Saying «Alexa,
tell Ecobee I'm hot» to the Echo Dot in my basement and having the A / C kick on instantly when I'm two floors away from my thermostat definitely feels like one those «I'm living in the future» things.
For example, if I want the bedroom to be the area of the house where the temperature needs to be perfect, I can
tell the Ecobee to only use the sensor in the bedroom for its temperature reading.
After it's installed, the rest of the setup procedure involves
telling the Ecobee what kind of heating or cooling system you have, entering your Wi - Fi password, and setting your location.
Not exact matches
Alexa can also use the
Ecobee model to control your system's fan,
tell you what equipment is running, and switch between heat, cool, and auto modes.
Update (3/3/2016): The Nest, like the
Ecobee, is now compatible with Amazon's Echo, which allows you to change the temperature using voice commands (e.g. «Alexa,
tell Thermostat to set the temperature to 68 degrees.»).
Based on this information,
Ecobee tells you how much you save every month over on the right side.