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Old 02-15-2025, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by DeLunatics View Post
Happy with our Ecobee and the app, but...

Recommend against using the Auto setting. We experienced it, using Auto last year around this time, bouncing back and forth between cooling and heating. It created a condition known as "dirty sock smell." Look it up. It's a thing.

Pick a side, is my advice. Either heat or cool. Don't let the system try to choose.
I don't have an Ecobee thermostat, but my Carrier thermostat has an "auto" setting that does not allow you to set the heat and cool settings to be less than 4 degrees apart. So, if the cool setting is 78 degrees, the heat setting must be 74 degrees or lower. I use it all the time, but my house has never smelled like dirty socks.