ecobee EB-STATe3L-01 3 Lite Thermostat, Wi-Fi, Works with Amazon Alexa

Super easy to install! Thought I was going to have to use the PEK kit, but to my surprise, a C-wire was already in place on my unit just not used. Simply connected the wires, powered on unit, followed directions on set up, and it was working flawlessly!! I delayed installing due to being intimidated by having to use the PEK, but even it I had needed to use it, installation would still have been a breeze. The video tutorial for each installation walks you right thru it!!

Unlike most of the reviewers, I did not receive this product for free. That being said, this is a wonderful addition to my smart home! It was pretty easy to setup the hardware. I didn't have the C wire with my old thermostat, but there was an extra wire in the bundle so I connected that to the C wire slot on my furnace and then hooked it up to the Ecobee so I didn't have to use the adapter. The looks are fantastic. It's almost like a small piece of art on my wall. Just like in the product image, it shows big numbers of the current temp that you can read from across the room, and when you walk by it the screen changes to tell you what the set temp is. Software setup was easy as well. There's a guide that takes you through the process. The built-in schedule is a bit limited but I don't use that anyway. I paired it with HomeKit so I can say things like "Hey Siri, what's the temperature in there?", or "Turn up the heat". I also connected it with my SmartThings hub as they've recently added native support for this. The connection with SmartThings is great and allows me to set rules like [when everyone leaves the house, drop the temp to 62] and [when someone arrives heat to 69]. Added bonus, my state energy trust has a $50 rebate on purchase of a smart thermostat. So check for local/state incentives!

I had a programmable thermostat by another manufacturer that I never used because my schedule is completely opposite every week and it was too time consuming to program. My goal was to get a thermostat that I could use the schedule feature to save money on heating and cooling, and that was easy to change whenever I needed to change it. The Ecobee3 lite fit the bill. The scheduling is super easy to change whenever needed, and doesn't take but only a few minutes every week for me to put the next week's schedule in via the very easy to use Android app. I really like the feature that allows me to have the fan run so much every hour even if heat or AC isn't needed. This helps keep my 3-story house's temperature more equalized. For instance, our kitchen is on the 2nd story (also where the thermostat is located). In the winter, if we are using the oven, our 2nd floor gets very warm, and the other two floors remain cold due to the heat not coming on. Having the fan come on for 5 minutes (or whatever you set it to) every hour helps equalize the temperature throughout the house. That is a great feature of this device. Compared to the Ecobee3 (2nd gen), this model does not have the remote sensor. That is the only difference, and it can save you up to $80 to not have that sensor. I think it's a little gimmicky anyway, and I was glad to save the $80. If you think you may want to use a sensor in the future, get the Ecobee3 (2nd gen). You can never add a sensor to the "lite" model.

Love this thermostat! I am a General Contractor and I have installed the Nest and now the Ecobee and I personally like the Ecobee better. First, if you don't have a C wire then it already comes prepackaged with a device to work around the problem easily, though I chose to just run a 5 wire cable, to replace the 4 wire, instead for my installation. But the interface is great to work with and the app on my iPhone along with the ability to work with Apple HomeKit and Siri is wonderful! This thermostat knocked $30 off my monthly power bill in the dead middle of Georgia Summer! I compared to my billing and usage of last year and usage is down! Another advantage over the Nest is programing your schedule. The Nest has to have each day of the week programmed individually. So say you want Monday-Friday to be the same, you have to set each day one by one. Ecoboee allows you to "Copy" a day over to other select days once you make a set schedule for that particular day. Saves a lot of time! The Nest is a great thermostat, but for the money, I would but an Ecobee over a Nest anyway.

Wanted to start making my home a little bit smarter, so I did some research and decided this was going to be the product for me. The app capability as well as being able to interface with Echo was great, as well the lite version works better for my open concept house (I don't need the sensors). I have 3 thermostats in my house, but decided to start with one. So far so good after being installed. I am not a handyman by any means but this is pretty straight forward. The app made installation easy, and there was only one thing unclear (this is going to get to why I put 4 starts instead of 5). I called their line and was on hold for 45 minutes. I had read reviews that customer services was great and could talk to someone quickly, my experience was the complete opposite. Even customer service as horrible as Comcast doesn't take 45 minutes to get someone on the phone. All that being said, once I finally did get to talk to someone, they were great, answered my question quickly. They're still trying to learn this product so the only advice I would have for Ecobee is to train your people a little bit more. Otherwise I really think I am going to like this product. If you are on the edge between Nest and Ecobee, for the price point go with Ecobee, it has a touch screen and make scheduling and saving energy costs extremely easy. Long story short, great product, easy to use app, long wait times if you want to speak to a person

This thing is the greatest. Pretty easy to set up and operate. Has tons of great features. So happy with it.