Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Thermostat...
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Chiming in as an Ecobee user. The Ecobee is cool/nice/whatever, but what you don’t get from it vs the Nest is the “learning”. Yes, the nest follows exactly what you do initially, but eventually it starts to learn things like, “Oh, you regularly come home on Wednesdays at about 2 pm. Well, we’ll start adding that into the routine.”
The Ecobee is a straight schedule. I admit, it’s a highly customizable schedule, but it’s still just a schedule. It’s got tie-ins to ITTT, homekit, etc. You can add multiple room sensors and tie in automated vents that open/close based on the needs and occupancy status in a particular room which was the real big seller for me.
Nest has all of their smoke detectors that tie into it and have some really cool features.
You really just have to compare feature sets with your needs and understand that for the majority of add-on features, they will both likely support them in the future at some point.
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I ended up with the Honeywell RTH9585 :) It’s Alexa friendly and has a decent api… :)
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@cowboysdude was thinking of buying this thermostat myself…build a module yet? LOL
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@cyberphox said in Thermostat...:
@cowboysdude was thinking of buying this thermostat myself…build a module yet? LOL
No module, I am using this -> https://github.com/open-dash/HousePanel
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My friend LOVES her Ecobee— take a look at those.
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@cowboysdude said in Thermostat...:
Just curious as to which way people are leaning towards a Thermostat that has it’s own api.
I’ve looked at several … I like the Honeywell thermostats but I know there are others…
What are you using or thinking of using and does it have an api?I use Ecobee it is very good thermostats.
I guess you need to read the review on them. They helped me a lot when choosing.
Ecobee
Good luck
