A:AnswerThe ecobee3 lite does not have Amazon Alexa built-in but can work with your other echo devices. It also doesn't come with a built-in occupancy sensor so you may want to consider buying a SmartSensor 2-pack to go with it. Here's a handy comparison chart: https://support.ecobee.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028428931-What-are-the-differences-between-ecobee-SmartThermostat-with-voice-control-ecobee4-ecobee3-lite-and-ecobee3-
A:AnswerHi Wendy, the difference is that the Pro version gets a 5 year warranty, as it is installed by one of our professional installation partners! Hope that helps :)
A:AnswerIf you set up smart home/away, when the sensors detect motion it will set your temperature to your home profile so will keep the temp at that temperature as long as people are moving in the house.
Also. If you have Apple devices you can control it from there by whose home or away. Other smart assistants can also be integrated.
I was able to set mine up on 30+ old HVAC system. Very strait forward instructions and you can also call their support line if you have questions.
A:AnswerI just recently purchased a Ecobee thermostat. And after a couple days of installing, I was told to set the thermostat to Auto. Which the Ecobee will do it's thing.
So to answer your question. The ecobee will only start your heater, and will heat your whole system. But will shut off when the zones with the sensors that are occupied have reached the temperature that was set on the thermostat. Meaning the heater will stay on until the rooms with the sensors have reached its comfort setting. Even if the rooms without the sensors have not reached the comfort setting you set the thermostat to. That would be because the ecobee does not know the rest of the rooms temperature without the sensors. So if you have the smartsensor in your master bedroom and are only occupying that room. And not occupying the room that you have the thermostat. and you set the thermostat to 72 degrees. And the current temperature is reading 72 degrees in the bedroom and 69 in the room with the thermostat. Then your heater will not start because there's no sense in starting the heater if the room that is being occupied is already at it's comfort setting.
Hope that helps
A:AnswerYes! Check out this handy support article with all available threshold settings. https://support.ecobee.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002020552-Threshold-settings-for-ecobee-thermostats#:~:text=Heat%20Differential%20Temperature%3A%20The%20minimum,point%20before%20engaging%20your%20heat.
A:AnswerAccording to one of Ecobee's engineers, he thought it was the exact same unit with the only difference being one is branded carrier and the other is branded Ecobee. While none of the local carrier technicians will give me a price on the carrier branded unit, I suspect it carries a premium price tag over the "regular" unit. Hope to prove this right once we get our new carrier HVAC.
A:AnswerI had a very old and semi complex system. I could not do it on my own. I called tech support and with their help, and sending some pictures to eachother, we got it done relativity easy. I'd do it again, worth it.
A:AnswerThe zones are determined by the open spaces that you can cover with one sensor.
For example you kitchen and family room and eating area should be one zone
A:AnswerThanks for taking the time to reach out! You can get a fuse for your HVAC system from any hardware store. Depending on your HVAC model, they typically use a 3 amp fuse. Please send an email to support@ecobee.com for any troubleshooting steps. Happy to help!
A:AnswerOn the contrary, as an installer of smart home thermostats I can tell you it is much better to have the 24v common wire , especially on units with a built in battery like the nest. Otherwise the unit will "steal" power to charge the on board battery from your RH wire.
A:AnswerYes, ecobee SmartThermostat with voice control comes with a temperature and occupancy sensor built-in to the main unit. Check out this handy comparison chart for more info: https://support.ecobee.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028428931-What-are-the-differences-between-ecobee-SmartThermostat-with-voice-control-ecobee4-ecobee3-lite-and-ecobee3-
A:AnswerI have the Orbi Mesh system and have had no problems with Gen5 model. I don't know about the older ones, but the Gen5 can connect to either 2.4ghz or 5ghz bandwiths so I have watched it go back and worth based on the mesh set up in the house. Zero issues at all.
A:AnswerYou would need one thermostat per zone. As far as I know, none of the smart thermostats support multiple zones off of the remote sensors. There's no reason they can't, I just don't know of any that support this yet. I had to replace both of mine. Typically you have a thermostat per zone, but you also typically only have one zone per floor, so you might check if your current setup is 2 or three zone. The T9 has some additional limitations that the Ecobee doesn't. I decided to go with the Ecobee because of those features. The Verge gives a good review of the T9 and it's pros/cons.
