# Start/ Stop thermostat

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-stop-thermostat/60905>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [6 April 2022 22:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-stop-thermostat/60905 "2022-04-06T22:38:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [7 April 2022 02:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-stop-thermostat/60905/21 "2022-04-07T02:25:41Z")

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Sounds good to me.

You understand how those examples are to be used/tested?

BTW, they are NOT perfect and will need some tweaking to be exactly what you want.

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**Author:** ![darrenra10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@darrenra10](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/darrenra10)\
**Post date:** [7 April 2022 02:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-stop-thermostat/60905/22 "2022-04-07T02:38:19Z")

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Okay I think I have an understanding of its function

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [7 April 2022 02:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-stop-thermostat/60905/23 "2022-04-07T02:53:39Z")

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Only because of my OCD, this is a better set of how to do what you want.

```auto
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```

Pretty much the same as before but for the extra `change` node included in each example to do what it says. 😉

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [8 April 2022 06:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-stop-thermostat/60905/24 "2022-04-08T06:16:47Z")

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Good to hear.

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**Post date:** [8 April 2022 08:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-stop-thermostat/60905/25 "2022-04-08T08:34:11Z")

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Oh, I'm not sure you are really _done_ with this.

What you have now is control of the thermostat but it is on the _edit_ screen.  
Node-Red offers a GUI screen/interface and you can have a nicer looking GUI if you want.

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**Author:** ![darrenra10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@darrenra10](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/darrenra10)\
**Post date:** [8 April 2022 18:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-stop-thermostat/60905/26 "2022-04-08T18:46:25Z")

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The dashboard?  
I have the GUI setup already.

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**Post date:** [8 April 2022 20:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-stop-thermostat/60905/27 "2022-04-08T20:46:02Z")

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Ok.

The `dashboard` is the GUI.

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**Post date:** [22 April 2022 20:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-stop-thermostat/60905/28 "2022-04-22T20:46:37Z")

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