Greetings, everyone
I have been a z-wave thermostat user for years, going back to HS2 and Wi-Fi Thermostat (the first one!) prior to z-wave ones. I currently have two RCS TZ45 thermostats. Very expensive, minimal features, and they constantly drop off my network, which drives me crazy! Deleting them from HS3 and adding again solves the problem, but you have to be home to do that!
Anyway, in researching alternatives, I found out that no progress has been made on the z-wave thermostat front over the last few years. I mean, none at all. Same companies, same products, same issues.
This is where I came across Ecobee. I am naturally very biased against Wi-Fi thermostats. The one I mentioned, used several years ago, relied exclusively on cloud connectivity. One fine day, when I was in Europe, that connectivity had a glitch that lasted several days. I had a blown frozen water pipe, as a result of an idiotic plumbing (too close to outer wall) and of my automation choices.
So, I am trying very carefully to stay away from devices that can not be remotely controlled via HomeSeer's HS3 Touch. That is, those that must have cloud connectivity to be controlled. With HS, even if myhomeseer.com is down, I can connect directly to my house and still control the system.
Is Ecobee one of those thermostats that must be connected to the cloud to be controlled remotely? What are your BAD experiences and lessons learned? What do you recommend to a hardcore z-wave user, who has an entire house filled with z-wave and z-wave plus devices (over 150 or more?)
Does this plugin work with Ecobee 4?
Thank you, in advance.
I have been a z-wave thermostat user for years, going back to HS2 and Wi-Fi Thermostat (the first one!) prior to z-wave ones. I currently have two RCS TZ45 thermostats. Very expensive, minimal features, and they constantly drop off my network, which drives me crazy! Deleting them from HS3 and adding again solves the problem, but you have to be home to do that!
Anyway, in researching alternatives, I found out that no progress has been made on the z-wave thermostat front over the last few years. I mean, none at all. Same companies, same products, same issues.
This is where I came across Ecobee. I am naturally very biased against Wi-Fi thermostats. The one I mentioned, used several years ago, relied exclusively on cloud connectivity. One fine day, when I was in Europe, that connectivity had a glitch that lasted several days. I had a blown frozen water pipe, as a result of an idiotic plumbing (too close to outer wall) and of my automation choices.
So, I am trying very carefully to stay away from devices that can not be remotely controlled via HomeSeer's HS3 Touch. That is, those that must have cloud connectivity to be controlled. With HS, even if myhomeseer.com is down, I can connect directly to my house and still control the system.
Is Ecobee one of those thermostats that must be connected to the cloud to be controlled remotely? What are your BAD experiences and lessons learned? What do you recommend to a hardcore z-wave user, who has an entire house filled with z-wave and z-wave plus devices (over 150 or more?)
Does this plugin work with Ecobee 4?
Thank you, in advance.
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