itguy 4 Report post Posted March 10, 2016 I found a real good deal on a full IRIS 1.0 kit last summer, but never installed the thermostat since I have a zoned system and needed two. Now I'm thinking about putting my thermostats on IRIS, but wonder if it is worth getting a second Radio Thermostat CT-101-L, or if I should get rid of the one I have and go for two of the new GoControl thermostats. The GoControl certainly looks nicer and appears to possibly have better build quality based on the internal photos in the FCC. I'm not too concerned about the looks though, and am primarily concerned about quality. Has anyone had any major problems with either model? Which has been more reliable in real world use? I'd hate to encounter a major issue such as overheating or overcooling the house, or worse yet, failure to heat while away in the Winter. I'm staying on V1 until Lowe's either forces me to V2 or until V2 has better feature parity with V1, particularly offline processing for the alarm. Therefore, V2 specific issues related to the thermostats aren't a huge concern for me yet as long as they are issues that Lowe's has identified and plans to fix. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdisom 135 Report post Posted March 10, 2016 I have been running 2 of the CT-101 thermostats on different systems. I have not had any problems with either one. One of them has transferred over to Gen 2 hub and has not had any problems either. The down side to having one on Gen 2 is that if the internet is out, it will not run on a schedule that was set up through the Iris app. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scunny 1,380 Report post Posted March 10, 2016 The CT-101 also reports humidity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Otto Mation 991 Report post Posted March 10, 2016 The CT-101 also reports humidity. Yep. The Go-Control does not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itguy 4 Report post Posted March 10, 2016 The CT-101 also reports humidity. That could actually be very useful. Out of curiosity, does this work in both V1 and V2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scunny 1,380 Report post Posted March 10, 2016 That could actually be very useful. Out of curiosity, does this work in both V1 and V2? It certainly does in V2 and I can't remember that far back for V1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdisom 135 Report post Posted March 11, 2016 It is available on the web platform, but not in the Gen 1 app. 1 scunny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devi8 56 Report post Posted March 11, 2016 They both work on v1 and 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IrisUsers 403 Report post Posted March 11, 2016 It certainly does in V2 and I can't remember that far back for V1. It did report humidity on V1 but only through the Iris web interface. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpy2643 201 Report post Posted March 11, 2016 That could actually be very useful. Out of curiosity, does this work in both V1 and V2? It works in v1 app as well. You click on the "i" in the lower corner and it shows some more info, including humidity. 1 IrisUsers reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dguisinger 9 Report post Posted April 19, 2016 Supposedly the Radio Thermostat works with IRIS v2... I for the life of me can't figure out how to set the damn schedule of the "stupid" thermostat since upgrading to the new IRIS. To make it worse, I try to adjust the temperature on the thermostat and it rejects it. I'm about ready to junk IRIS v2 after my first week and go to a real system Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dennisthekilla 9 Report post Posted April 19, 2016 The go control is good for the price. The only issue I have is the temp I set being set to something I didn't... For some reason it's always just by 1 or 2 degrees. However other users have reported the same issue with other thermostats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminal 427 Report post Posted April 20, 2016 I have the CT-101 and it works well in V1 as long as I do not put it in auto mode. In heat mode and in cool mode it is great. 1 Dan8785 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpy2643 201 Report post Posted April 21, 2016 I've not had great luck with the ct-101 in auto mode either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bh241 59 Report post Posted April 21, 2016 I have the CT-101 and it works great in v2. I don't have a 'schedule' set up but have instead been running the system in AUTO mode. Set a low end and a high end temp and just let it work. No problems at all.... I had issues with disconnects initially, but those were resolved with a strategically placed Smart Plug. Since then, no problems at all - again though I'm not trying to run a schedule and that's where I see most problems folks are having. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dusterp 380 Report post Posted April 22, 2016 Go to the climate card and click on "SCHEDULE" at the top of the card. You can set up schedules there for each climate device you have. If you want to change in and out of the schedule to another mode you can use scenes to set your thermostat to different modes or to follow the schedule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
