Reddit reviews Quirky + GE Aros Smart Window Air Conditioner
We found 6 Reddit comments about Quirky + GE Aros Smart Window Air Conditioner. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Learns from your patterns to cool when you need it, not when you don'tSmart scheduling learns your habits and adjusts to cool the way you like all week longTurns on and off according to your location and GPS settingsTracks your usage so you can adjust settings to save on energy costs
Didn't GE make the Aros? Or does that not count since it was a collaboration with Quirky?
I guess the Aros was only
5,0008,000BTU/hr (thanks, /u/geekofweek!), while these new ones are 10,000BTU/hr and up.The Friedrich model's ability to coordinate with the larger grid seems like something that needs to be more widespread.
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I think... I'm not 100% sure, but i heard that these might be kind of good against heat. That's just a guess though, i might be wrong. :p
Might be even to do one better. These AC's are compatible with wink and can be scheduled/controlled all from the wink app based on things not only like temperature, but whether or not you're home, etc.
Ecobee could handle this with the remote sensors. The window Units will be a bit trickier as that's not truly "zoned" central AC/Heat. No smart thermostat will manage those natively on its own.
If you were to use something like Home Assistant with some smart outlets on the Window Units, providing that turning power on / off would trigger it to turn back on, would provide you something along the lines of what you are looking for.
I do something similar with a Quirky + GE Aros Smart Window Air Conditioner to augment my Central Air on the 2nd floor, eventually I'm going to add a second zoned central unit. If the Ecobee sensors report XX temperature, turn on the Window unit.
Again, no off the shelf product would handle what you want, but it is totally doable with an Ecobee and some sensors combined Home Assistant and some automation. Whatever you do don't go Nest, search around /r/homeautomation and you'll get the same advice.
http://www.amazon.com/Quirky-Aros-Sm.../dp/B00IDXGIAC
kinda had bad reviews. but it's home automated via iphone.
maybe i will go with this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FRA...productDetails