The smart home revolution has started. Homeowners are looking for innovative solutions to improve the energy efficiency of their residence. Since home heating accounts for a significant portion of energy consumption, wifi-enabled smart thermostats have quickly grown in popularity. Based on your budget and taste, there should be a suitable option for you.
First, you must determine what type of heating system you have.
Do I have High-voltage or Low-voltage Heating?
For a more detailed analysis, we’ve written a blog that clearly defines the differences.
The majority of homes in North America run on low voltage heating/cooling systems like furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, and central air. These systems run on 24V circuits that power the thermostats. If you do have one of these heating systems, then ecobee, Nest, and Honeywell Lyric are compatible with your home. Since these thermostats are designed for 24V electric heating, the installation process is relatively safe and many homeowners perform it themselves. For more information on these alternatives, you can see reviews or visit ecobee, Nest, and Honeywell.
On the other hand, high-voltage electric heat makes up a substantial minority of heating systems: one in three homes has a high voltage heating system in Canada. In the US, one in 10 homes uses high voltage heating. It’s most prevalent in the northern States and provinces in Canada, like British Columbia, Quebec, and Newfoundland & Labrador. The further North you get, the more likely you are to rely on some sort of high voltage heating system.
Smart Thermostat Quick Comparison Guide
$249 USD
$249 USD
Since the Nest Learning Thermostat launched in 2011, smart thermostats have increasingly become much more commonplace and an integral part of many home heating setups. Not only do they help lower your energy bill, but they also (to varying extents) take advantage of modern smart home systems and virtual assistants. As the smart home market grows and more people realize that energy usage can be managed with these devices, the market will continue to grow to include more solutions to suit different consumer needs. The comparison charts show how this already happening. As you can see above, the Mysa Smart Thermostat is the only true smart thermostat for homes with high voltage heating. If you have electric baseboard heaters or fan-forced heaters and you’re ready to join the smart home revolution, you can order Mysa today!
We’ve developed the Mysa Smart Thermostat for the homeowners that need a line voltage thermostat for their high voltage heating systems. Our company combines a sleek design with innovative software to help users maximize their energy savings. The most common high voltage system is electric baseboard heaters, but you can also find fan-forced heaters and in-floor heating in many homes. Although installation is simple, there are 120V or 240V flowing through your wires – so we highly recommend consulting an electrician.
No matter your needs, there’s something on the market to help you.
This doesn’t answer the compatibility links direction of taking me to a blog post about what smart thermostats will work for my electric baseboard heaters that have only two-wires.
I would really like a solution from Mysa, as I found that other providers such as Dimplex offer thermostats for two-wire electric baseboard models.
Unfortunately Mysa doesn’t offer a two wire solution, as our technology is designed with more advanced wiring systems in mind.
Perhaps you should think about finding a way for your product to work with 2 wire systems, since there are tons of 2 wire systems out there!
We’re aware of that, but the current iteration of Mysa wouldn’t translate to a two wire setup with the architecture we have in place. As we grow and offer more products, it’s definitely feasible that it’s something we could address, but at this time we’re still working on making our first product the best it can be.
Totally agree with Mark and Debbie. There are MANY two wire systems out there and no good remotely controllable thermostats. I would love to have MYSA fill that gap.
In Amazon reviews, I have read that a small number of customers seem unhappy with the fact that if the WIFI goes out in the home, the reset of MYSA units must be done locally. Is this true? If true, what is the default temperature that the units go to before they are reset? I assume they do not simply turn off. That would be bad
A lot of those reviews are based on older builds of both the software and hardware. Our most recent firmware versions have focused on connectivity issues and we’ve seen a GREAT improvement overall when it comes to the number of concerns that arise with connectivity.
This includes a huge increase in automatic reconnection after a WiFi reconnection.
If the thermostat loses connection, it automatically returns to the last temperature it was set to when it comes back online, but will not follow any schedules until you interact with the app.
Hello,
Will you be coming out with a low-voltage thermostat alongside your high voltage thermostat?
My home has a mix of high voltage baseboards, and low voltage controlled forced-air fan heaters. It’d be wonderful to be able to have all the heaters controlled from within the same eco-system/app, as well as completely controlled with Alexa.
Thanks!
While it’s not currently in the plans, never say never!
Plus there are different compatible platforms that allow you to mix and match devices with control, such as IFTTT.
I have an electric box that has only two wires. A black and white. It is a 120 v. I can’t hook up the load line anywhere. What do I need to get my gas furnace to work with mysa?
Unfortunately Mysa would not work with a 2 wire or gas furnace setup.
I am looking for a upgrade to my baseheaters. What i would like to do is add a controller beside the panel controlled by wifi, and remote room temp sensors that link to the controller. This will enable a upgrade without any rxtra wiring to and from baseboards.
The nature of electric heat means that a direct load has to go to each heater – that means you need a separate Mysa for each heater.
Is there going to be a 2 wire product at any point?
Due to the nature of powering the electronics in the Mysa, this is unlikely. But never say never.
hi have tried a few times to check my system? l have federal pacific electrical system in my raised ranch, kitchen/living room on the side, 2 bedrooms south side, bathroom between them on the west side. Lower level large family room [not used] on the north side, laundry room on west side, and a 1 car garage on the south side. The rooms all have 2 wire [20 gauge]. All i want to control with your thermostatic is the kitchen/living room, can you advise me on what thermostat is best to use?
Sounds like you have high voltage heating but we are unfortunately not compatible with 2 wire setups.
Can a separate wire be run?
If you really want to, sure!
is it compatible with Amazon Echo and Google home?
Mysa is compatible with both.
Any plans to support wireless ambient sensors? My thermostat is currently above a cadet wall heater and always reads hotter so looking for a way to incorporate remote sensors to get better feedback on room temp to thermostat.
There are no plans as of right now to support them in our own software, however, using IFTTT or SmartThings as an intermediary platform should allow you to set something like this up.
Will Mysa work with ceramic electric thermal storage heater models.
If it’s self contained, unlikely. If it’s wired in-line with the high-voltage supply from your household, we’d need to see the wires to determine that.
Is there anything out there for hydronic baseboard heating? I have a boiler with 3 zones. I’m having trouble finding anything that’s compatible.
If it’s a closed system, Mysa MAY be compatible, but usually nest or ecobee will work with hydronic baseboards from a boiler.
I have some baseboard heaters that operate by turning the knob on the unit and others that work via a wall thermostat. How can I retrofit the ones with knobs so that they can be controlled by a thermostat?
You would have to get an electrician to run wires and install a gangbox, but it is possible!
I have a 240 v space heater on a 20 amp breaker thru a plug. It is less than 3800 watts. Can the Mysa be configured to control the space heater?
Hey Ken, I can’t say for sure but your best bet to get in touch with our support team who handles more in depth compatible questions at support@getmysa.com