EcoBee Smart Si Wifi Thermostat
Hey all, New to the site as a member, but a frequent reader of many of the posts here. I'm one of those that likes to tinker and tweak my trailer. And sometimes some of the mods lean more towar...
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Hey, loving the feedback guys. Very much appreciate all of them.
If I had to, I could access the router and have a PF done. And, as I mentioned, I also have the MIFI hotspot that I could leave there and do some work with. I believe that it has port forwarding, or the option to place a device in the DMZ. But, I'm not entire sure it's going to be required as in all the documentation they dont mention that detailed a router setup. So long as the originating router is handling DHCP.
I do also leave a laptop there, so will investigate the suggestion and option if I run into a road block on the connection side.
Power was my biggest concern, but since you gents have put me at ease on that, I'm full steam ahead.
Anyhow, I can't post the link here (links not allowed I guess), if you search 'Jane and John EcoBee' you can see the full breakdown of the guy who has it running in his RV with 12V (and EcoBee techs confirmed that the 12V would be enough juice to have it run). They're a Canadian company and have been doing really well here, I'm looking at getting some of their devices for the home.
Basically, he did a fairly simple wiring. Although he had a heat pump so there were a couple of grounds that were joined. But not the issue in my case. Planning on +12V to Rc/Rh jumpered, -12V to C, Yellow (cool) to Y, blue hi fan to G, furnace white to W, and that should be it on the wiring side.
I also have a ticket in with EcoBee support to confirm the 12V option. I'll let you know once they get back to me.
If I had to, I could access the router and have a PF done. And, as I mentioned, I also have the MIFI hotspot that I could leave there and do some work with. I believe that it has port forwarding, or the option to place a device in the DMZ. But, I'm not entire sure it's going to be required as in all the documentation they dont mention that detailed a router setup. So long as the originating router is handling DHCP.
I do also leave a laptop there, so will investigate the suggestion and option if I run into a road block on the connection side.
Power was my biggest concern, but since you gents have put me at ease on that, I'm full steam ahead.
Anyhow, I can't post the link here (links not allowed I guess), if you search 'Jane and John EcoBee' you can see the full breakdown of the guy who has it running in his RV with 12V (and EcoBee techs confirmed that the 12V would be enough juice to have it run). They're a Canadian company and have been doing really well here, I'm looking at getting some of their devices for the home.
Basically, he did a fairly simple wiring. Although he had a heat pump so there were a couple of grounds that were joined. But not the issue in my case. Planning on +12V to Rc/Rh jumpered, -12V to C, Yellow (cool) to Y, blue hi fan to G, furnace white to W, and that should be it on the wiring side.
I also have a ticket in with EcoBee support to confirm the 12V option. I'll let you know once they get back to me.
