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Ecobee Thermostat and old R22 Unit
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:15 pm
Does anyone know if the Ecobee Thermostat is compatible with an old R22 system? The help desk at Ecobee does not seem to know what R22 is.
TIA
TIA
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Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:17 pm to Ambassador
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The help desk at Ecobee does not seem to know what R22 is.
I'm with them.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:20 pm to Green Chili Tiger
R22 is the old freon that is being phased out.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:47 pm to Ambassador
What freon your ac uses has absolutely no bearing on your thermostat. It simply turns the unit on or off based on temperature in your house and what you want it to be.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:58 pm to deathinthedelta
That is what I thought. But I had a self-proclaimed AC expert tell me otherwise.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 6:58 pm to Ambassador
Thermostats are all about wires. Take you cover off of your current thermostat and look at the labels for the wire connections. Unless you have a communicating thermostat, you should be good to go.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 9:23 pm to Ambassador
Yes. One of my units is still r22 and has an ecobee on it. works fine. I dont think rhe electronics are any different, just the coil and gas.
This post was edited on 4/11/17 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 4/11/17 at 9:41 pm to shawnlsu
The only thing that can make the ecobee install challenging is if you don't have a c wire. They have a solution for that though.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 10:30 pm to Ambassador
Refrigerant type has no bearing on the thermostat.
Number of thermostat wires you have in place may though. Worst case IMHO would be you have to run off battery or run an additional wire for power from the air handler board.
Number of thermostat wires you have in place may though. Worst case IMHO would be you have to run off battery or run an additional wire for power from the air handler board.
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