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Nest or Ecobee thermostat?
Posted on 5/16/16 at 9:28 am
Posted on 5/16/16 at 9:28 am
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Posted on 5/16/16 at 9:45 am to man117
I have a Nest and love it. I have had it for several years now and most of the market has pretty much cough up to Nest. There are cheaper alternatives out there now but the Nest looks the best, IMO.
Cad will be along shortly to give you more info that you can shake a stick at.
ETA: Someone correct me if Im wrong on this but I think Nest was recently bought out or something like that so not sure where the future will be with them.
Cad will be along shortly to give you more info that you can shake a stick at.
ETA: Someone correct me if Im wrong on this but I think Nest was recently bought out or something like that so not sure where the future will be with them.
This post was edited on 5/16/16 at 9:46 am
Posted on 5/16/16 at 9:45 am to man117
I have a Honeywell, but a good buddy has an Ecobee and he seems to like it a lot. Has a few things my Honeywell doesn't and it can be paired with the Echo.
Posted on 5/16/16 at 9:48 am to CaptainsWafer
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I have a Honeywell, but a good buddy has an Ecobee and he seems to like it a lot. Has a few things my Honeywell doesn't and it can be paired with the Echo.
So can your honeywell huh?
Posted on 5/16/16 at 9:55 am to man117
What kind of system are you putting in? Last summer I had to replace one of my AC units, and went with a Carrier variable speed unit that came with wifi thermostat. You might want to check with the company that is installing the AC unit to see if it will come with a wifi thermostat, and if not, will you lose some of the efficiency benefits if you install one.
Posted on 5/16/16 at 10:23 am to man117
Copied from my OT post:
I just installed an Ecobee. Sensors in every room is the shite. You can set an optimal temp for each room and it follows your phone around the house to know which rooms are occupied and will adjust to the optimal temp in whichever room you are in.
You can even turn sensors off, which I did for the thermostat on the bedroom side of the house because its in the hallway and really gets its temp from the living/kitchen AC if the bedroom doors are closed.
I am extremely happy with it.
I just installed an Ecobee. Sensors in every room is the shite. You can set an optimal temp for each room and it follows your phone around the house to know which rooms are occupied and will adjust to the optimal temp in whichever room you are in.
You can even turn sensors off, which I did for the thermostat on the bedroom side of the house because its in the hallway and really gets its temp from the living/kitchen AC if the bedroom doors are closed.
I am extremely happy with it.
Posted on 5/16/16 at 10:33 am to man117
I have the 2nd generation Nest. I use it daily and never have any issues. Set up schedules ect. While its 100x better than a non smart thermostat, not having room sensors is a major turn off. I think Nest has really shat the bed when it comes to progression.
I would look at the others.
I would look at the others.
Posted on 5/16/16 at 10:35 am to BooneTrails
Have ecobee. Love it. It will work with basically any system you install. I believe my unit is the cheapest, shittiest you can buy and the ecobee is a marked improvement over a basic stat.
Posted on 5/16/16 at 10:51 am to bbap
Sort of, yes. Can't say put the temp at 72, or anything direct
Posted on 5/16/16 at 11:03 am to CaptainsWafer
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Sort of, yes. Can't say put the temp at 72, or anything direct
even despite it's native integration now with your hub?
Posted on 5/16/16 at 11:04 am to CaptainsWafer
My understanding is that the Honeywell is compatible with Smartthings which integrates with the Echo. The Ecobee integrates directly with the Echo (also with Smartthings if you don't have Echo). The absolute best feature of the Ecobee is the sensors. You can add as many or as few as you want and it really does make a difference. I basically use 1 sensor now and just move it at night to the bedroom. Whenever I forget to move it I can tell. More sensors will be on the way soon!
Posted on 5/16/16 at 11:09 am to bbap
Haven't messed with it yet. Although in our previous discussions you said it worked better thru the HW app for the regular functionality, correct?
Posted on 5/16/16 at 11:09 am to Easygeauxingtiger
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My understanding is that the Honeywell is compatible with Smartthings which integrates with the Echo.
it is now. but they just added it within the last week.
Posted on 5/16/16 at 11:10 am to CaptainsWafer
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Although in our previous discussions you said it worked better thru the HW app for the regular functionality, correct?
i wouldnt say it works better. the honeywell app just looks prettier. And if i wanted to change up my schedule i'd certainly do it in the honeywell app.
This post was edited on 5/16/16 at 11:12 am
Posted on 5/16/16 at 11:11 am to bbap
I may mess with it this afternoon and see what it be like.
Posted on 5/16/16 at 11:12 am to bbap
Speaking of schedule, now that Nilla Wafer is in daycare I can finally set my schedule back to the way it was without having it overridden all day long.
Posted on 5/16/16 at 11:21 am to CaptainsWafer
Question:
What do you guys mean by "sensors" for the Ecobee? Are they on your vents to open and shut them or what?
I am confused how it makes some rooms cooler than others.
And what is the price point? $$ for each sensor or included?
What do you guys mean by "sensors" for the Ecobee? Are they on your vents to open and shut them or what?
I am confused how it makes some rooms cooler than others.
And what is the price point? $$ for each sensor or included?
Posted on 5/16/16 at 11:23 am to TheCaterpillar
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This post was edited on 6/25/17 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 5/16/16 at 12:00 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Question:
What do you guys mean by "sensors" for the Ecobee? Are they on your vents to open and shut them or what?
I am confused how it makes some rooms cooler than others.
And what is the price point? $$ for each sensor or included?
These guys right here:
You pair them just by standing in front of the thermostat when you pull the plastic tab on the battery blocker. You put them anywhere you want it is acts as another thermometer for your thermostat but also contains a motion sensor. So if you have areas of the house that cool/heat faster than the rest of your house, you can put these sensors there and your thermostat will factor them in during cooling/heating. Or you can set it to follow you and whichever sensors are triggered by motion will put a larger factor of the cooling/heating based on that sensor's temperature/humidity readings. Just helps regulate the system much more effectively.
I would suspect not as effective as automated vents but they're pretty cheap... 35-40 bucks.
This post was edited on 5/16/16 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 5/16/16 at 12:03 pm to Easygeauxingtiger
How can the AC system regulate temp and flow in individual rooms without adjusting the vents?
if it cools a normally hot room does the rest of the house get freezing?
if it cools a normally hot room does the rest of the house get freezing?
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