Communicating Thermostats

The Convenience of Intelligent Communication
One of the best additions you can make to your sophisticated home automation system is smart heating and air conditioning (HVAC) automation and the cornerstone for making this happen is the Aprilaire® Communicating Thermostat. It takes your indoor air comfort to an extraordinary new level.

Convenience
You can receive information from all your communicating thermostats on the central system panel, at a glance and at your fingertips. No more walking around to each thermostat to reset or program them all!

Information
With the complete system, you can set your thermostat to receive temporary messages like caller ID, weather data, security systems status – all from a convenient message display.

Copmponents you will need:
1. One Aprilaire Model 8770 Communicating Thermostat for each zone or single zone HVAC system.
2. One Aprilaire Model 8818 Distribution Panel per 8 thermostats in the system.
3. One Aprilaire Model 8811 Protocol Adapter per 32 thermostats or one per Model 8823 system controller.
4. 4-8 conductor thermostat cable depending on equipment stages (18-20 gauge).
5. Category 5 communication wire (4-pair twisted cable).
6. One 24V AC transformer, ungrounded (part number 8027) per 8818 Distribution Panel.
7. RS-232 or RS-485 based automation system such as the Aprilaire Model 8823 System Controller.
8. OPTIONAL: Aprilaire Model 8061 Temperature Support Module or Model 8062 Temperature/Humidity Support Module.