WDTC-20 set it up as a thermostat, or as a binary switch?

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Any thoughts on which way is better to set up the Wayne Dalton thermostat?

I currently set it up as a thermostat, but I guess the Vera GUI doesn’t handle it fully.

I can’t feed it heat setpoints, as it says the device can’t handle the service.

Help!

Thanks!

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Are you on the 1.1.x firmware? I believe that thermostats are not supported on that version yet. I know my Trane unit works fine on the later 1.0.x builds, but I get the same error you are getting on the 1.1.x builds.

See this topic: http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?topic=3107.0

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[quote=“mikeholczer, post:2, topic:165518”]Are you on the 1.1.x firmware? I believe that thermostats are not supported on that version yet. I know my Trane unit works fine on the later 1.0.x builds, but I get the same error you are getting on the 1.1.x builds.

See this topic: http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?topic=3107.0[/quote]

Yes, I am running 1.1.213. Thanks for the thread.

It doesn’t show the current or set point temps on the computer screen, yet it does in the iphone app.

However, I can’t feed any set points through iphone either.

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The WIKI mentions: the set point has to be set on the thermostat itself.

(This was for the WDTC-20).

I don’t think there is a workaround for this yet.

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The new beta firmware does not support the WDTC-20’s yet. The next release should support it.

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I am on the latest release of ui3, and I just added my new WDTC-20s… they come up as Appliance Modules and not Thermostats. IS this because they are not supported yet, or is there some extra configuring I have to do?

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No its supported under the latest revision of UI3. When you add the WDTC you have to click the button quickly on the WDTC or it will show up as a binary switch.

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Ok, I will remove then re-add them… but could you tell me what you mean by ‘click the button quickly’? Also, with UI3 and Vera2, can you tell me how I remove something without wiping/reseting it, and then doing a ‘remove dead node’? My apologies to the community for all the support requests tonight :frowning:

EDIT: I found the instructions for removing a node for the Vera2… you have to hold down the Zwave button for 5 seconds. Doh! Also, I figured out what you mean by pressing the button ‘quickly’… thank you for your help!