Can anyone recommend a thermostat system that is self-hosted (no third-party cloud) and integrates into homeassistant nicely? Something tasmota based would be even better.

This is the final bit of home automation that’s been difficult to solve. I’ve got a heat pump system and there are very few smart thermostat systems that aren’t beholden to a public cloud service.

  • @kn33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7•1 year ago

    I seem to remember that the Honeywell T6 Pro Z-Wave comes up a lot when this question is asked. I’m not running Z-wave yet, though, so I can’t comment.

  • rs5thEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    I believe there are a few Honeywell models that are Z-Wave, so that’d be fully local. I’m using EcoBee, which does have cloud control, but I’ve added it to Home Assistant via HomeKit, and that is local control. It’s a little annoying because EcoBee doesn’t expose it’s fan setting via HomeKit, so I can’t have HA kick on the fan when the AC isn’t running, for example.

    • @ForynGilnith@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Thanks - I’ll take a closer look at Z-Wave again. I’m only running wifi based devices so far but if this is the only way to get better thermostat control I might have to compromise.

  • JSkierEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    I have two Centralite HA 3156105 ZigBee ones I use for two zones. They work pretty well. They are the older Centralite units with xfinity markings on them, can be found on eBay for about $15 - $20. Both Z2M and ZHA support it.

    • @Tinkerer@lemmy.caEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      I have an ecobee that I’m using now, but I do have a centralite pearl ziigbee thermostat. Do you mind sharing your configuration for setting your temperatures? I want to be able to have home mode away mode etc like I do with the ecobee but can’t seem to figure it out.

      • JSkierEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        With the Centralite units I have, most of the config like temp floating point and setting what is exposed is done on the thermostat itself (the OEM manual covers how to set it up). zigbee2mqtt seems to have way more configuration options than ZHA in HA, both pick it to varying degrees.

        I would suggest going the z2m route, as that would probably give you the most ecobee similar options: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/3156105.html

  • @gadgetboy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    When Lowe’s Iris home automation platform was shut down, they liquidate everything. I picked up a couple of CT101’s made by Radio Thermostat. They’re based on Z-Wave and have been great.

    I also have a Honeywell Z-Wave model that our AC service company had to replace when one of the CT101’s when they fried it. It’s not as full-featured as the CT101’s as it doesn’t expose some entitities.

    Both devices can work with heat pumps.

    You can find CT101’s on eBay for as little as $23. (Which is a steal, compared the original retail price.) Just make sure that if it’s pre-owned that it’s been excluded from the previous Z-Wave network. I’ve found that resetting Z-Wave devices to factory settings can be a PITA.

  • Bradley NelsonEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    I really like my zigbee thermostats and would recommend them not cloud at all. I have not found a tasmota or esphome compatible thermostat. You could make your our with relative ease use a simple relay board. But I don’t think that it would look great