Cheers for this. Inspired me to look at the Google thermostat controller it's bound to be this easy.

FYI, I had no power to mine. Because I hadn’t put the cover panel back on the heating unit. There’s a safety switch that is pressed when the panel is on.

@EamonnCottrell

Ай бұрын

Ah, nice tip! Thanks!

Great video but... It would be helpful to know which breaker to turn off. I have one labeled hall, bedroom, etc. The thermostat is located in the hall, so I was wondering if that was the correct one. After more research, I discovered that I needed to turn the breaker for HVAC system off. I know...may seem obvious, but I'm not an expert and wanted to be sure.

@EamonnCottrell

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yeah, I had to do a trial and error on my breakers to figure out which one was which too.

Out of curiosity, how do you take off the thermostat from the wall? Do you just pull?

@EamonnCottrell

Ай бұрын

Yeah it’s got a plug connection thing that fits real snuggly but you just pull straight off

Do we need to have a c wire / blue wire it looks like yours worked without ?

@EamonnCottrell

Ай бұрын

I had a C wire on my system. They make a version with a C wire adapter if you don't have one: amzn.to/4eHtfSW But you'll have to search for your specific system to see if you need that.

It was a breeze.

How do you get the thermostat to work without an iPhone?

@EamonnCottrell

Ай бұрын

I wrote the response from my other channel below, but the info is right --you just need the alexa app on android, fire tablet or apple device. I am pretty sure you can control it like a regular thermostat without setting up through the app, but for any of the smart features you need alexa app

@ccrider77

Ай бұрын

@@EamonnCottrell - The app is definitely necessary to set it up. Once it's set up, it can be manually operated, like any other thermostat.

2024?? Is this a new one ??

@EamonnCottrell

7 ай бұрын

Negative, not a new model at this time just a current review 👍

You don’t even even talk about where the wires are placed. I get most of the letters are the same but half the time the letters are different and you don’t even even describe about the install not a great video man.

@EamonnCottrell

2 ай бұрын

Yeah because there are so many different wiring configurations and I'm not an electrician, I chose not to try and get into the weeds with the specific wiring. I had to do some googling around to figure out mine and there are some other more in depth videos by professionals that address that in more detail.