SSR thermostat

[artesian]

I tried to goolge this but couldn't find the answer. Isn't there a trick to get the thermostat in the room to hold the temp? I recall last trip in the middle of the night being warm because the sensor didnt think anyone was in the room

 

[grumpydad]

If I remember correctly you tie a balloon to the ceiling fan

Enjoy your trip

 

[Micca]

Do the DVC resorts still have the sensor control? It's been a while since we've stayed in anything except a DVC room and I seem to recall getting the room pretty frosty at any given time.

 

[artesian]

If I remember correctly you tie a balloon to the ceiling fan

Enjoy your trip

I thought there was a way to avoid doing that?

 

[gwb]

Stay at SSR last Dec and had no issues with thermostat. Just set it once and rooms stayed at that temp

 

[GBBTomorrow]

I know there is a trick you can do on the thermostat, but I'm sorry I don't remember what it is. I don't mind it turning off during the day when I am out, but I hate waking up at 3:00 AM to a hot, stuffy room.

There was a hilarious episode of WDWToday a while back where they suggested tying a helium balloon to a hamster and leaving it loose in the room.

 

[LauraLea]

These are the instructions I followed last month:

Soft Bypass
At times, it is necessary to bypass the energy management functions of the
system. To do this, press and hold the F/C button on the WDDC for 3
seconds and you will see bp (bypass) on the screen. The unit sends a
message to the RCU changing the settings so that it functions as a normal
thermostat with no energy management functions for 48 hours.

If it works, you'll need to do this every other day. I just do it every morning to make sure it still is in bypass mode.

Laura

 

[BillPA]

This was posted on the DIS a while back. I haven't tried it.

Good Luck:

Press the power button and the down arrow button simultaneously. The letters "bp" should appear in the display indicating you are in "bypass" mode. Then you can use the up/down buttons to set the temperature. You may have to do this every 24 hours or every few days.

The sensor by-pass for our kind of thermostat was simple--I just pressed the "off" button and both the temperature "up/down" buttons all at the same time. "BP' appears in the thermostat, and then it operates as most other themostats in most other hotels in the US

And yet another:

The thermostat has two buttons on the left (ON/OFF and AUTO/FAN) and two buttons on the right (UP and DOWN)

1) Press the ON/OFF and AUTO/FAN buttons together. The digital display will change to 'CA'.

2) Press the ON/OFF and DOWN button together. The digital display will change to 'OR" (or something similar).

You have just deactivated the motion sensor. This will last for three days at which point you will have to repeat the process.


TO CHANGE AC THERMOSTAT SETTINGS THE THERMOSTAT HAS TO BE PUT INTO "SERVICE MODE" IT IS SIMPLE TO DO BY PRESSING THE FOLLOWING KEYS ON THE FRONT OF THE THERMOSTAT.

EXECUTE THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE:

1. PRESS (AND KEEP PRESSED) THE F/C KEY

2. PRESS (AND RELEASE) THE OFF/AUTO KEY

3. PRESS (AND RELEASE) THE DISPLAY KEY.

4. RELEASE THE F/C KEY.

UPON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THIS SEQUENCE, THE LCD WILL DISPLAY PAR (PARAMETER) AND THE PARAMETER NUMBER.

1. PRESS THE UP ARROW KEY AND SCROLL UNTIL # 6 APPEARS. (NEW MODELS # 24)

2. PRESS THE OFF/AUTO KEY

3. THE CURRENT LOW TEMPERATURE IS DISPLAYED.

4. PRESS THE DOWN ARROW KEY AND SCROLL UNTIL THE DESIRED ROOM
TEMPERATURE APPEARS
5. PRESS THE F/C KEY

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

We haven't had any of the issues of the temp resetting after a few hours in our most recent trips so I think DVC/Disney gave up with that initiative. But there may be a few rooms that they missed resetting the thermostat. If there's any issue you should be able to call maintenance to get it re-programmed.

 

[lovin'fl]

Going to be at SSR next week so wanted to sub in to this thread!

 

[disneynutz]

For all DVC resort rooms, make sure that the patio/balcony door is closed. The door has a switch that turns off the HVAC when it is opened.

Bill

 

[artesian]

thanks for the replies!