Hi. WOW this Z-Wave thing is so sweet, just discovered it this week. :-)
OK, please help a newbe out as I got stuck before I've even begun. There is one thing that I don't get...
I have a simple cabin in the woods in a Nordic country. It does, however have both electricity and a DSL connection, and that makes Vera perfect for me. The cabin is heated with 1 electrical radiator per room (like this one: bit.ly/z07TJz ). What I want to do with Vera / Z-Wave is to keep the radiator heating in the rooms on a low "ecomode" while away and then remotely pre-heat the cabin for when we go there.
What the system needs to do: turn on 1 electrical radiator per room when the temperature in the room drops below x and turn it off when the temperature reaches y. Temperatures defined in Vera.
For this I guess I need:
* 1 Vera2
* 1 on/off switch per radiator (like this bit.ly/AzI5hs )
* 1 Z-wave enabled thermometer per room
Now this is what I cant find. I mean, there are all sorts of fancy Thermostats capable of controlling complex HVAC-systems with touchscreens and whatnot, usually over 100$ a piece. But where can I find a simple inexpensive (preferably battery driven) Z-wave thermometer or temperature sensor, which basically just reports the current temperature to Vera, where I will define triggers?
So how would you set this one up? I'm curious to see if I'm just thinking something wrong in my setup?
PS. I know about the HSM100 ( bit.ly/yYeBfA ), it just seems a bit overkill for my basic needs.