Another noob question: see the attached image of my thermostat. Would it be possible to switch it for a smart one? What would I have to check? If it is possible, what would you recommend? If is don't want any 3rd party app or account?

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[–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Recently was given an Ecobee smart thermostat. Ecobee does not have a great integration for Home Assistant, but Home Assistant can act like an Apple HomeKit hub, and if you provision the smart thermostat through that, it is entirely local.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    +1 for this. Very solid using the homekit method. If you use the default integration, I believe it's cloud connected.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Adding it via HomeKit into home assistant is solid and has the added bonus is that the occupancy/motions sensors get exposed to HA. They’re very responsive when someone walks into a room; I have them triggering lighting.

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