A lot of misinformation here. Learn how to use your ecobee! There are so many features in it. Some people say if the ecobee encounters humidity, it lowers the temp until the humidity is lowered, which is true, so what would you want, high humidity that can cause future damage or a small decrease in temp, maybe for 30 mins?
A couple of things: the hvac people in are area are clueless for designing a multi zone hvac system. In 1 of our custom houses we built, we had 3 heat pumps with 5 zones. We had 5 ecobee’s and multiple of them had sensors associated/assigned to certain ecobee’s so the sensor knows that someone entered the room, now apply the settings on the ecobee to that room. This is a feature you can setup in the ecobee. Why heat/cool a room when it isn’t being used? If you redesign your hvac system, look for a dealer that knows how to create zones if that makes sense for your house/your living needs.
If you are going to add a mini split in a room or lanai, get the dehumidifier version so you are not taxed. I have the same ceiling Mitsubishi mini split that mos people in the country buy, but mine includes the humidity piece that allowed me to bypass the county charging me more in property taxes.
If you do have the ecobee, learn about eco+ mode, geofencing, humidity settings, HomeKit settings, and many more
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