“How Is the Honeywell thermostat T9 comparable to the eccobee Thermostat 4 I have a two story house and 3 thermostat right now. Would I have to replace all three thermostats. Do the extenders take the place of the other thermostats? quote $ to instal”
Answer This Question
1-6 of 6 Answers
You 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.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If you have 3 thermostats, that’s likely due zoning or multiple units. If this is true, the temperature sensors do not replace that. Thermostats provide the wiring pins necessary to control a unit. The temp sensors are a way to use a sensor away from the thermostat, or blend multiple sensors together for an average, ultimately controlling the master thermostat. There may be a third party zone controller that integrates with Ecobee, or you could switch to smart vents. It all depends on your HVAC setup.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Ecobee 4 and Ecobee Smart Thermostat (5) is much more advanced than the Honeywell from my research. One major difference between the Honeywell and the Ecobee is that is had Alexa built right into the unit. The other main difference is that you would need to purchase sensors for the Honeywell whereas the Ecobee itself can detect motion and includes an additonal sensor for use in another location. Assuming you have 3 zones/hvac systems, you would need 3 thermostats as well. The sensors do not take place of other thermostats but functions to detect presence in the home to shut off the HVAC and saving you on your energy bill. If you have multiple rooms and areas, it can help by detective motion to keep the unit running and also has advanced features to follow you and keeping the room you are in comfortable
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No experience with the Honeywell systems. We have used the Ecobee 3 for the last two years and just upgraded to the 5. We have a 1500 sq foot house single story and use one thermostat and 4 sensors scattered in the key occupied rooms (family room, computer room, master bed room and back room). The thermostat is in the hallway near the bedrooms/bathroom. Each sensor reads the occupancy and temperature of that room which we can read on our iPhone through Home Kit. We have set the Computer room sensor as the active sensor for temperature control during the day as we spend much of our time there. The night temperature is keyed to the sensor in the master bedroom. Our away temperature is several degrees higher than our normal occupied temperature and kicks in if no motion of occupancy is registered on any of the sensors after a given period of time. Since the thermostat is wifi, we can control the Ecobee by Alexa and by home kit whether we are at home or not. We use a mesh router, the EERO PRO, with a three units - one in the eastern most room, the western most room and one in the central computer room (office:)) This gives us great wifi coverage throughout the house. If you can get a solid wifi connection in your key rooms in both stories, the thermostat can reach your router and the sensors should be able to as well. If not, a range extender or a mesh router is probably a good bet to get coverage to all of your rooms anyway. ECOBEE tech support has been very helpful in installing the thermostat (very simple instructions) and helped us get the kinks our of our homekit when we updated to the 5. We highly recommend this unit.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I don’t know how the ecobee compares to a Honeywell 9. I had a basic Honeywell before replacing it with a Ecobee 4. The Ecobee is wonderful in comparison. I have the main thermostat and two extenders. You name each one so when you look at the app on your phone you can see what the temp is at the main thermostat and each of the two extenders. You can also ask Alexa what the temp is on each of the two extenders. For example if you have an extender labeled master bedroom, you can say Alexa what is the temperature in the master bedroom? You can then ask her to increase or decrease the temp in the master bedroom if needed or you can increase it or decrease it on your smart phone. Also I have found Ecobees’ support staff to be very helpful whether you have questions about their products or if you need technical assistance. Call them and ask questions. You can find their phone number on their website. They also have written answers to frequently asked questions. I had my ecobee installed for 89$. I used Home Advisor and the man who installed it was quite knowledgeable. I highly recommend the Ecobee 4. From what I have read it is the best WiFi thermostat. Hope this helps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Based on your house having 3 thermostats, I can only assume you have 3 different a/c units. If you go the ecobee route, you would need 3 ecobee thermostats for each location. So no, the ecobee sensors/extenders cannot take the place of existing thermostats. I’m unsure of the T9 and what it’s capable of.. I would ask an hvac expert on that.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.