ecobee Smart Thermostat ZigBee/Smart Energy Manual
This document is an addendum to the user and installer manuals shipped with the ecobee Smart Thermostat. This document covers the configuration of the ZigBee module, joining the Smart Meter network and using the in home energy display capabilities.
Connecting to a Utility Smart Meter Network
There are two ways to join (or register) a utility smart meter network. If the thermostat has not yet been registered to the WiFi network, you can start the registration wizard via the home screen “Register” button., otherwise the Zigbee setup menu is used.
Regardless of which method is used, you will need to contact the utility company and provide the unique installation code of your ecobee Smart Thermostat for the registration process to be completed. The installation code is displayed below for either registration method used.
Electricity Menu
Electricity related settings of In Home Display features are accessed via the Electricity menu. To access the electricity menu from the home screen press More > Electricity
- The Meter button displays a real time electricity usage meter along with time of use pricing informationand a histogram of electricity consumption for the past hour
- The Hourly Report button displays a bar graph of today’s electricity usage and price information brokendown by hour.
- The Daily Report button displays a bar graph of the current week’s electricity usage and price informationbroken down by day.
- The Weekly Report button displays the past 5 weeks electricity usage and price information.
- The Projected Costs button displays the actual and projected electricity costs for the current billing cycle.
- The Settings button provides access to the configuration of In Home Display options. See topic: ’Electricity Settings’ below.
- The Events button displays the details for current and future demand response events and utility messages and provides options to accept or decline these events. The entries in Events menu is only visible when there are events to be displayed.
Electricity Settings
Electricity Alert – the options allows you to program various alerts associated with your consumption of electricity.
Monthly Budget- this option lets the homeowner enter how much they plan to spend on their total electricity consumed for any given month. The number here should be the actual cost of electricity and does not include any delivery, connection, surcharges or other charges typically found on your Utility bill.
Alert Me When- using the value entered in the Monthly Budget, the ecobee Smart Thermostat can provide the homeowner with an alert (on screen, and via e-mail if registered to a web account) when:
- Actual Exceed Budget- when enabled, an alert will be generated when the actual total cost of electricity consumed exceeds the monthly budget.
- Projected Exceeds Budget – when enabled, an alert will be generated if the ecobee Smart Thermostat projects that at the end of the month, your actual consumption will exceed your monthly budget.
When you have completed this section press Done, to return to the Electricity Screen.