Your Vivint Smart Thermostat will save money and energy when you make the most of its scheduling options and remote access via your smartphone or tablet. Set Heating & Cooling Schedules Enable the Auto-Fan Off Feature Change the Temperature Display Unit Turn the Touch Tone On/Off Lock your Vivint Smart Thermostat Set the Swing Temperature Adjusting your Thermostat HVAC Settings Thermostat Not Visible On App/Online Heat Pump Not Functioning Properly What do I do if the temperature on my thermostat is reading Celsius when it should be reading Fahrenheit (or vice versa)? What do I do if my schedules aren’t working? What do I do if the calibration on my thermostat seems off? Are there any preset schedules available to me? What do I do if my thermostat screen is blank? What do I do if the temperature isn't updating correctly? What do I do if my fan won’t turn off? My thermostat changes target temperature autonomously.

How do I fix this? What do I do if my thermostat is not heating and cooling the way it should? What is the benefit of creating schedules for my thermostat? What if my temperature isn’t displaying correctly online or on my phone?Please help with possessed AC unit! May 25, 2012   Subscribe I have a Haier window AC unit. Looking for some technical help. My window unit's control panel has gone crazy. air conditioning unit cheapNone of the input buttons do what they are labeled as. home ac window unitsThe unit has had this problem for several summers, but this year it has gotten worse.central air conditioner units ratings The buttons seem linked to random functions (sometimes 'mode' changes speed, 'timer' changes the mode, etc).

I have typically been able to fool around with it enough until I get what I want. Unfortunately, the one thing it won't do this year is turn the temperature down. No button will turn the temp down, and since some buttons turn the temperature up the unit is set to only start cooling at 86 degrees. This is obviously a problem. I don't want to trash the unit, since it cools when the settings are correct. A reader on the other side of the equator writes: It’s the middle of summer here, and the weather outside is sweltering. This wouldn’t usually be a problem, except that I am having major air conditioning problems in the office. We occupy a smaller office building where the air conditioning and heating is controlled by three panels located around the office where you can set the temperature. My problem is that, for whatever reason, my office is always a few degrees hotter than everyone else’s, including the boss’. The standard setting it is on now means that I have a constant sheen of sweat over me while at work and I’m finding it incredibly difficult to concentrate.

My argument is that surely it is better for them to be cold, and bring a cardigan or jumper to work, than for me to be sweating. It’s getting to the point where it is affecting my performance. How do I raise this with my boss? My off-hand remarks to the Office Manager and other people have not been listened to, and are usually countered with a “Really? A friend suggested I bring a fan into my office, but I thought that might be too passive-aggressive. I’m the most junior lawyer at my office, and I’ve been here 3 years. Given how contentious temperature control issues can be, I’m kind of amazed that this the first question I’ve received about them in nearly five years of writing this blog.I hate, hate, hate being hot, and I agree that it’s easier to warm up when you’re cold than to cool down when you’re hot. However, the majority usually rules on these kinds of issues — and especially so when you have a solution that you haven’t tried yet:  Bring in a fan, the most high-powered one you can find.

There’s nothing passive-aggressive or otherwise weird about doing that; If the fan isn’t sufficient and you have a window, try a window-mounted air-conditioning unit. That was the only thing that saved me from heatstroke at my last job. But if that doesn’t solve the problem and your colleagues aren’t willing to compromise, you need to do more than “off-handed remarks.” You need to actually have a serious conversation with whoever controls the temperature and explain that it’s affecting your ability to focus.One more thought: Can you ask about switching offices with someone who tends to be colder and would appreciate the sauna-like environs of your office?As I noted in my Hydronic Heating post, adding central A/C to an existing house that does not have a forced-air furnace can be a nightmare. Running duct work after the fact is expensive and cumbersome and moreover cuts into closet space or other living space. In most cases, it simply is impossible. Monitor and control the temperature of your home remotely. 

Want a smart air conditioner without having to buy a new one? Retrofit your existing window unit with littleBits and turn it into an internet-connected device. Forget to turn the AC off? No problem, just press a button on your phone to turn it off! Cool down your apartment on the way home from work? Save energy and save $$$ with this easy DIY project.*Note: The AC Switch, IR transmitter, and temperature sensor are coming soon. How it works:Monitor - The temperature sensor transmits data through the cloudBit to Cloud Control. You will be able to see the temperature readout in cloud control under the “receive” tab. When at home, you will also be able to see the temperature displayed on the number module. Now you can always know the temperature in your apartment/house.Control - Use Cloud Control to turn your AC unit on or off using the IR transmitter and the AC switch. When you press the button in Cloud Control, you send a signal to the cloudBit in your home. This signal is passed on to the IR transmitter, which outputs a burst of infrared light.

[Note: you won’t be able to see this burst of light because the IR spectrum is not visible to the human eye. This is the same control technology used in your television's remote control]. The AC switch has an infrared sensor that picks up this burst of IR light and toggles the window unit’s power on and off.Automate - Use IFTTT to automatically turn your AC unit on/off in response to conditions that you set. IFTTT (If This Then That) is a service that lets you connect to different web apps through simple conditional statements. Use the Date & Time channel to turn your AC on at 5pm and off at 8pm, or create a location based trigger that turns your AC unit on when you enter your home zone with the iOS or Android Location channels. How To Make It Set up your cloudBits if you haven’t done so already. Instructions for setting up the cloudBit can be found here. The Anti-Theremin by Ahh  the theremin, one of the worlds onlyinstruments that you play without touching!