It is mainly designed as a gas furnace thermostat to control the gas furnace or ac.
Thermostat for gas furnace and ac.
Before choosing a thermostat you ll need to make sure it s compatible with your heating and cooling system.
The most common system types are central heat or central heat and air which can be 24 volt v gas oil or electric.
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However it is not compatible with multistage systems or electric baseboard heating systems.
The installation is easy and ecobee3 can be both home heating thermostat and home ac thermostat and so much more than that.
Since it is uncomplicated it shouldn t take more than 30 minutes of your time.
Most new thermostat units are compatible with heat pump thermostats baseboard heater thermostats furnace thermostats and boiler thermostats.
It has an inbuilt schedule which you can use.
Printed instructions are provided as well as wire sticker screws and even power extender kit in case you don t have regular c wire.
The convenient way to know whether your thermostat is at fault is to test it with a volt ohm meter.
Other system types include heat pump electric baseboard fireplace and floor wall furnace.
If the your heating ventilating and air conditioning unit is not coming on or shutting off at desired temperature settings you could have a faulty thermostat.