How does proximity work with a two story house? I would not want the upstairs to change to the comfort setting when I come home during the day.
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Great question. You have different settings for each thermostat. I use always proximity for my downstairs, but only occasionally for the upstairs. I can enable/disable it easily from anywhere in the world.
2235994
I bought two - one in kitchen and one in hallway close to bedrooms. Hope this helps.
744939
Use a motion sensor 3 way switch that will come on when someone approaches the top or bottom of the stairwell. It will stay on as long as movement is detected.
1267601
Previous answer was correct. My only challenge with outdoor sensors was proximity .. downstairs thermostat couldn't talk with upstairs sensor outside a window. But adding sensors is totally the solution when you have multiple thermostats. Overall, great products from Honeywell!!!!!
1300206
We have ours indoors on the ground floor and close to a window. It works well but we are also not too far from transmission sources.
654211
Not sure exactly what you are asking about, but my dog wears his collar all the time when I'm home so I don't have to worry about putting it on or off each outside visit. People have said that in multi-level homes that they have had to watch because it did work in the home and the dog wasn't allowed upstairs/downstairs. It would depend on how wide an area you have the settings.
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Had the same issue with mine (I have 2 wall controllers located side by side). I called customer support, and they advised that because of the close proximity of the wall controllers, I would need to turn the sensor switch (located under the swing up cover towards the top middle) off on one of the units- seems when they're close like that they mess with each other. Turned the one off for the far side of the garage and now things are working to my satisfaction. The light does not come on for the one with the sensor turned off (unless you turn it on manually, open or close the door, or walk thru the safety sensors), but I can live with that- beats having the lights on 24-7. Had the same issue with mine (I have 2 wall controllers located side by side). I called customer support, and they advised that because of the close proximity of the wall controllers, I would need to turn the sensor switch (located under the swing up cover towards the top middle) off on one of the units- seems when they're close like that they mess with each other. Turned the one off for the far side of the garage and now things are working to my satisfaction. The light does not come on for the one with the sensor turned off (unless you turn it on manually, open or close the door, or walk... » Read More Had the same issue with mine (I have 2 wall controllers located side by side). I called customer support, and they advised that because of the close proximity of the wall controllers, I would need to turn the sensor switch (located under the swing up cover towards the top middle) off on one of the units- seems when they're close like that they mess with each other. Turned the one off for the far side of the garage and now things are working to my satisfaction. The light does not come on for the one with the sensor turned off (unless you turn it on manually, open or close the door, or walk thru the safety sensors), but I can live with that- beats having the lights on 24-7. « Show Less
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Our units worked thru walls and well as ceiling/floor for upstairs/downstairs location.Many factors influence the range; such as battery strength, density of obstruction, distance between the transmitter and receiver so your effective range will likely depend on your circumstances. We find our units worked well for my dad to locate his cane every time in our home.
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Yes, that's what I did in my house. I bought two of these, so I had two push buttons and two ringer units. I set one button to ring as "Door # 1" on each ringer unit, and set the second button to ring as "Door # 2". I did that so that if someone comes to either of my exterior doors, I get notified both upstairs and downstairs. You could actually have MORE units than two, as well. Hope that answers your question.
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I had a a two story apartment, and I was able to get the connection upstairs and downstairs just as well. I never had an issue with it.
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My unit did that when I was in a couple inner city settings; don't know if it was the limitations from the tall bldgs. or other signals in the city, but unit still functioned flawlessly. When I am out and away from city environments there is no problem. Since it did not interfere with the unit operation at any time, I don't think I would let it bother me.
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No you do not. I would set the navigation cube in the door way. The cube bounces light off the ceilings to determine where to go. I can't keep my "Millie" from going through the whole house. I like to do one room at a time and so I set a 2 x 4 in the doorway to keep Millie in one room. Buy it you will love it!
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My home security guys placed motion sensors lower the ground, then upside down...so the the sensor sees upward from where it's placed. This may work the same way.
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You can not be in the same room, but I believe you can be in the house. I believe you need to air out the room before going back in. Check with the manufacturer
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One thing to note is that you can install equipment interface next to or near the thermostat - it does not need to go to the basement (distance between equipment and unit is limited to 39 meters IIRC however).
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Yes. Mine is on a 2nd floor window, as that is where I live. Have had no problems.
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I have mine in the basement. I can hear it from the top of the basement stairs but do not hear it in the living room above the basement. There shouldn't be any problem with adjacent apartments.