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Smart thermostat
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:25 pm
I am slowly trying to make my home smarter. I have an echo dot with some Phillips Hue lights. I am about to get a new HVAC and want to put a smart thermostat in with it. Suggestions?
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Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:30 pm to LurkingNoMore
Bought the Ecobee w/Alexa a few months ago. Was an easy install and has worked great thus far. I "feel" like I'm saving money but it's hard to compare when our weather here in KY fluctuates wildly month to month and year to year.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 8:35 am to LurkingNoMore
I suspect all of the highly rated smart thermostats are high functioning and would be considered good purchases. If you're looking for continual upgrades to the IOT, you may want to consider system compatibility. I don't know enough about that world, but my nest thermostat has brought considerable savings to my electric bill.
This post was edited on 2/23/18 at 9:44 am
Posted on 2/22/18 at 11:01 am to LurkingNoMore
Save the money and buy a wifi thermostat. It's smart in that you can manage it remotely but won't learn your patterns.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 4:41 pm to DEG
Got a Nest. Had a friend own both ecobee and nest and said ecobee was garbage. I was planning to get ecobee until he swayed me. Very happy with my purchase.
This post was edited on 2/22/18 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 2/22/18 at 5:40 pm to LurkingNoMore
I own a Nest for my upstairs theater and extra bedroom, and 2 Ecobee thermostats downstairs for the rest of the house. I bought the Nest about a year ago, and am happy with it (although it's used more as just a regular wifi thermostat since there's not nearly as much traffic upstairs as there is downstairs). I went with the Ecobee thermostats downstairs because I have a couple of hot/cold zones in a couple of bedrooms, and the included Ecobee sensors have managed to fix that issue with ease.
This post was edited on 2/22/18 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 2/22/18 at 7:51 pm to LurkingNoMore
Had a Honeywell Lyric and that was the biggest piece of garbage ever. Just bought a Nest a week ago and have had zero problems so far.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 10:12 pm to LurkingNoMore
Bought 3 nests for my new house. 2 Nest E and a regular Nest 3rd gen. Love them so far. Can control with the app, learns your typical behavior, geofencing etc
Posted on 2/22/18 at 10:15 pm to LSUFootballLover
have a nest 1st gen that Ive had for almost 6 years and its still running strong. Also have a 3rd gen on my upstairs unit.
Ecobee is intriguing with the separate sensors, but I'm so tied into the nest ecosystem (2 thermostats, 5 cameras, Smoke/CO monitors, and pre-ordered door bell) that I cant abandon the thermostats.
Ecobee is intriguing with the separate sensors, but I'm so tied into the nest ecosystem (2 thermostats, 5 cameras, Smoke/CO monitors, and pre-ordered door bell) that I cant abandon the thermostats.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 10:15 pm to LurkingNoMore
Cannot go wrong with a Nest
Posted on 2/22/18 at 10:19 pm to LurkingNoMore
I wish nest has sensor capabilities
Posted on 2/23/18 at 12:41 pm to LurkingNoMore
I chose the Ecobee over the nest for 2 reasons.
1. I have a heat pump and the Ecobee allows for much greater control of when and how long to use the heat pump vs aux. heat. I ran across some reviews where people were replacing their Nest with an Ecobee for this reason alone.
2. Room sensors. I have a bedroom that stayed warmer than the rest of the house. The room sensors have enabled me to better control the temperature throughout the house. You can also control which room sensors to watch and which to disable during the different times of the day. For example, my system only uses the bedroom sensors while we're sleeping but then only the main living area sensors during the day.
BTW, Costco currently has a sale on the Ecobee 3 with 3 room sensors for $180.
1. I have a heat pump and the Ecobee allows for much greater control of when and how long to use the heat pump vs aux. heat. I ran across some reviews where people were replacing their Nest with an Ecobee for this reason alone.
2. Room sensors. I have a bedroom that stayed warmer than the rest of the house. The room sensors have enabled me to better control the temperature throughout the house. You can also control which room sensors to watch and which to disable during the different times of the day. For example, my system only uses the bedroom sensors while we're sleeping but then only the main living area sensors during the day.
BTW, Costco currently has a sale on the Ecobee 3 with 3 room sensors for $180.
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