ecobee Smart Thermostat Essential - WiFi Thermostat, Energy Star Certified | Programmable Wi-Fi Thermostat - Works with Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant. energy saving thermostat.

I can’t even remember what caused the argument between me and my fiance to buy this - but it truly was the best purchase we ever made and wow do I love it. It was really easy to set up (took a picture of the existing wires and sent it to customer service - they told me which wires to connect to which, and then stayed with me until everything was fully connected. Super impressed), and once it was set, it was very easy to understand. The display is beautiful and looks sleek. It makes our condo look like it’s in 2026 and not 1999. I love that I can control it with my phone - because the moment he is in bed, I can turn the AC down to 67, and he has no clue because I didn’t even leave the bed. And it’s programmed to be 70 by the time he wakes up. So thanks ecobee for helping our relationship!

This thermostat was surprisingly easy to install. I did have to patch a couple of small holes left behind by my old thermostat because I chose not to buy the optional wall cover. If I had used the cover plate, the installation would have been even quicker. If you're a woman who enjoys tackling simple home improvement projects yourself, I'd rate this as a very easy Saturday morning DIY. The app walked me through the setup step by step, the built in level is brilliant, and I had everything up and running much faster than I expected. It looks clean on the wall, works great, and I'm really happy with the upgrade. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

I have been using the ecobee smart thermostats for maybe 8 years now. I find them to be very reliable and I really like the optional extra remote sensor that you can place in different rooms. Using them seem to get an more average temperature from around your house instead of just on the thermostat itself. Anyway, I have installed them in a few friends house and they are very handy when you are away from home and can adjust them with your smartphone. This particular one, I ordered for my friends winter home so that they can monitor and control the thermostat remotely throughout the year when they are away. I like the fact that it integrates nicely with Amazon Echo and you are able to control the thermostat via voice. Which is nice when you are a tad bit warm or cold and you want to adjust the thermostat a without getting out of bed in the middle of night. I use Amazon Echo to ask what the temperature on the thermostat is or what the thermostat is set to. This is definitely worth upgrading your home with a smart thermostat. I have had other smart thermostats but none of them have lasted as long as my Ecobee's.

Ordered two ecobee essentials as my house has 2 separate heat pumps. Initially all was working fine, but after only 3 months one of the units failed catastrophically which could have resulted in damage to the heat pump itself. Short story is that the output relays (which send signals to the heat pump when to operate) in the ecobee itself went haywire whereby they continuously pulsed off and on (the heat pump contactor was dangerously chattering). Thankfully this resulted in the heat pump control board fuse blowing and cutting power to the ecobee, saving potential damage to the heat pump. I only figured out that it was the ecobee creating the issue after I swapped out the ecobee with my other one, which solved the issue. I then called Ecobee support and was told nothing they could do nothing in terms of offering a solution or replacing the unit (solution offered: buy another one from Amazon with overnight delivery) as the unit was past the 30 day (!) warranty. They had no interest in connecting me to technical support or a support manager - which I requested multiple times. The fact that my 92 year old mother in law lives in the house and we are in South Carolina where it was 90 degrees also did not seem to sway them towards any interest in helping. Bottom line - carefully monitor your ecobees, or switch them out for another brand (which I am doing).

Switched to Ecobee after Google decided to not continue supporting older Nests making my thermostat some more e-waste ("Don't be evil," they used to say). Anyway, hoping Ecobee doesn't choose to do the same sort of nonsense in a decade with this one. Install was easy--had to get the power converter, but directions for both were easy and I got it up and running in about 1 hour. Setup was pretty painless. Overall pretty happy with the product so far. I like the reporting function and the app is pretty solid. The only concerns I have so far are that this model doesn't have the sensors to detect when you leave the house to go into "Eco" mode. 99$ for an addon to give it that functionality. Not sure I'm going to invest becase it seems that it takes 2 hours for the adjustment to initiate (not sure if that is configurable). Also they seem to be IR detectors--not sure about whether my dog will frustrate that functionality sleeping while we're out. Geofencing works easily with android, but iphones need you to set up homekit on something or other. Not sure why this is--maybe apple phone security is tighter than android, but if you want use the geofencing with more than one person this might be awkward.

Fairly easily replaced my old Google Nest thermostat (2nd gen). Since google is discontinuing the ability to control the gen 1 and gen 2 models using the app after October 2025, I neeeded it replace it, as I use the app frequently. To be fair, Google sent an email about it, along with a $130 discount voucher for their newest, fanciest model. I suppose it would have been a super deal, although I was so upset about them killing a perfectly good product, that I deleted the email in a huff. A month later, after looking around at the various smart thermostats, I concluded it might be easiest to just replace it with another google (?) product. Of course, the email was nowhere to be found in the trash or anywhere else. Contacted them to see if they could send it again, and it had to get to level 2 support just for them to tell me that my thermostat wasn’t eligible after all. Bah humbug. The ecobee had the main features I use (fan on by itself for adjustable periods of time (15, 30, 60, 120 minutes), as well as a temp hold for if you’re home longer than your usual schedule, with override options. These features aren’t quite as intuitive as I’d like, but with use they have become easier to find and activate. The install was ok, though the round bottom edges of the unit prevented its use with the already installed google trim plate. So, a bit of drywall touchup and paint was needed. The bigger issue was the need for a C wire. After a bit of panic and/or distress about there not having been one on the Nest unit, I finally discovered an unused wire wrapped around both ends of the cable: one at the wall, and one inside the hvac unit. So after looking at the situation, I decided to unwrap and connect the blue unused wire to the C terminal inside the hvac, and to the C terminal on the thermostat. All works fine and I am happy enough, and even discovered that there *were* instructions about the extra wire in the installation app, but I only discovered that after I figured it out on my own. Sigh, and I’m an engineer, ha ha.

I replaced my old Nest with the Ecobee. Easier to use and setup. My wife likes it better, too. (That's really the recommendation, isn't it. :) )

Just what i needed it. Works fine. I can adjust heat and cold with my phone.