3one5
September 14, 2015, 8:59pm
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Are there any plans for an official integration with the Ecobee3 thermostats?
When they do I am getting one.
3one5
September 14, 2015, 9:09pm
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They need to get together with @yvesracine
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Drewbert34
September 15, 2015, 12:15am
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The silence on this leads me to believe somethings up.
The short answer is: No, the Ecobee 3 is NOT officially supported (I asked SmartThings support and they confirmed this)
The long answer is:
@StrykerSKS has been working hard on free Ecobee integration and it’s now live and works great
Take a look at the thread here for more info: [OBSOLETE] .. Updated Open Source Ecobee Device Type and SmartApps - #14 by Snakedog116
I’ve also included a summary of options in another thread here:
Naturally you are confused… Now let me change that confusion to disappointment instead. (Not sure that’s much better, but it’s all I can do for you since I don’t work at SmartThings).
SmartThings does not natively support Ecobee3 as a default device like it does the Ecobee SMART or the SMART SI.
The latter 2 have code built right into your phone when you search to add a thermostat.
However, SmartThings is built on an “Open Source” policy. They realized that they cannot possibly create all the code that everyone wants. So they’ve opened up their device to other developers to write their own code. It’s a great system that allows tons of devices that wouldn’t otherwise be supported to be used. (For example I have a Monoprice.com dual relay… none of the major home automation hubs really han…