Need an alternative wireless sensor thermostat to the Honeywell for steam

The Steam Whisperer

We've been using the Honeywell 8000 series (and a few 6000) stats for several years successfully with 6 wireless sensor averaging in multi-unit steam heated buildings. However, it seems that the Honeywell thermostats are now going the way of the rest of their product line... we've had about 1/3 of the stats installed in this past year go bad and we may have a couple more we just found out about. Any suggestions for stats with 6 wireless sensor capabilities?

nicholas bonham-carter

This may may be due to a wireless interference, rather than an electrical fault. Maybe there is a channel selector in its setup.
I wish they would make a wireless model communicating through the electric wiring, like the old Radio Shack “plug and talk intercoms.—NBC

ChrisJ

nicholas bonham-carter said:

This may may be due to a wireless interference, rather than an electrical fault. Maybe there is a channel selector in its setup.
I wish they would make a wireless model communicating through the electric wiring, like the old Radio Shack “plug and talk intercoms.—NBC

I can assure you, Honeywell's redlink is far superior than a 1980s Rat Shack intercom...………..

nicholas bonham-carter

The plug and talk, as you may remember used power line communication, so no signal loss in masonry buildings, although it may have had other problems, a system like that would be an alternative to any wireless device with a signal attenuation problem.
In this case, I can hardly believe all the thermostats and their Redlink died because of electrical problems.—NBC

The Steam Whisperer

We have had almost no problems with the 8000 or 6000 stats prior to about 6 months ago, just the recent ones. Some just lost time settings , another would not set up temps at programmed times and another would not hold steady temps. Some had wired sensors, no sensors, some wireless sensors.

hvacfreak2

There are 2 completely different series 8000 , green screen and blue screen. Green Screen 8000 were discontinued about 3 or 4 years ago but still exist for some reason , just like the 7212 economizer controller.

nicholas bonham-carter

Many of those have a button battery, (2032?), as well as regular batteries, and maybe if that goes bad, even the 4 AAA batteries can’t hold the settings.
Static shocks might also be to blame.—NBC