I agree! I just installed the Amazon smart thermostat and I love it. I don’t need to do much from the thermostat itself. It does everything necessary from the app. Great product and price!
I have purchased many of the items you have suggested from ring doorbell setups camera setups and security setups. And I just purchased this thermostat a few days ago. And I love it we got it on sale for $40 on Amazon day or whatever they called it. Since I already had a Honeywell thermostat that came with the house it was more or less unplug it and plug this one in. One thing that confused me when you started talking about this C wire you said this one didn't have C wire I think you meant to say it didn't need a C wire adapter. Because the one you showed does use the C wire. Anyway thanks again you are always right Steve.
I really would like to have one of these, however my existing thermostat is an old 1980s mercury switch. Don't know if it will work with my current wiring.
I have one. Thumbs up. One thing is that There is no temperature hold feature for vacation for example. Every other thermostat I’ve ever used has that feature. Update: in order to hold the temperature all you have to do is to disable the schedule. It works, it just doesn’t work the way I expected it to work.
@@BoltRM that’s a good idea but to hold the temperature is much simpler than that. All you have to do is to disable the schedule. To I hold you just re-enable it.
One other comment. There is a command to turn off the thermostat “Alexa turn thermostat off” but there is no corresponding command to turn the thermostat on. This is problematic because I find that it gets turned off inadvertently somehow often. There should be a corresponding voice command to turn it on.
I bought a Nest when we moved to FL and the Wi-Fi did not work. Called Nest Support and spent over 4 hours on the phone with them, Nest still did not connect to Wi-Fi and they wanted to follow up the next day. After spending another hour on the phone with them they said they were sending me a link to replace the thermostat. Sure enough the link did not work and I was not about to spend anymore time on the phone with them and ordered a replacement right from the Google store. When the replacement thermostat came in I took the head unit out of the box, swapped it out with the head unit on the wall put the bad head unit in the box and shipped it to the address provided. A month later I followed up to see where my refund was for the replacement. First they claimed I had to use the link they provided and when it didn't work I should have wasted even more time on the phone with them. They then claimed I never sent the entire thermostat kit back to them and they would not refund my money. I had read about this new thermostat from Amazon and I have never had a bad experience with them so today when my nest told me it no longer would connect to the internet I ordered this one immediately and will never waste my time with any Google product again. If their support was horrible it would be a major improvement but at this time they are just a bunch of liars that are useless. Stick with Amazon and screw Google before they screw you like they did to me.
I have two of these thermostats installed. I have a Time-of-Use electric plan from my provider so all I want to do is be able to set a temperature at a certain time twice a day in the summer and four times a day in the winter. The plan is such that there’s an on-peak and an off-peak interval each day Mon - Fri. Weekends are off-peak both days. In summer, on-peak is from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM. All the other times are off-peak. In the winter, on-peak is from 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM TO 9:00 PM. I’m retired so I’m not interested in the Home, Away and Sleep modes. I just want to set temperatures so I can utilize the electric power most cost effectively. I’d love to get your suggestions on how to program these thermostats to achieve the desired outcome. Thanks a lot!
Great video. How do I change the humidity level. My AC does not turn off now. Blower turns off but intake still runs to reduce humidity. Currently says 55degrees
Thank you for the install and review vids. Can I use the app or echo to change or turn up temp in the middle of the night for like an hour for example. I live in the Desert and some nights in the summer require a colder hour so that I can go back to sleep. 😎
I just bought one on amazon prime days, July 2022. I like the fact this one doesn't need batteries, which I always thought was an idiotic requirement for previous programmable thermostats. What I would have preferred is the option to setup the thermostat manually without having to install the app, just to get the HVAC back online as quick as possible. I tried, but it didn't want to respond. Maybe I wasn't holding my tongue right? Think of it as a basic/default/no Internet availability setup mode. I guess that just makes too much sense. Just goes to show just how competent Amazon's engineers are. Get the thing up and running, and then go back and play with the app, once you're enjoying a climate controlled environment with a cold beer. Amazon, is that too much to ask? Apparently so. Other than that, I like your back wall. Gives me some inspirational ideas.
Just taking a step backwards… What happens if my Internet is down at home? Does that mean the house won’t heat or cool? Thank you so much for the videos. I’m doing the install right now.
I like your review more than a couple others. You went deeper into the app details and were the first to mention that it had an auto mode to switch between heat and cooling. My main HVAC has a Honeywell full color unit that also has an auto mode. Most stats are exclusively heat or cool. I am like you, I want what I want and don't want some dopey device trying to guess. I use one schedule for every day that is regular and sleeping hours. I want it cooler when sleeping. Like you I am usually home so all the jibber jabber about away and home is just that. I think there is too much effort put into manipulating a simple system like HVAC. The only thing my system lacks is the ability to adjust the temp without walking to the thermostat (actually it does include a remote that can, and also can use the temperature at the remote to decide).
I have (make that had) the Honeywell T5 with Alexa Skill enabled and working for 3 years now. Starting this July 2022, after Honeywell forced the app name change/update to Resideo Home, Alexa started complaining "thermostat xxxx not found, check your power and internet connection" even though she was setting it. Alexa would always respond to "what is the thermostat set to" with no issue. So, I disabled the Honeywell Home skill, re-enabled it and reconnected it to what is now Resideo login. The prompts show the device but then I'm forced to "discover devices" and my thermostat never shows up any longer. I have a ticket open with Honeywell but they are referring me to Amazon. Yuck. This may never get resolved. THUS, I'm watching your video about the Amazon Thermostat that I just bought to replace my expensive T5 which is now in the garbage can. This Alexa thermostat works great and requires no skill to be added (direct integration to Alexa instead). Hopefully, even though this is Honeywell on the hardware, it will not ever have this problem. OR, if it does, at least there's only one vendor to talk to who can't point fingers at a different one. Thanks a lot for your video - it is what led me to buy the Amazon thermostat. You should get a commission! Oh, and this addition to my comment about 10 minutes after my first comment: I just installed the Amazon Thermostat. The mounting block with the wiring pins was identical to the T5. All I did was power off the thermostat at the breaker, pull the T5 off and into the trash can conveniently nearby, and put the Amazon Thermostat on the original T5 mounting block and then went through the Alexa software setup. Had it all working in under 5 minutes! It has taken me longer to screw in a smart light and get it working. This was Amazon-azing! Thanks again.
Honeywell T9 is still the best one please go with that as a owner of the Alexa Amazon and former owner of t9 unit I can tell you the t9 one is far superior and you can use it 100% controls from the unit as well as from the app it is just a way more complete system and on top of that you have dedicated sensors if you so choose for rooms with another slew of features. The whole reason this unit is only 60 bucks is because it quite literally is half baked. For crying out loud you can’t even set it up without having a Wi-Fi connection and your phone in your hand what if your Internet goes out? You’re SOL the other one is a full on systems
Will it control an old school electric furnace by just setting it to heat on rather than the auto setting my furnace just consists of a 2 wire hook-up for heat only no central air.
Not recommended as it Will constantly fight with each other. Say its 30F out side and you have it set to do what you described. It heats to 74, let’s say you are cooking and extra heat is going into the house. Now its 75 and the ac turns on. Then it goes below 74 and the heat turns back on. And it continues. It’s recommended to keep them at least 4 degrees apart. However some buildings and hospitals may keep it a closer number in places where a certain temperature is needed.
Disclaimer I haven't purchased this yet, but like all other Amazon devices I can access them from anywhere I am via the app. I couldn't see this being any different. Sew-in short yes you should be able to.
I almost ordered it until I read into details and found that it does not allow multiple users. That killed the deal for me. I want to be able to allow 3 people in my family to control the thermostat from their phone app.
The Amazon Smart Thermostat is a Prime example of unintuitive design. Nothing of how you interact with the device allows for understanding or learning how it works by just looking at it. Bought a home with this already installed and I am immediately looking for something else.
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I agree! I just installed the Amazon smart thermostat and I love it. I don’t need to do much from the thermostat itself.
It does everything necessary from the app. Great product and price!
Do you need wifi for setup? The cheaper nest has to have wifi for setup and I hate that
I installed this today! Easy installation and I couldn't be happier. This thermostat replaced a Wyze unit that seemed to have a mind of its own.
Swapped out the old T4 Honeywell for these and very happy so far.
It has a FAN feature. The FAN feature also has a ON OFF and AUTO to match the AC blower.
This was super helpful! We just purchased this unit and now I know all about how it will work for us. So appreciate your review and opinions!
I have purchased many of the items you have suggested from ring doorbell setups camera setups and security setups. And I just purchased this thermostat a few days ago. And I love it we got it on sale for $40 on Amazon day or whatever they called it. Since I already had a Honeywell thermostat that came with the house it was more or less unplug it and plug this one in. One thing that confused me when you started talking about this C wire you said this one didn't have C wire I think you meant to say it didn't need a C wire adapter. Because the one you showed does use the C wire. Anyway thanks again you are always right Steve.
Can I set it to turn on the fan (fan only, not heat or cool) for 5 minutes every hour, just to circulate the air in the house?
can you put fan always on ?
I really would like to have one of these, however my existing thermostat is an old 1980s mercury switch. Don't know if it will work with my current wiring.
I have one. Thumbs up.
One thing is that There is no temperature hold feature for vacation for example. Every other thermostat I’ve ever used has that feature.
Update: in order to hold the temperature all you have to do is to disable the schedule.
It works, it just doesn’t work the way I expected it to work.
Can you set min & max temps within a degree or two of each other?
@@BoltRM that’s a good idea but to hold the temperature is much simpler than that. All you have to do is to disable the schedule. To I hold you just re-enable it.
One other comment. There is a command to turn off the thermostat “Alexa turn thermostat off” but there is no corresponding command to turn the thermostat on. This is problematic because I find that it gets turned off inadvertently somehow often.
There should be a corresponding voice command to turn it on.
I bought a Nest when we moved to FL and the Wi-Fi did not work. Called Nest Support and spent over 4 hours on the phone with them, Nest still did not connect to Wi-Fi and they wanted to follow up the next day. After spending another hour on the phone with them they said they were sending me a link to replace the thermostat. Sure enough the link did not work and I was not about to spend anymore time on the phone with them and ordered a replacement right from the Google store. When the replacement thermostat came in I took the head unit out of the box, swapped it out with the head unit on the wall put the bad head unit in the box and shipped it to the address provided. A month later I followed up to see where my refund was for the replacement. First they claimed I had to use the link they provided and when it didn't work I should have wasted even more time on the phone with them. They then claimed I never sent the entire thermostat kit back to them and they would not refund my money. I had read about this new thermostat from Amazon and I have never had a bad experience with them so today when my nest told me it no longer would connect to the internet I ordered this one immediately and will never waste my time with any Google product again. If their support was horrible it would be a major improvement but at this time they are just a bunch of liars that are useless. Stick with Amazon and screw Google before they screw you like they did to me.
I have two of these thermostats installed. I have a Time-of-Use electric plan from my provider so all I want to do is be able to set a temperature at a certain time twice a day in the summer and four times a day in the winter. The plan is such that there’s an on-peak and an off-peak interval each day Mon - Fri. Weekends are off-peak both days. In summer, on-peak is from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM. All the other times are off-peak. In the winter, on-peak is from 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM TO 9:00 PM. I’m retired so I’m not interested in the Home, Away and Sleep modes. I just want to set temperatures so I can utilize the electric power most cost effectively. I’d love to get your suggestions on how to program these thermostats to achieve the desired outcome. Thanks a lot!
Great video. How do I change the humidity level. My AC does not turn off now. Blower turns off but intake still runs to reduce humidity. Currently says 55degrees
Thank you for the install and review vids. Can I use the app or echo to change or turn up temp in the middle of the night for like an hour for example. I live in the Desert and some nights in the summer require a colder hour so that I can go back to sleep. 😎
I just bought one on amazon prime days, July 2022. I like the fact this one doesn't need batteries, which I always thought was an idiotic requirement for previous programmable thermostats. What I would have preferred is the option to setup the thermostat manually without having to install the app, just to get the HVAC back online as quick as possible. I tried, but it didn't want to respond. Maybe I wasn't holding my tongue right? Think of it as a basic/default/no Internet availability setup mode. I guess that just makes too much sense. Just goes to show just how competent Amazon's engineers are. Get the thing up and running, and then go back and play with the app, once you're enjoying a climate controlled environment with a cold beer. Amazon, is that too much to ask? Apparently so. Other than that, I like your back wall. Gives me some inspirational ideas.
Can two people have the app on their phone to control it?
Can one have 3 thermostats with 3 different names to control each name separately?
Just taking a step backwards… What happens if my Internet is down at home? Does that mean the house won’t heat or cool? Thank you so much for the videos. I’m doing the install right now.
No, the thermostat is directly wired to your hvac.
Do you have to have an Amazon Alexa to use this thermostat? I don't have an Alexa. Just seeing if I can download the app and it will work just fine.
Is there a lock feature on the thermostat itself so my kids don't keep adjusting it?
Do you have a video on how to wire the thermostat
Will it tell u when the ac is running and when it’s off ?
need a video of this stat with a heat pump. all videos i find for amazon stat are confuguring for a furnance and not using orange wire
Does this thing support 802.11ac 5G wifi?
I like your review more than a couple others. You went deeper into the app details and were the first to mention that it had an auto mode to switch between heat and cooling. My main HVAC has a Honeywell full color unit that also has an auto mode. Most stats are exclusively heat or cool. I am like you, I want what I want and don't want some dopey device trying to guess. I use one schedule for every day that is regular and sleeping hours. I want it cooler when sleeping. Like you I am usually home so all the jibber jabber about away and home is just that.
I think there is too much effort put into manipulating a simple system like HVAC. The only thing my system lacks is the ability to adjust the temp without walking to the thermostat (actually it does include a remote that can, and also can use the temperature at the remote to decide).
1 year later and it died. it stopped hook up to my network... any one else have this happen?
The absolute hardest thing to find is an iPhone compatible double pole smart thermostat review. If you have any suggestions for me, or make a video...
I have (make that had) the Honeywell T5 with Alexa Skill enabled and working for 3 years now. Starting this July 2022, after Honeywell forced the app name change/update to Resideo Home, Alexa started complaining "thermostat xxxx not found, check your power and internet connection" even though she was setting it. Alexa would always respond to "what is the thermostat set to" with no issue. So, I disabled the Honeywell Home skill, re-enabled it and reconnected it to what is now Resideo login. The prompts show the device but then I'm forced to "discover devices" and my thermostat never shows up any longer. I have a ticket open with Honeywell but they are referring me to Amazon. Yuck. This may never get resolved. THUS, I'm watching your video about the Amazon Thermostat that I just bought to replace my expensive T5 which is now in the garbage can. This Alexa thermostat works great and requires no skill to be added (direct integration to Alexa instead). Hopefully, even though this is Honeywell on the hardware, it will not ever have this problem. OR, if it does, at least there's only one vendor to talk to who can't point fingers at a different one. Thanks a lot for your video - it is what led me to buy the Amazon thermostat. You should get a commission!
Oh, and this addition to my comment about 10 minutes after my first comment: I just installed the Amazon Thermostat. The mounting block with the wiring pins was identical to the T5. All I did was power off the thermostat at the breaker, pull the T5 off and into the trash can conveniently nearby, and put the Amazon Thermostat on the original T5 mounting block and then went through the Alexa software setup. Had it all working in under 5 minutes! It has taken me longer to screw in a smart light and get it working. This was Amazon-azing! Thanks again.
Can I control my whole house humidifier with this unit?
Honeywell T9 is still the best one please go with that as a owner of the Alexa Amazon and former owner of t9 unit I can tell you the t9 one is far superior and you can use it 100% controls from the unit as well as from the app it is just a way more complete system and on top of that you have dedicated sensors if you so choose for rooms with another slew of features. The whole reason this unit is only 60 bucks is because it quite literally is half baked. For crying out loud you can’t even set it up without having a Wi-Fi connection and your phone in your hand what if your Internet goes out? You’re SOL the other one is a full on systems
I would live to see a child lock feature.
Damn you gotta stop saying Alexa in your videos! Hahahah
Will it control an old school electric furnace by just setting it to heat on rather than the auto setting my furnace just consists of a 2 wire hook-up for heat only no central air.
Can you use more than one and have different schedules set on the app?
Did you get an answer on this? I am interested to know as well
@@kapilyanamandra8375 No I didn't
HOW DO YOU TURN ON???
Wire it correctly
Usually a nice dinner with wine & soft music. OR watch porn! 🤷🏻♂️
Does it have a lock feature? I would like to install it in a rental. Thanks man. Great video.
You're an asshole for not letting them control their own thermostat
lol it's $79 now
trying to help a friend but i cant go to their house and show them because i am sick
What is the tightest you can set heat from cool? 75 cool 74 heat?
Not recommended as it Will constantly fight with each other. Say its 30F out side and you have it set to do what you described. It heats to 74, let’s say you are cooking and extra heat is going into the house. Now its 75 and the ac turns on. Then it goes below 74 and the heat turns back on. And it continues. It’s recommended to keep them at least 4 degrees apart. However some buildings and hospitals may keep it a closer number in places where a certain temperature is needed.
Can you use it for a second home & check temperature, etc remotely from permanent home?
Disclaimer I haven't purchased this yet, but like all other Amazon devices I can access them from anywhere I am via the app. I couldn't see this being any different. Sew-in short yes you should be able to.
Is the display only white on white or does it have a contrasting color scheme?
I almost ordered it until I read into details and found that it does not allow multiple users. That killed the deal for me. I want to be able to allow 3 people in my family to control the thermostat from their phone app.
As I alluded to in my post/reply, Amazon engineers are really short-sighted when it comes to making their stuff practical.
What about if you have Alexa app in your phone? Shouldn’t that give you the power to control it from the app ?
use alexa voice control
The Amazon Smart Thermostat is a Prime example of unintuitive design. Nothing of how you interact with the device allows for understanding or learning how it works by just looking at it. Bought a home with this already installed and I am immediately looking for something else.
My Nest Learning thermostat died a day after 24 months warranty expired. Learning for me: Wasted $180 dollars on a piece of junk.
The price went up to $79 😢
Your house is 76°?? I would die 🥵
I paid $1 for it from my electric company.
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