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@Greg846

Does anyone know of a device handler for the Rheem Furnace and AC unit? I do not have the water heater and when I installed this handler and app it returns “Error! Could not find any devices”

Any thoughts on how to connect this to the HVAC system?

Thanks.
Greg

I just noticed this thread…

Rheem Econet HVAC Control Integration - Reward offered!

I’ve been working on getting my parent’s home automated via Smartthings, and it seems they’ve bought the one furnace that you can’t easily integrate into smartthings (or any automation hub for that matter). It’s a Rheem Econet HVAC unit, and instead of working like a traditional thermostat it uses two wires labeled E1 and E2 for data instead of triggering relays (it also has an R and C wire). The cool part? It provides a ton of system information and warning of potential issues. The bad part? It seems like Rheems execution leaves much to be desired. While it is possible to wire it in the traditional way, they’d be giving up a lot of features, and given that the conduit running to the thermostat is only 4 wires (and this would need at least 6, likely 8 with there humidifier) it wouldn’t be …