Question

How do I set up my Ecobee Thermostat to turn off when a slider door is open with a smart sensor?  

Answer 1

I assume you already have the sliding door in SmartThings. If not, Konnected is a great way to connect them.  

Answer 2

Approach would be along the lines of using a door sensor and then after it being open for X amount of time to then either turn off the Ecobee or raise it's set cooling point. Few things you'll have to tinker with; the amount of time for it to be open before it takes action (you don't want this thing to constantly be sending commands to your AC), the action on the ecobee side (turning it off might not be a good idea, adjusting the temp will work better), and lastly, the whole thing backwards; when door closes, resume previous operation. All this should be able to be done in the new app. I have a similar setup but am using WebCore so I know for a fact it's possible there. Some of the commands available to you from the ecobee will also depend on how you have integrated the Ecobee in your system, i. e; is it the Smartthings integration or are you using a custom handler?  

Comments

Hi Mullion.  Which version of Ecobee therm (3 or 4) do you have?  Do you use "Auto" mode and if so, were you able to get that working with your piston?  If you did, would you mind sharing the code?  I was able to get my WebCoRE piston to turn off my Ecobee if any window/door is opened.  However, afterwards, when the door/windows are closed, the Ecobee will only turn back to Cool mode.  I can not get it to go into either Heat nor Auto.   My preference is to switch back to Auto where it was set before the piston set thermastat mode to Off.

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Interested in this too. I haven't been able to figure it out either, Michael.

Answer 3

Do you have the ecobee suite manager installed? Go to that, then helper apps, then new Contacts and Switches helper.  

Answer 4

Install the Ecobee Manager SmartApp. Add a contact sensor to the door. Create a WebCoRE piston to turn off Ecobee if the four stays open for XX minutes. You need to think about when it should be turned on again. I have Alexa announce to shut the door if Ecobee is currently in cooling or heating mode. If any of my doors stay open for 10 minutes then I receive a notification in the ST app and a text messsge.