“If a sensor is cooler than another room does it send heat to just that room or the whole house ? If just one room how does it do that without zone dampers being installed ?”
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I 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
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Thermostat has no control on air flow. It cannot control air flow to different rooms. It will continue to send heat to all rooms until set temperature is reached for the rooms where thermostat and remote sensor are installed.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It cannot control the temperature of just one room. In order to do that you would need smart vents. A smart vent would control or provide room by room temperature control. The ecobee is more of an overall temperature of the home.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The Ecobee does not control dampers, rather it simply runs heating or cooling in its best effort to average the desired temperature among occupied spaces. It can overheat one area in order to provide more heat to another. In my case, I have strategically closed dampers in room vents to help with overall balance and have left it alone since. It has worked well to keep reasonable temps in unoccupied areas when I am occupying my "cold" room. I am hopeful I get the same benefit when cooling season kicks in for me (both weeks of it here in Wisconsin). :^)
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No it will not. It will average the 2 sensors or you can set it to adjust the heat of the 1 sensor but the rest of the home will be getting additional heat.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Our ecobee SmartSensor works to measure temperature and occupany in the rooms that matter most to you. Often a thermostat is located in a hallway or room you don't often use. By choosing the sensors you want participating in your customized comfort settings, you can increase your home comfort. Our Smart Home/Away and Follow Me features help to find energy savings. Learn more: https://support.ecobee.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026155071-Smart-Home-Smart-Away-and-Follow-Me-Features-
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Your HVAC system works as normal. If one area is cooler the rest of the area might need to be hotter to bring the cooler room temperature up or you can adjust vents manually. The extra sensor makes you aware of the imbalance. I have found mine to be very helpful. They also detect whether an area is occupied.
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