Hi All, I've got an Ecobee 3 running a fairly standard single stage natural gas furnace and air conditioner. I also have an in-line whole home humidifier installed (Aprilaire 700M) that has it's own controller mounted on the side of the return duct. I believe the controller has a humidity sensor that is inside the duct, then there's a manual dial on the controller that I can use to set the humidity level, then the controller turns the water flow on/off to keep the measured humidity at the desired level.
Hoping that someone has some ideas on how to automate this humidifier using Ecobee and/or Homeseer. The problem I'm trying to solve is that you're supposed to turn the humidity setting down when the outside air temperature drops below certain levels to avoid condensation on the inside of the windows. The temp here in Mich can be 60deg one day then 10deg the next and back again and I'd like to avoid the walk down to the basement mechanicals every few days to adjust the humidifier.
I believe the Ecobee has the ability to directly control a humidifier but think it needs to be wired directly to the Ecobee. My Ecobee is up on the main floor and furnace/humidifier/controller are in the basement and would rather not have to cut into walls/finished basement ceiling to fish a wire. So hoping there's a clever wireless solution.
Any ideas would be welcome even if its a controller/solution you know about that may work but haven't implemented yourself so I can research that lead. Thx!
Hoping that someone has some ideas on how to automate this humidifier using Ecobee and/or Homeseer. The problem I'm trying to solve is that you're supposed to turn the humidity setting down when the outside air temperature drops below certain levels to avoid condensation on the inside of the windows. The temp here in Mich can be 60deg one day then 10deg the next and back again and I'd like to avoid the walk down to the basement mechanicals every few days to adjust the humidifier.
I believe the Ecobee has the ability to directly control a humidifier but think it needs to be wired directly to the Ecobee. My Ecobee is up on the main floor and furnace/humidifier/controller are in the basement and would rather not have to cut into walls/finished basement ceiling to fish a wire. So hoping there's a clever wireless solution.
Any ideas would be welcome even if its a controller/solution you know about that may work but haven't implemented yourself so I can research that lead. Thx!
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