During the winter, I'd like to leave the house at around 65 at night. Then in the two occupied bedrooms, I'll put a motion sensor and a space heater on an appliance module.
I'd like to set up Axial so that I can turn those heaters on when it gets below a certain temperature.
Secondly, I'd like to be able to adjust the temperatures for both of those rooms independently, and be able to turn on/of this "system" at a certain time each day.
Does this seem possible?
Yes, this is possible. You'll probably want a way to know what the temperature is in each of the rooms -- maybe by using a multi-sensor such as the Aeon Labs Multisensor 6. You can setup a scene to watch the temp in the room, and if it drops below a pre-set value, it kicks on the apliance module. A second scene could watch the temp and turn off the module when it gets too hot.
For creating a "system" you could add a virtual dimmer switch for each room and adjust it to a level you want the heat. With a simple script, you could watch that virtual device and turn the heater on or off. If you end up doing this and need help with the script, let us know.
I think the biggest problem for me is that dimmers in Axial are hard to adjust precisely. It's only easy to turn on/off or set to those preset (and kind of arbitrary) 15/30/80 values. The dimmer I'd need would only ever be adjusted within a 4-6 degree range or less. Making that adjustment using the slider is going to be extremely frustrating, especially since I can't see the result until I let go.
Is there a way around this?
And what is a script in Axial? How do I even get started?
Here's some info about scripts: https://github.com/rscott78/InControl-Scripts
From the main device list screen in the mobile app, you can slide and drag your finger left and right to adjust the "dim" as well - it also gives you a numerical level indicator. Will that help you be more precise?
