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Not true, its accessible on the app and wall unit.

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Originally Posted by CURLYSANDY (Post 2381710)

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.......

Just installed the Ecobee Premium with remote sensor. It can be programmed to any humidity level in 2% increments. Also you can set the temperature to over cool in 0.5 degree increments to maintain the desired humidity level/temperature. Lots of great features if you just read the directions!

Ecobee can do it

As noted in a previous post, the Ecobee can be set to control the humidity level. There is also a setting called 'AC Overcool Max' that you will want to change. That setting allows the thermostat to cool below the set point in order to reach the humidity level. Note that the 'AC Overcool Max' setting can only be set via the device UI and not the app.
We use our Ecobee to keep the humidity below 60%

I have a humidistat set under 60 for humidity. My A/C only runs to keep the humidity under that number. Have done this for 12 years with no problems. Pay MarCell (Sensored Life) a monthly fee of $11 for these months and will be notified if anything go awry.

I’ve had the Ecobee for 3 years. I set the high humidity limit and the app notifies me when hit. I lower the temperature a few degrees until it gets back within the limit. This isn’t needed very often but has worked well for me.

I use a blink camera from which I can view temperature and also front and back doors. I need to manually access the app to view temp however it does have minimum and maximum temp alert should. TV house is set at 78 when I'm not here in summer. Winter setting up north of 50.

In the Ecobee app, it is under More - Settings - System.

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Originally Posted by CURLYSANDY (Post 2381710)

For years I have set the daily program for my thermostat at 88* with a drop down to 76* so the AC runs for one hour per day. That is enough to keep the humidity at about 50%. My electric bill is usually about $50/month for the summer months I'm gone. I have a small temp/humidity thermometer on my kitchen counter that my house checker resets (simple push of a button) each time he visits. It shows the high/low temp and high/low humidity for the period since it was last reset.

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Originally Posted by merrymini (Post 2382065)

I have never heard anyone talk about humidity in degrees. I have a nest and can check on my home remotely but there are other thermostats that have that capability. Love it.

It's obvious they meant %, not Degrees...

I have been a snowbird since 2006 and have come to the following conclusion about thermostat settings while we are gone for the summer. I do have a wifi thermostat (Honeywell) and use to monitor it daily while we are gone. I have found that is not necessary. The thermostat has a readout of humidity but does not have a means to control humidity. I would monitor the humidity and turn down the temperature periodically to lower it as needed. I found it is much easier to use the temperature programing to do that. I set the temperature in the house at 86 degrees for 23 hours and at 0500 in the morning it sets back to 75 degrees until 0600 when it then goes to 86. That keeps the humidity in the 50 to 60% range all day. Simple but effective. Electric bill in the $50 range all summer.