to say you don't want to control your HVAC system with Alexia?

Kinda hard to control my HVAC, or anything else, with Google or Alexa since I won't have either of them in my house. Nor will I have a "Ring" or "Blink" or any other 'cloud' system in my house.

 

[Sigarms]

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Good ole Honeywell T86 T.stat I must have installed thousands of these back in the day !

Now with this controller I have for the VRF. You just let it do it's thing.
No set back, time delay, smart phone changes nothing.

Like Ron Popeil would say. ''Set it, and forget it''

Up North, generally it was only heat on the T-86 LOL

Then again, my dad was the type of guy that if anyone tried to sell him something he didn't need, out the door you went LOL After mom passed in 2002, I tried to talk him into letting me install some mini splits for AC in his home, as taking the window shaker in and out for the summer was becoming a chore for him as he got older, but he would have none of that.

I just find it amazing that people will spend money on efficient inverter compressor systems with variable speed blowers, only to muck it up because they like to play with the temps on their phone or they like to feel "in control".