The GoControl thermostat (GC-TBZ48) seems to be a rebranded Linear thermostat. Since Iris is no longer working, you will need to verify that the thermostat is not set as a device on the Iris zWave network. Then pair it as outlined in the manual. Mine showed up as a Linear ZWave thermostat, and works fine.
I got the same thermostat from Lowes that also gave me the Iris hub for free. I have switched to Smartthings a couple years ago using a customerized IDE without problem. However, I have already retired that thermostat a few months ago long before the termination of Iris service.
My Iris Thermostat refuses to connect. I canāt unlink it from Iris since Iris is dead. Therefore the link shows in the Menu. Iāve totally removed the power and reset thinking this would help. NOPE! I also tried some of the other suggestions Iāve read and none of them work. After 4 hours of trying all of my Iris Devices that are suppose to work, NONE DO, the smart hub is going back for a refund. Very Frustrating.
In my transition from IRIS to Smartthings, the IRIS Thermostat was the hardest to connect. You donāt need the IRIS hub to unlink any of the devices from IRIS however. The thermostat is Z-wave, so in the smartthings app you want to first exclude it using the z-wave utilities. In the classic app you find those utilities when you click on the icon for the Hub. It doesnāt pair easily and I had to have the hub close to mine to pair it.
Most of the other IRIS items are zigbee. If you do a google search you can find intructions or videos showing how to do a factory re-set on them, then they pair easily. If you have IRIS version 1 items they wonāt pair with Smartthings, but most of them will now pair with a Hubitat hub.
I have a Lowes Iris CT-101 according to Lowes and now Sansung says it is CT-100ā¦called Samsung before the shutdown of Iris and was told it would work. It worked for three weeks. Update for the hub came out this week and now the app mode will no longer allow me to change the mode on the application to turn therm to off. Samsung told me to remove the app and reinstall. Next call they said to clear the cache on my phone. Did that and still doesnāt workā¦now Samsung said they donāt support the thermostat. So disappointed. I live three hours away from my cabin and so this must work as I have it rented out on Airbnb. Any ideas
I just posted a message Nickā¦any ideas.
I think it was the latest update to the new app that disabled the ability to change the mode on the CT-101, as I see the same behavior on my ADT hub. You can get around it by downloading the old app, where you can still change it. (At least my experience.)
I tried to pair my GoControl GC-TBZ48L thermostat with my Samsung ST gen 3 hub, no luck. The instructions in the ST app seems to be for another thermostat model (e.g. I do not have a āmenuā button on my thermostat, it asks to press such a button). I was able to remove it from the network by removing it from the wall (and took out the batteries and put back again), and by pressing on āfanā button for more than 3 seconds to go to setup menu then to z-wave then delete.
This model is not listed under GoControl devices in my ST app.
A thermostat under Iris is listed, but not sure whether it is the GC thermostat I have (which used to work with my iris hub).
Will try to re-pair and will post how it goes.
Update: I tried to add it as a new device, i searched for thermostat and selected iris CT101 zwave thermostat, and it worked! Did put it back on the wall and my thermostat is now working and controlling the ac. The ST instructions are confusing though since it talks about āmenuā and āmateā buttons, but the GC thermostat has only mode, fan, up, and down buttons.
So, selecting Irisās CT101 thermostat in the ST menu (by search) seems to work.
Now, on to pairing my other iris devices, e.g. the garage door opener.
Update-2: Paired my iris motion sensor successfully with ST hub. Working on pairing iris water leak sensor, no luck so far.
Mine syncād right upā¦ using the Classic app, if that matters.
Follow the instructions in the GoControl manual to put the thermostat in pairing mode. From pg 16:
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Set your primary controller to Include, add or Install mode, to add the thermostat as a node on your network (see your controllerās user manual for detailed instructions).
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Press any button to take thermostat out of sleep mode.
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Press and hold FAN button for 5 seconds. SETUP will be displayed in the status display line.
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Scroll to āZ-Waveā using vw buttons. Press SELECT.
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When prompted by your Z-Wave controller, Press the YES button in the Z-Wave Install screen.
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Press SELECT (mode button) to add thermostat to network.
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Display line should flash WAIT then SUCCESS if Z-Wave connectton is made.
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If Z-Wave does not connect to controller, WAIT, then FAIL will flash in status display line.
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If thermostat fails to connect, repeat Steps three (3) thru (7) to re-try connecting.
Your controller will indicate the thermostat was successfully added to its network (see your controllerās user manual for details). Also, you can check if the thermostat was successfully added to the network by checking the ZHID (Home ID) and ZNID (Node ID) located in the Thermostat Info screen.
If I recall correctly, place the hub in discovery mode, then pair the thermostat. The hub should find it as a Linear thermostat. Also note that if the batteries are in the thermostat it will be a ZWave endpoint, even if it is wired to power.
Thank you. I had just already connected the GC thermostat to my ST hub I think while you were probably writing your post.
I do not know whether my app is the āclassicā app, i just installed Samsung Smartthings app and been using it. Is there more than one app for ST?
Yes, there are two, SmartThings and SmartThings Classic. Classic is the āoldā application, which seems to work fine, while the new app was officially still being finished (Beta level) when I set things up after iris bit the dust. Folks doing advanced automations seem to have heartfelt conversations as to which app you should be using. I installed both, but mostly, almost always, use the Classic app.
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Got it, thank you. I must have installed the new one. Does the classic app have any advantages over the new one?
Yes, and thereās a discussion (or 2 or 3) about that somewhere around here. Iāll look for it and post back here.