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I have a southern California two-story home built in the late 70's. Its a single zone system with both heating and AC. The thermostat is located downstairs. In the summer the upstairs gets too hot and in winter the downstairs is too cold. Normally the system is either set to heat or cool depending on the season.

I'd like to place a second thermostat upstairs (wireless) and pair it with the hard-wired one downstairs. That way the "system" can tell the actually max/min of the house temperature.

Is there any thermostats out there to do this? Would it even work?

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What you actually need is a single thermostat that has support for one or more secondary remote thermometers. I believe the Honeywell TB8220U1003 supports this via this part:

Remote Thermometer

As a side note, it is often necessary to properly balance your HVAC system depending on the season by adjusting the dampers to increase/reduce the airflow to certain areas based on the season. Also remember to open your cold air returns in the winter. You might not need a different thermostat at all!

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I am having a hard time telling by looking at the page... Does it just average the two temperature or does it do something more intelligent? – Kellenjb Mar 8 '12 at 19:07
When you have a single remote, it only uses the remote prob. With more than one I believe it averages them. – Steven Mar 8 '12 at 19:15
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It would be nice if these saw a significant difference in temp as a need to run the fan for a bit. – BMitch♦ Mar 8 '12 at 20:07
@Steven I dont have any dampers in my system (AFAIK) – BozoJoe Mar 9 '12 at 17:11
@BozoJoe That seems odd, but even closing vents might help – Steven Mar 9 '12 at 17:24
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