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Just moved into house with 2 ecobee. I HATE them.
Posted on 5/11/22 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 5/11/22 at 6:37 pm
First the previous owner had them locked so I couldn't drop the ac below 74 and I was trying to move in and sweating like a damn pig and I couldn't turn the fricking thermostats down.
Ok fine I finally stopped what I was doing and messed around with the stupid thing until I figured out where that setting was buried.
Next after I finally got WiFi enabled I tried to reset them to factory and thought that would end the problems.
Nope apparently some eco shite is turned on and every time I turned the air down and got busy working after I would begin sweating again and found the stupid thing kept fighting me and turning the air back up.
Sunovabitch. I went into it again and tried to turn all the eco crap off and it still messed up. Some kind of built in schedule was still in there that kept overriding my settings.
Ok got that turned off and now when I have the doors open to move stuff in and out both thermostats display a stupid WHITE ugly-as-frick "your computer has crashed" screen because my humidity hits a certain level and that screen never goes away unless I walk over to the damn thing and press OK.
Oh there are apparently some sensors hidden around the house I can't find with low batteries so every time it loses connection I get that stupid white screen again.
And a moron designed the hideous "barely slide your finger" to get the temp to move shite. Give me a big UP and DOWN button I can tap repeatedly, wtf is this "kind of touch the screen and roll your fingertip in a super awkward way" to make it change temp.
Just display the fricking temp in gigantic numbers and give me a giant up and down icon. That's all I fricking want out of my thermostat.
Stupid shite. I miss my simple wifi Honeywells.
Anyone want this crap??
Ok fine I finally stopped what I was doing and messed around with the stupid thing until I figured out where that setting was buried.
Next after I finally got WiFi enabled I tried to reset them to factory and thought that would end the problems.
Nope apparently some eco shite is turned on and every time I turned the air down and got busy working after I would begin sweating again and found the stupid thing kept fighting me and turning the air back up.
Sunovabitch. I went into it again and tried to turn all the eco crap off and it still messed up. Some kind of built in schedule was still in there that kept overriding my settings.
Ok got that turned off and now when I have the doors open to move stuff in and out both thermostats display a stupid WHITE ugly-as-frick "your computer has crashed" screen because my humidity hits a certain level and that screen never goes away unless I walk over to the damn thing and press OK.
Oh there are apparently some sensors hidden around the house I can't find with low batteries so every time it loses connection I get that stupid white screen again.
And a moron designed the hideous "barely slide your finger" to get the temp to move shite. Give me a big UP and DOWN button I can tap repeatedly, wtf is this "kind of touch the screen and roll your fingertip in a super awkward way" to make it change temp.
Just display the fricking temp in gigantic numbers and give me a giant up and down icon. That's all I fricking want out of my thermostat.
Stupid shite. I miss my simple wifi Honeywells.
Anyone want this crap??
This post was edited on 5/11/22 at 6:55 pm
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Posted on 5/11/22 at 6:56 pm to CAD703X
I'd take it if my ecobee lite died. I have none of these issues you have.
Seriously though, what is it with you and tech? Are you cursed that any tech you mess with screws with you?
Seriously though, what is it with you and tech? Are you cursed that any tech you mess with screws with you?
Posted on 5/11/22 at 7:03 pm to CAD703X
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And a moron designed the hideous "barely slide your finger" to get the temp to move shite. Give me a big UP and DOWN button I can tap repeatedly, wtf is this "kind of touch the screen and roll your fingertip in a super awkward way" to make it change temp.
I agree with this UI complaint but literally everything else in your post is a result of the thermostat being configured to someone else's tastes but not yours. For example, the previous homeowner set up a high humidity alert. You can't really get upset with the thermostat for having a high humidity alert or for changing temperatures at certain times when a human programmed the device to alert on high humidity and to change temperatures at certain times. The whole "edit" button in the photograph you took should clue you in.
Maybe try setting up the thermostat to your liking? Delete the schedule, delete the alerts, clear out the sensors in the settings.
Oh, wait... CAD thread, makes total sense now This post was edited on 5/11/22 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 5/11/22 at 7:43 pm to CAD703X
Your problem is that you're fricking with it while you're all hot and tired and shite. Take a beat, cool off, reset to factory, and then just poke through the settings. I imagine it would take you less than 15m to turn off everything that annoys you. I know that's how it was with my Nest.
Posted on 5/11/22 at 9:05 pm to CAD703X
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ecobee. I HATE them
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CAD703X
Whew, my favorite smart T-stat is safe from the CAD curse.
And
at the bitching about a smart device that SOMEONE ELSE CONFIGURED that you haven’t changed yet. I can’t imagine how the person who bought your old house with what I can’t imagine in oddly configured automation routines from random arse light switches and bulbs scattered throughout that house.
Posted on 5/11/22 at 10:12 pm to CAD703X
I have two of the Ecobee Lite units and I've never had an issue. Of course I bought them new and configured them myself so I don't have retarded settings from a previous owner. I'd wait until you figure out how they work before you condemn them. I've had homes with several different kinds of smart thermostats including Honeywells and these Ecobee units are better. Trouble free going on 3 years now. I rarely touch them as I mostly use the app on my phone. The sensors you are pissed at are actually the best part of the whole setup. They are optional so you don't have to use them if you don't want but they let you place the wireless sensor where you spend most of your time so the thermostats are doing their job based off of where you are vs down the hall where the temperature is likely different. Change the batteries and they are good to go.
Posted on 5/12/22 at 7:35 am to CAD703X
Anyone ever told you you complain too much?
Posted on 5/12/22 at 12:43 pm to CAD703X
You sound old.
I have two ecobees. They work fine and are awesome.
I have two ecobees. They work fine and are awesome.
Posted on 5/12/22 at 4:15 pm to CAD703X
Why'd you move? Aren't you the guy that had the badass back porch cut into a hillside or something?
Posted on 5/12/22 at 6:40 pm to CAD703X
Love our Ecobee, you just don't know what you're doing.
Posted on 5/13/22 at 10:04 am to CAD703X
Agree 100%. UI is awful and the temp sensor on the thermostat itself is a finicky POS. I got rid of mine after 8 months. All nests now. So much better.
Posted on 5/13/22 at 12:11 pm to CAD703X
I love my Ecobee.
Posted on 5/21/22 at 8:48 pm to CAD703X
You sound like a fatass.
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