Lockable thermostat...

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The Honeywell VISIONPro 8000 has a lockout feature. If you're worried about someone figuring out how to "get in," then a remote sensor is available to use with the same stat.

Onree

Lockable thermostat for group home...

We have a problem in a group home where the "clients" are constantly messing with the thermostat settings. Of course, they always bump it by four or five degrees. This morning when I got there it was set at 64 degrees. Brrrrr! and expensive. I'm trying to find a thermostat that the setting can be locked with a pass code entry or something similar, where one must enter a code to change the system setting. It shouldn't be that hard to do with a programable thermostat, but I haven't been able to find one with that functionality.
I've seen the wire or plastic cages that go around the 'stat, but that's not what I want. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Onree

J.C.A._3

How about ....

Accu-Stat ? They make a thermostat that uses "thermo-bulbs" and you can put in, and have on hand just the ones you need. It has a low position and a high position on the base, and you install the sensors in the guides that you need. (buy a few different ones and replace them by the season "as needed".

Hope this helped. Chris

Robert O'Brien

Vision Pro

has a keypad lock feature that prevents any changes to temp or setback times

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bob young

armed guard for heat control

WE use white-rodgers with a remote sensor & they work very well.when people are not paying for the fuel they always seem to find a way to abuse the privlege of operating their own thermostat. they will think nothing of pinning it at 99 and leaving the premises or setting it too high and opening a window. some people are simply not ready for responsibilities. remote sensor is one way of solving this problem. we also have used themostats that only go to 70* lock boxes they will jimmy & open or destroy. such is life.

joeoilman

try www.icmcontrols.com they make great thermostats! they have some you can lock out the buttons & they have a real good remote sensor/t-stat combo too. made in the syracuse area,even better!

will smith_4

sorry to tell ya-

No matter what kind of stat guard, lock-out, etc., someone will figure out how to bypass it. The internet has made it impossible to completetly secure any stat. I've used remote sensing stats where the sensor was in a spot no one could effect; sometimes, you have to be clever.

Maine Doug_39

The best

is to use dummy thermostats. Let them tweek it to death. Install led's that are activated by the stat and bury the real stats. Works great, even with engineers.

Mike C_3

I've used Heat-Timer remote stats and those work good. put a sensor on the wall where the t-stat was and hook up the controller in the room with the heater usually under lock and key.
Mike C.

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BillW@honeywell

Vision Pro...

The VisionPro has both keypad lockout and adjustable range stops. If that isn't enough, use the optional remote sensor, or consider one of the TG series lock boxes. Available from any Honeywell dsitributor.

steve_124

Fiddle resistant thermostat

I've had good results with ACCUSTATS. http://www.psgcontrols.com/ They use a snap-in sensor to set the temp, so the only way to change the setpoint is to change the sensor. It works well by itself, but can also be used with a regular stat as a range limiter. The "energy guard" version combines an adjustable thermostat and range limiting functions in one box.

Hide an accustat and give 'em a dummy T87 to play with.

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