Ecobee SMART THERMOSTAT User Manual - page 11
Scheduling a vacation
The Smart Thermostat’s Vacation feature helps you
conserve energy while you are away from your home
for extended periods of time and also ensures that your
home is comfortable when you return.
To program a new vacation select the New button. Here
you can program a name for the event, the start date and
time, as well as the end date and time.
You can enter any number of uniquely named vacations.
Other features to choose from include:
ecobee optimize
Turn this option ON to tell the thermostat to automatically
set your heat temperature, cool temperature, system mode
and furnace fan settings to maximize energy conservation
while you are away.
Turn this option OFF to manually configure Heat Tempera-
ture, Cool Temperature and Fan settings.
Heat Temperature
Programs the set temperature when the system is in Heat
mode, i.e., when the furnace is on. Set a lower temperature
to save energy.
Cool Temperature
Programs the set temperature when the system is in Cool
mode, i.e., when the air conditioner is on. Set a higher
temperature to save energy. You can also choose to turn
off your cooling system while you are away to ensure it
does not go on at all.
Fan
Toggles the fan setting between ON and Auto.
ON The fan runs all the time regardless of programming or
if there is a call for heat or cool. The fan will also run if the
System Mode is OFF.
Auto This option turns the furnace fan on but only when the
system is heating, cooling or ventilating your home or to
satisfy the minimum fan run time as programmed.
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To schedule a vacaion:
From the Home
screen, press More.
Press Vacation. Press
New and enter a
name and the dura-
tion of your vacation.
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Minimum On Time This feature allows the homeowner to determine
a minimum time per hour that the furnace fan will run. This results
in increased air circulation and a more consistent temperature
within the home. This is more cost effective than choosing the ON
position for the fan
In either mode, the Smart Thermostat will ensure that when your
vacation ends the thermostat will revert to the regular settings.
Note: If you were running your regular program prior to the start of
your vacation, on your return the Smart Thermostat will restore your
home to those settings. If you were in Hold mode prior to the start of
your vacation, the Smart Thermostat will restore the home to whatever
the set temperature was just prior to your vacation.
UNDERSTANDING
ALERTS
From time to time your ecobee system will display an alert. For
example, the alert might be a reminder to change the furnace filter,
or perform regular maintenance.
If you have a flood sensor installed in your house the system can
alert you when water is detected, potentially saving you thousands
of dollars from damage due to flooding.
If you have enabled the Internet connection to your Smart
Thermostat, these alerts can also be sent to you via e-mail.
When an alert displays, you can dismiss it or ask to be reminded later.
For example, if you receive a furnace filter alert and choose Remind me
later, the alert will clear and display again 24 hours later. If you choose
OK when the alert displays, it will reset the reminder.