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.
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.
Thanks! Per my other comment, I guess I’ve gotta look at Z-Wave if there are no wifi-only options available. Checking out the T6 Pro now
Another +1 for the t6. It’s been running great for 6+ months
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.
It’s more of DIY solution, but works fine, did you check with https://esphome.io/ if your heat pump system couldnt be connected ?
Most of them have a way to communicate as they already have an offline thermostat
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
What Zigbee thermostats do you have?
