New Thermostat
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So I have a digital thermostat currently but it is awful and needs to be replaced. It doesn't work like it should and the interface is garbage. So am thinking about what I could replace it with. Came across this one and it looks really interesting...
https://www.smarthome.com/ecobee-eb-state3-01ecobee3-smart-wi-fi-thermostat.html
I really like that it is Alexa enabled, because we use the Amazon Echo extensively and would like to use it more. We have the Echo and Tap currently and plan to put a Dot in the main part of the house with the big sound system.
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Looks interesting. We will be building a new home next year; I am just starting to check out the available options for smart homes.
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@scottalanmiller well.. there are a lot of choices, do you have a regular AC or a heat pump?
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@WrCombs said in New Thermostat:
@scottalanmiller well.. there are a lot of choices, do you have a regular AC or a heat pump?
Regular AC. Heat pumps are rare in Texas. Can't put anything like that in the clay.
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@scottalanmiller the one youre interested in should do the trick, it looks very intersting.. never seen one like that
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@WrCombs said in New Thermostat:
@scottalanmiller the one youre interested in should do the trick, it looks very intersting.. never seen one like that
Sure looks nice to me. Classy, lots of features and Alexa integration. That's a big win all in one.
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@scottalanmiller defiently! Lots of features
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@WrCombs said in New Thermostat:
@scottalanmiller defiently! Lots of features
And we LOVE our Amazon Echo system. The kids love that they can just use it.
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I've tested them both a great deal. The EcoBee definitely gives you more options than the Nest. We went with the Nest this spring. I liked the app interface a bit more. Plus we liked the dial to change the thermostat if we're not using the app and walking by, just a little quicker. We also don't go up stairs so we didn't need extra sensors offered in the EcoBee. Personal preference really.
The EcoBee, for the most part, does everything the Nest does, plus more, for the same price or less depending on your region.
The interface is arguably WAY more intuitive on the EcoBee, and making adjustments when not in the app, to certain settings, is way easier with a touch screen then the rotating dial.
The extras that go with the Nest, like the smoke alarms and so forth, work a bit better than EcoBee offerings, but maybe updates will change that. One thing the EcoBee has that Nest doesn't, are sensors. If you have multiple areas that need to be monitored, you have to buy multiple Nests. There was talk about the Nest Protects (smoke alarm & carbon monoxide) having temp in their motion sensor but it never came around. The motion is simply for disabling the Nest "Away" function when someone moves around in that zone to start circulating air and controlling the temp. Whereas the EcoBee sensors monitor all over the residence for an even temperature on multiple stories. There are pros and cons with each. But knowing you a little, you'd likely be way happier with the EcoBee.
Awesome thermostat.
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@BBigford awesome, thanks. That's great feedback.
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I just remembered one other reason we bought the Nest... Adaptive schedule. It learns our schedule and adapts to transitions in temperature day to day so it auto adjusts.
I'd have taken the EcoBee if it had that, just throwing these little things out there about the logic behind getting something with less features. We also plan on getting the Nest Protect for bedrooms. The EcoBee 3 didn't have anything like that during our latest purchase.
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@BBigford said in New Thermostat:
I just remembered one other reason we bought the Nest... Adaptive schedule. It learns our schedule and adapts to transitions in temperature day to day so it auto adjusts.
That's specifically a feature that worries me. My schedule isn't predictive, so that feature to me just means that it won't work.
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We use these at work, we use the commercial one not the home one.
I forget exactly why, but there was a feature is commercial that set it apart from home (atleast about 18 months ago) outside temp or something?
Initial programming was sure annoying, took us prob atleast 2 months to get it perfect, and we go in once to essentially change it from summer mode to winter mode.
So to make it black and white, in a 2 floor business office we look at our thermostat at most twice a year.
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You could buy something like this but I'd much rather have a Raspberry Pi with a nice touchscreen
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The remote sensors cost $80 for a 2 pack.
I wonder how useful those would be without a heater / AC unit with dedicated vents.
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I bought this one for our new house.
https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-TH9320WF5003-Screen-Programmable-Thermostat/dp/B00G4CIG7MNot a learning model. Our house is too small for that to matter. Not to mention my schedule would not play well with it.
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On a side thought, wasn't there a recent post on how unsecure these things are, how you could be ransom'd to pay Bitcoin to have the AC /Heat turn on or off?
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@scottalanmiller said in New Thermostat:
@BBigford said in New Thermostat:
I just remembered one other reason we bought the Nest... Adaptive schedule. It learns our schedule and adapts to transitions in temperature day to day so it auto adjusts.
That's specifically a feature that worries me. My schedule isn't predictive, so that feature to me just means that it won't work.
Yeah that's tough then. We kind of have a schedule, with some variation. So over time it builds a profile. We rarely have to adjust it now for the seasons, but our variation in schedules is usually only a few hours.
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@DustinB3403 said in New Thermostat:
On a side thought, wasn't there a recent post on how unsecure these things are, how you could be ransom'd to pay Bitcoin to have the AC /Heat turn on or off?
I thought nobody was putting that online so we don't give them ideas?
Yeah, surprised it hasn't happened yet to be honest.
