Troubleshooting Your Ecobee Thermostat
Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Ecobee smart thermostat. IMPORTANT UPDATE for Current Ecobee3 and Ecobee4 owners: Check your settings! We’ve discovered that the Ecobee3 and a recent Ecobee4 have a default…
Keeping Your Energy Bill Down in the Winter
As nighttime temps begin to dip below freezing, we’ve all finally given in and switched over from air conditioning to heat. But keeping warm during those bitter winter days and nights can get expensive fast. Stay Warm and Save Money…
Demand Response Programs Use Smart Thermostats to Manage Power
Imagine a wide stretch of interstate with five lanes running in each direction. If you’re driving down that highway early on a Sunday morning when it’s practically empty, those five lanes might seem ridiculously oversized. But driving down that same…
Ecobee Thermostat with Alexa
The Ecobee is a favorite here at Conditioned Air Solutions. We installed this thermostat here in our office and many of our employees have one at home. We love how each Ecobee works with inexpensive sensors that you place in different rooms…
Know What Size HVAC and What Degree of Technology is Best For Your Home and Lifestyle
Size Does Matter When It Comes to HVAC Once upon a time, a little girl named Goldilocks wandered into the forest where she found a cabin inhabited by three bears. Now she didn’t know that this cabin belonged to a…
Protecting Your HVAC Efficiency During the Eclipse.
(Photo courtesy of Tom Jeffrey Signs) So, you’ve gotten your eclipse glasses, built your pinhole projector, planned your viewing site…but have you thought about your thermostat? Probably not! But a total solar eclipse like the one we’ll be experiencing on…
Should you set your Fan to Auto or On
Before we can answer the question of whether you should set your air conditioner’s fan to Auto or On, we first need to clarify what each of those settings does. If your fan is set to On, that means the…
Is it Bad to Switch between Heat and Air
Here in the Tennessee Valley, we get all four seasons…sometimes in the same week! When it’s 25F on Monday and 80F on Wednesday and back in the thirties by Friday, it may seem like you’re doomed to either freeze or…
How Long Should My Air Conditioner Run in a Cycle?
Maybe your air conditioner seems to be cutting on and off too frequently, or maybe it seems like it never turns off at all. Either way, you may find yourself wondering—is this right? How often should my AC run,…