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Old 10-26-2024, 06:56 AM
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Default Eccobee humidity setting

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Originally Posted by CURLYSANDY View Post
Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who replied to my Thermostat question. The comments were very helpful, but has now lead me to a different issue....


Whilst we are away for 6 months, our Non smart thermostat is switched off. As we have a separate Honeywell Relative Humidity Controller set at 60 degrees, when the internal humidity exceeds this, then the Controller switches on the thermostat, which then starts the aircon, until the house comes back down to 60 degrees, then the thermostat is then switched off. This works so well with our monthly electricity bills being around $50 whilst we are away.

I thought I could replicate the above with one simple system, ie the Ecobee, but they are saying no, as it only shows the humidity levels, it cannot "act" on them. The issue is our current Carrier Thermostat is showing 10 degrees difference, so we now need to replace it, but it seems not with a smart thermostat.

Just wondered what other snowbird/ownerbirds do when the home is empty??

Many thanks in advance for your help, to us newbies.......
The ecobee does have a humidity setting. It is only accessible with the app and not the unit. It is under system settings on the app