Communicating thermostat system installation manual

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There are a number of other user settings, having to do with humidity control and cycling the fan at regular intervals, and there are several advanced installer settings that I probably will not need to change from their factory defaults. The XL has a back-light that comes on when you touch the screen, so that if anyone gets cold feet during the night they can make adjustments without having to turn on the hall light.

The XL has programmable limits for the minimum and maximum set-points, so that you can retain ultimate control over how hot or cold the house can get.

The XL actually gives better feedback during the Z-Wave inclusion process than does my system controller. The XL menus allow you to view the Z-Wave settings, including the node ID that was assigned by the system controller. If the node ID is something other than zero, then the inclusion process succeeded.

The Z-Wave inclusion process documented in the XL user manual is mainly geared toward owners of the Schlage Nexia gateway, with Schlage and Nexia products all being part of the same Ingersoll-Rand parent company that owns the Trane and American Standard brands. Here are the thermostat functions exposed through the Vera user interface:. According to the user guide, the XL has the ability to receive firmware updates if your thermostat happens to be part of a Nexia Home Intelligence system.

Apparently these updates would be installed over-the-air, via the Z-Wave connection from the Nexia bridge. The user guide describes this Nexia firmware update procedure and says that it may take up to 45 minutes to complete the update process. This is the first instance of which I have heard of firmware updates being installed via Z-Wave. There is a USB port on the back of the XL, which is also intended for installing firmware updates.

I understand that this method would require special software for loading the firmware, and that software is currently not available, neither are any firmware updates available. I tried calling Trane customer support with one of my questions, and they referred me to both my local Trane dealer they wanted to know where I bought my thermostat, and they offered to send out a technician or to Nexia customer support.

I called Nexia customer support, just to get a feel for the experience, and found them to be very helpful. Nexia owners should find themselves in good hands when it comes to adding a thermostat. The Trane XL thermostat is visually appealing, with a sleek outline, and large, easy-to-read numerals.