Control more of your ecobee thermostat(s) using the ecobee plus custom skill by just asking Alexa! If you have an ecobee4 or any Amazon Echo device, you can link your ecobee account to Alexa to control your ecobee with voice.
To get started, select the Enable Skill button in the Alexa App to link your ecobee account using your ecobee account login. To use the skill, you need to specify by name which thermostat or sensor to use.
Once you know the name of your thermostat, you can say the following:
Getting the temperature:
“Alexa, ask ecobee what the current temperature is.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee how cold it is in the Living Room.”
Getting the current set point / mode:
“Alexa, ask ecobee what the Living Room is set to.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee if heating is enabled.”
Setting the temperature:
“Alexa, tell ecobee to set the temperature in my Bedroom.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee to set the Downstairs temperature to 72.”
Resuming your schedule:
“Alexa, tell ecobee to return to my schedule.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee to cancel hold.”
Increasing the temperature:
“Alexa, tell ecobee I'm cold.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee to make it warmer by 3 degrees.”
Decreasing the temperature:
“Alexa, tell ecobee I'm hot.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee to make it cooler by 4 degrees.”
Running the fan:
“Alexa, tell ecobee to turn fan on.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee to turn on fan in my Bedroom.”
Setting Away, Home and Sleep comfort settings:
“Alexa, tell ecobee I'm back home.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee to set my thermostat to home mode.”
“Alexa, tell ecobee I'm going out.”
“Alexa, tell ecobee good night.”
Changing mode:
“Alexa, tell ecobee to turn on heat mode.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee to activate cool mode.”
“Alexa, tell ecobee to turn off auto mode.”
Note: If switching modes, your ecobee should be switched to Off mode first.
Getting the equipment status:
“Alexa, ask ecobee what equipment is running.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee if my dehumidifier is running.”
Note: You can ask about the status of your heating, cooling, boiler, heat pump, humidifier, dehumidifier, ventilator and fan. If you’ve just made a change to your equipment, please wait a few minutes for the status to sync.
Creating a vacation:
“Alexa, tell ecobee I'm going on vacation.”
“Alexa, ask ecobee to set a vacation from tomorrow to next Wednesday.”
Note: Once a vacation event has started, you need to cancel it from the ecobee thermostat, mobile app, or web portal to be able to change the temperature.
The ecobee plus custom skill will work alongside the ecobee Smart Home skill. The skill is compatible with all ecobee thermostats, including ecobee4, ecobee3 lite, and ecobee3. For more information, please see https://www.ecobee.com/topics/amazon-echo/.
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