Wirelessly Control Your RV Thermostat from ANYWHERE - Micro-Air EasyTouch RV Thermostat
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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2021
- RV Thermostats are not exactly the sexiest gear on an RV. But that doesn't mean they can't be cool! Our Micro-Air EasyTouch RV Thermostat is some of the best new tech we've equipped our rig with lately. We love it so much, we think you will too.
We're excited to announce that Micro-Air is offering a $15 discount to RVgeeks viewers on any Easy Touch RV Thermostat. Use Micro-Air Discount code ETRVGEEKS when checking out.
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READ OUR BLOG POST FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE EASYTOUCH RV THERMOSTAT!
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Use Micro-Air Discount Code ETRVGEEKS to save $15 on an EasyTouch RV Thermostat for your own RV. Also, the $25 discount on Micro-Air EasyStart 364 soft starters is still good with Discount Code RVGEEKS.
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Read our blog post for more details about the EasyTouch: www.thervgeeks.com/micro-air-easy-touch/
I just noticed that you have a rear-view mirror in your Class A motorhome! That sure makes it easy to see what cabinet door is banging around as you drive down the road. ;)
That's about all it's good for, Todd! 😂
I was thinking the same thing.
What a great upgrade no matter how old your A/C units are. Thanks for sharing! 👍
Thanks Bill! 😊
Love this upgrade! The primary display provides all the desired info for each zone without pushing different buttons and even gives me outside temps. The ability to monitor temps and get upper and lower temp alerts when away is significant. Pet owners will really appreciate. It is great to change settings after going to bed and before getting out of it.
We couldn't agree more, Donald!
What a great upgrade for any A/C units(old or new). Thanks for sharing! Safe travles!
Can't wait for the A/C replacement video, since I am thinking on replacing mine. Good job on the video, as always you guys do an awesome job explaining things the easy way.
Thanks Hector! We’ll try to get that video edited soon.
super awesome freaking digital heating & cooling video!!! I loved it!!!
Thanks Cody! Glad you liked it!
@@RVgeeks awesome
Another fantastic video! great job guys!
Thank you! 🤗
@@RVgeeks your welcome. looking forward to the video about the installation of the new A/C units
Insane I first heard of these yesterday and now you guys do a vid!? Nice!
We must have known! 😁
Just changed out my Air Conditioner's and as always could rely on RV Geeks to provide me with good information. Plus a Discount. Just ordering 2 new Thermostats.
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Nice, good information
Thank you!
So glad you made this video. Our old 5 button thermostat with failing display with its 4 point font and creepy green background is my most hated device on our Monaco. When I get back to the US I’m getting me one o the snazzy things!
Thanks Tony! You'll love it!
Great timing, guys. I'm about to replace both ACs on the roof. We have an '03 and the rear AC looks to be original. I'm very interested in that video mentioned on your upgrade. Looks like we have the same units on the roof.
I'm also had been planning on some sort of "smarter" thermostat.
Love the bluetooth feature.
Thanks Russel! We’ll get to that AC replacement video as soon as we can, but it’s a biggie, so it might be a bit.
@@RVgeeks Roger that. Thanks.
Have you been MIA?? I have been looking for you for months...glad your back.
We've been here, Doug, but UA-cam has stopped e-mailing notifications of new videos to subscribers. 🤨 Glad you're here with us!
2 air conditioners will not cut it in South Texas my fren!!!!!
cool wifi remote none the less
My fifth wheel has 3 AC units and 3 thermostats (the Dometic Standard) which are a real pain. You mention in the video that you can control multiple zones. What I am wondering, since this thermostat is quite pricey, do I have to replace all 3 of mine to this model?
Hi Bill! The Easy Touch can handle multiple air conditioners, but the problem in your case is probably the wiring. If you have three separate thermostats in three separate areas of the RV, the air conditioners are probably not interconnected at all. The way our single thermostat is able to control both air conditioners is because the two air conditioners are connected together with a control cable, like a phone cable. We also have remote temperature sensors that are nowhere near the thermostat. In your set up, the temperature sensors may very well be inside the thermostats themselves. Your challenge will be wiring. In other words connecting the air conditioners together and having three separate temperature sensors around the RV that are all wired together to the single thermostat to do the job. Running that type of wiring through RV walls, ceilings, and floors, can be really difficult, and we think that may be your biggest obstacle. It’s possible that you may be able to reuse the current wiring that goes from each air conditioner to each thermostat, and replace those thermostats with temperature sensors. That would accomplish connecting each temperature sensor to its corresponding air conditioning unit. But you’ll still need to get the three air conditioners daisychain together and down to the single thermostat to make it work. Hope this makes some sense. If you’re comfortable with fishing wires and being real creative about that kind of thing, it definitely could work.
@@RVgeeks Thank you for that great explanation. My thermostat wiring has 6 wires, three of which at attached to terminals inside the thermostat and three of which are cut (this is a 2018 Heartland RoadWarrior btw). One of the units works AC and the heater. From what you're telling me, it sounds like the available wires might in fact allow for such interconnectivity. I may try to call Heartland today to see if I can get a tech to tell me what each color wire does.
@@xxxchopper Sounds like you’ve got a good handle on this one Bill! Let us know how you make out.
Question.... Does it give a temperature read out on the display to know the actual temp in the RV? That is the number one thing I DO NOT like about the dometic digital thermostat is that it doesnt tell you the temperature
Not only does the EasyTouch thermostat tell you the current temperature in the RV, but (if you have Internet access at the RV), you can see and control the temperature on the RV from anywhere in the world via the app on your phone or iPad.
Stellar upgrade! Are the new AC units quieter than the old ones?
Hi Jim! We'd say "subtly" but it might just be psychological, since the new ones look so damn NEW! LOL The old ones were pretty quiet already, but the biggest improvement has been air flow, since we tidied up the wiring, which was partly blocking the ducts in the original installation.
@@RVgeeks When can we see the install of the ACs?
We’ve got it in the hopper, but it’s a biggie, so we apologize it’s going to take a little time to find the bandwidth. We’ll do our best to get to it soon!
Great video- thank you! Do you know how well this works remotely with campground WiFi?
Hey Allison. If you have a way to connect your RV's network to campground WiFi (like with a WiFiRanger or Peplink router), then you should be good. There's not a lot of data being transferred to enable you to remotely view/change the HVAC when away from the RV, so it should work just fine. We haven't done that, specifically, ourselves... because we tend to rely on our own cellular connection, instead of a park's WiFi (and haven't had any trouble remote controlling over that). Hope that helps!
@@RVgeeks awesome, thank you very much!
The campground Wifi is free/public but has one of those screens that occasionally pops up where you have to check the box (kind of like Starbucks free public Wifi) and then you’re online. Would I need a router or something in this case?
@Allison Morden - Hmmm... WiFi networks with captured portals like that can be a royal pain. They often have short time limits for connectivity... so if your device isn't actively using the connection, they time you out and force a new "login" via their portal. We've had trouble using them before with both the WiFiRanger and the Pepwave for that reason. Of course, "your mileage may vary" and it may work fine for you (i.e. if you don't get logged out regularly using a single device, it may work OK even using an intermediate device to make the connection).
I have a 2019 Airstream International Serenity with 2 zone AC, the thermostat is in the rear bedroom, it has a remote front sensor...because they mounted it over the TV, it offsets the temperature by 2-5 degrees depending.....including that it is mounted next to the frig (dumb dumb dumb)....does the thermostat have the ability to offset the remote sensor value to normalize the sensors erroneous value?
Hi Chris... not that we're aware of but we'd suggest reaching out to Micro-Air directly to ask.
i have 2 of them. the inside temp is erratic. it changes as it chooses. i think just a sensor problem. hope they will get this fixed soon. i also do not understand ur setup. a thermostat in a close cabinet??? how do u expect it to get the correct inside temp??? kind of impossible to me. since, with cabinet door closed. it will not get air.
The two remote temperature sensors for the thermostat are located on the wall…. One in the living room and one in the bedroom. You’re right… without them, it wouldn’t be much good in a cabinet!
@@RVgeeks where did u get the remote temperature sensors??? i am have a big problem with the inside temp on my colemans to stay correct. i have brought this to the attention to micro-air. not much head way on that so far. thanks
@@stevefitzgerald9193 Hi Steve. Our rig came from Newmar with them installed. Not sure how easy it would be to retrofit.
Does this control both Ac units. Or do you have 2 T-stats ?
Great question, Dave! It controls both.
Ok so another question do you have 1 thermostat wire or 2. If 2 did you set a relay for a master and slave ac?
Hi Dave. We can't answer this definitively for all RVs and/or air conditioner brands, as they may be wired differently. For our Dometic A/C system in our Newmar: we have 1 thermostat that controls both A/Cs; the thermostat is wired directly to the front A/C unit; there is a secondary control cable that connects the two A/Cs together; the front A/C is set (via dip switches on its circuit board) as the "Main"; the rear A/C is set as secondary; from each A/C unit there is a wire for a "remote" temperature sensor for that zone... Zone 1 (front) sensor is mounted on an interior wall near the middle of the coach and Zone 2 (rear) sensor is mounted on an interior wall in the bedroom.
Many RVs are wired with a separate thermostat for each zone (probably simplifies the wiring for the manufacturer), in which case you'd need two Micro-Air EasyTouch units.
Just to let everyone know, the current version of the Micro Air thermostat does not support Automatic Generator Start (AGS). We got in touch with technical support and were told that this was a feature they are working on and will be released as a software update in the near future.
Since we have pets, we decided to put the old thermostat back until AGS is available.
With Dometic air conditioners, it's not the thermostat that triggers auto-genstart. It's the circuit board in the air conditioner itself, so the RV has to be wired with a trigger wire from the a/c to the ags, which is usually a factory setup. It may differ among units/brands/OEM/aftermarket setups etc. But good to know that Micro-air is updating the software to work in more situations. Thanks for the update!
Looks like my 1998 Mountain Air panel
It should... it's an '05 MADP! Always great to hear from a fellow Newmar owner. 👍
Unfortunately, this does not work with my older Carrier units 😭😭😭 I have three and all work perfectly so replacing them is not an option.
Sorry Adam, but they seem to keep coming out with new models. Maybe an e-mail request from a Carrier owner would help move that along a bit? 😉
Well shoot....discount code is no longer valid for the thermostat. :(
Hi Rod! We just checked, and the code is still working for a $15 discount. Be sure to use code ETRVGEEKS. It drops it from 249 to 234.
@@RVgeeks Sorry, just tried again and it's not working for the 352C model. I triple checked the spelling of the code so not sure why it's not working for me.
@@rja12 Hi Rod. We just tried both the white and black versions of the 352C, and both allowed us to successfully enter the ETRVGEEKS discount code. We are using Safari on Mac laptops, and going through the regular checkout process. It’s possible that it’s either a browser issue, or if you’re trying to use PayPal, that may be the problem. The discount is definitely good, and we suggest trying a different browser or payment method, or calling them tomorrow morning to confirm. Sorry you’re having difficulty. We hope you can hang in there and save on this awesome thermostat.
Holy Cow, 58 degrees at night, that is crazy. Can you really get it that cool when you are in 100 degree heat? Why don't you just move up to the North Pole and you should feel at home, lol.
Sorry if we weren't clear about that, John! We meant that we set the heat down low in cooler months rather than run much heat all night. I doubt our A/C could get it down to 58 in here when it's 80 outside, much less 100! LOL On the occasional night that's so warm overnight we need to run A/C, we'd more likely set it to about 68-72, just to keep from sweating during the night.
@@RVgeeks Ah Ha, minor detail, thanks
@@RVgeeks Thanks for the clarification. I was thinking the same when I watched the video.