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Oregon governor signs nation’s first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairing (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

So you want to be stuck with the same thermostat forever? Imagine it comes with one of those Amazon ones with a persistent camera and microphone in it that you can't opt out of.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    A thermostat doesn't have refrigerants/gasses in them. It's nothing more than a complicated on off switch

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    What... The.. Fuck?

    If your thermostat could cause a fire or gas leak, your HVAC system is flawed. This is entirely a fabricated concern. If anything, I'd chalk it up as reasons why maybe right to repair the HVAC isn't a great idea. A properly setup HVAC wont let anything tell it to do that.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Firstly, I said this one was iffy to me.

    Second, the subtopic was HVAC and thermostats are like, the electronics that control the HVAC which I wouldn't even really necessarily bucket into HVAC. It's like HVAC adjacent.

    Third, this whole topic is about right to repair, not right to replace. So the on topic argument is "you want to be able to repair the same thermostat with off brand parts", to which I say, yes? Probably? I don't see how that's a problem.

    And fourth, who the fuck would buy an Amazon thermostat, lmao.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's more "device" pairing than "parts" pairing. The thermostat to HVAC communication is a standard. Sure, if someone started forcing that, that'd be bad. But that's more akin to Apple's "iOS only works with MacBooks" type shit with Airdrop and such than it is to their "you can't replace the camera in your phone unless it's from us". They're both problems, but the one you're describing is both not happening and a different issue. I'm not saying it won't happen but it's a different topic.

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