Thermostat with manual/auto switch

[galinette]

Hi,

I have 8 rooms, each one has a thermostat (a virtual device in Domoticz). dzVents scripts control heating, and also control the thermostat setpoint across the day.

Sometimes, I would like to set the temperature manually for some time. There is no simple way, I could add a switch for each room with auto/manual positions, but this really bloats the interface.

Is it possible to have a thermostat with an additional embedded selector switch? And if not wouldn't this be something super useful for everyone that should be added to the feature request?

Cheers!

[jake]

Hi,

I have 8 rooms, each one has a thermostat (a virtual device in Domoticz). dzVents scripts control heating, and also control the thermostat setpoint across the day.

Sometimes, I would like to set the temperature manually for some time. There is no simple way, I could add a switch for each room with auto/manual positions, but this really bloats the interface.

Is it possible to have a thermostat with an additional embedded selector switch? And if not wouldn't this be something super useful for everyone that should be added to the feature request?

Cheers!

What about if you use a dzvents variables to separate thermostat updates between automatic ones and manual ones: per thermostat make the script put 'auto' or 'man' in it. When you use variables with time stamp, you can even decide how long you want a 'man' status to lock the thermostat in that position. No necessary additional switches
Downside is that you won't see the difference between manual and automation thermostat control and you also can't put it back in auto mode. Probably you still need 1 switch to remove all manual overrides in that case

[kimot]

I am using separate selector switch for similar case.
I use one setpoint and selector switch decisions if I regulate room air temperature or concrete floor temperature.
I your DzVents script you can divide program execution according actual selector state.
I think for the specific room is quite clear.

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[galinette]

Hi,

Yes, I know these two workarounds (script and/or second switch). I just wanted to mention that a thermostat with mode selector button would be super helpful for many, especially on large homes with lots of switches.

I think I will use an additional switch and start thinking into designing my own UI using custom panels, as soon as I have time