Wow, I didn't even know that. Just another reason for me to not install it.And they can throttle your heat/AC on demand.
If it gets too hot inside your house you can’t turn your AC up.
That feature has to be turned on to be enabled (I'm the Ecobee). I got the same deal from IPL, the shipped the ecobee, never started giving us the discount, so I never enabled that "Demand mode" setting. It's easy to find in there.Wow, I didn't even know that. Just another reason for me to not install it.
I've gotten along with a manual thermostat all these years, so I just don't see a need to change now. Big fan of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Not a fan of "If it's new, it has to be better."That feature has to be turned on to be enabled (I'm the Ecobee). I got the same deal from IPL, the shipped the ecobee, never started giving us the discount, so I never enabled that "Demand mode" setting. It's easy to find in there.
I liked the flexibility of scheduling from my phone, and if we were a little chilly or warm wherever our lazy butts were in the house, it was a quick thing to kick the temp up or down, plus I had it set that scheduled settings would automatically override any local settings in a few hours, in case the kids decided to run the temp up or down on a whim.
We changed furnaces last year, it came with its own smart stat (which I hate, but we're stuck with it), or I'd still be using it.
When the temp set back at bedtime it used the A/C to cool to the set temp when it was below freezing outside.