I unfortunately HAD to get a stupid thermostat with wifi. can’t even get one without it now. I’d much rather have it not hooked up but I may be forced to.

How can I put this on a VLAN and block all it’s telemetry? It’s a honeywell. Can i put it on my VLAN and then use mullvad DNS to block all the shit?

“They” are saying it has to be on wifi so it can see the outdoor temp to talk to the heat pump. Bullshit i say.

  • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Honeywell T6 Pro - Z-wave. No cloud or wifi, does have humidity sensor and fan circulation mode. Ebay has plenty. Upgraded from a wifi thermostat and have been really pleased. Worth the money.

    You do need something like Home Assistant though.

    My old wifi thermostat was locked down by Honeywell and useless except for manual control unless allowed Internet access.

    • paper_moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      you do need something like Home Assistant though

      Wait… So if the box running home assistant goes down… Can you still change your heat?

      • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Yes, it has full manual control from the touch screen. There’s also a version that’s a bit cheaper with some dedicated blister buttons.

        Connect it to Home Assistant and you can do damn near anything with it. Wireguard allows remote access so we can monitor the temperature and control the heat & AC from anywhere.

      • JoeyHarrington@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 days ago

        If it has local control like a normal thermostat you can control it without a hub like home assistant