May 212013
Trane TZEMT400BB3NX N N SL Home Energy Management Thermostat with Nexia Home Intelligence, White (Z-Wave)
- Actively manage heating and cooling energy use within your home and reduce energy consumption
- Receive text or email alerts when temperatures at your home go out of range
- View energy management charts showing how long your heating and cooling system
- Run the most important systems in your home- thermostats, locks, lights and cameras
- This Z-Wave enabled product communicates wirelessly to other Z-Wave products in your home
With Nexia Home Intelligence and a Trane Home Energy Management Thermostat, you and your home are connected and capable partners even when separated by miles. Add the Trane Home Energy Management Thermostat to a Trane Home Energy Kit or Schlage Home Security Kit and control, monitor and schedule many aspects of your home’s heating and cooling system. Remotely manage heating and cooling and make adjustments from afar, or set Nexia to send you alerts should the furnace or a/c need service. Enjoy
List Price: $ 298.00
Price: $ 99.00
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Best Thermostat I’ve Owned,
This thermostat is just great. It works well with the Nexia system as would be expected, but also works great with other home automation systems like MiCasaVerde and their Mi Casa Verde VeraLite Home Controller, White and Green and Mi Casa Verde Vera3 Flexible, Powerful and affordable Home Controller (Both of which have no monthly fee). It is an easy install if you have a common neutral wire and looks nice when installed. Responds instantly to your command over Z-Wave and is a terrific way to save a lot of money on your electric bill.
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|Excellent Z-Wave Thermostat for Home Automation,
Installing the Trane was a breeze (requires a C-line). Instruction manual is thorough and well-organized. I didn’t use Nexia Home Intelligence system (requires monthly fees) instead it can be easily used with MiCasaVerde’s Vera system (no monthly fees, great customization possibilities). Now I can program my thermostat and monitor temperature while away using my smartphone or tablet. Very reliable and good Z-Wave wireless range.
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|Thermostat is nice, but Nexia system is a bit rough around edges,
The thermostat gets five stars, the Nexia system gets four.
The thermostat is a nice 7 day – programmable thermostat for heating and cooling. You will need a 24v common wire – it does not work on batteries. If your existing thermostat requires batteries, think twice before ordering this. You must have a live 24v common wire. The thermostat can operate independently of the Nexia system, and it does that pretty well. The screen is clear and blends right into most modern homes. It is neither offensive nor beautiful. You do not need an owner’s manual or technical training to operate it – or even program it. It passes the babysitter test – ie. babysitter is cold, she can warm it up without instructions.
The Nexia system has great promise and works really well once everything is set up. Set up, however, is a chore. You need to create an online account and go through a painfull pairing process to link the thermostat to a “bridge” – not included in the cost of the thermostat. The bridge creates a z-wave network in your home – sort of like wifi. It is a black box that needs to plug into your ethernet router. There is a whole process involving inserting and removing a 9v battery to get the thermostat linked to your “bridge.” I don’t know much about z-wave systems, so I cant comment on whether this is compatible with other bridges, or if you need the Nexia one. What I do know is that there is a nine dollar monthly fee to use the system. Thus, if you want to be able to make changes on the internet or through your iphone, you need to pay a monthly fee. I’m not sure if the monthly fee model is the best one out there. I think most people might pay a bit more upfront for unlimited use down the road. Realistically, after the first month or two of playing with it, you probably will only use the remote access features once a month or so – maybe even less frequently.
You can set up macros with other compatible Nexia things. For example, you can set it up so that the heat increases whenever a keypad code is entered to unlock a lock (but you can’t turn down the heat when someone leaves the house). There are also cameras and lamp modules that can be added to the system.
There is another version of this thermostat with a full color screen and ipad like functions. This is much less expensive and probably more user friendly.
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