Ok, your not going to be believe this… it appears im fixed after only about 10-15 min with Ecobee support. My automation to simulate im not home that wasn’t working were the following settings…
Cooling Temp: 81
Heating Temp: 65
Fan Mode: Auto
Mode: Auto
This didn’t work for automations.
Ecobee asked me to change the Fan Mode to “off”. My new settings that worked were…
Cooling Temp: 81
Heating Temp: 65
Fan Mode: Not Set
Mode: Auto
And abracadabra… the automation worked. Try that on your end.