Can anyone help with pointers for automatable garage heaters? So far my searches aren’t finding anything. My requirements are:
- remotely preheat when I want to work out
- alert if it’s left on, or automatically turn off
I’m in the US, looking for 240v maybe 5,000w electric heater. The basic item is cheap and readily available at home centers or online. I even see variations with Bluetooth remote and/or controlled by app.
I’m looking for something locally automatable. Matter/Thread would be ideal but I’m fine with Zigbee or z-wave. But I’m not finding anything like that, and getting stuck on some vendors portal is not ok. Any leads?
Or something that can use an external thermostat - I actually have an extra Ecobee - that can be locally automatable. Any leads? Any search tips that might find such a thing?
I briefly thought of automating an outlet, however even if smart outlets are available for those loads, that wouldn’t work because all these heaters have a safety feature to run the fan until the unit is cool
I would imagine any proper heater would be able to be connected to a thermostat, just like in your house. I have a gas one that connects to a Honeywell that is connected to home assistant.
Look in the manual for how to wire an external thermostat.
For instance, this dynaglo one mentions it on page 8. https://cdn.menardc.com/main/items/media/GHPGR001/Install_Instruct/8474ba55-9c16-4829-bf58-02baa7c521ac.pdf
Thanks. I should have thought of this but assumed consumer appliances never have “advanced” features unless they’re listed in the product description.
Your approach is much more optimistic but got the answer right away.
I wonder if any local stores have exactly that model …………