Settings
What each thermostat mode and setting does, and what changes when you adjust it.
- Compressor protection: why your thermostat makes the AC wait
What is compressor protection on a thermostat?
- Cycles per hour explained
What does cycles per hour mean on a thermostat?
- ecobee AUX heat max outdoor temperature setting
What does the AUX heat max outdoor temperature setting do on an ecobee?
- ecobee comfort settings explained
What are comfort settings on an ecobee?
- How "Hold" and "Hold Until" work on a Carrier Infinity control
How do I hold a temperature on a Carrier Infinity System Control?
- How Alexa Hunches changes your Amazon Smart Thermostat
What do Alexa Hunches do to my Amazon Smart Thermostat?
- How auto mode (heat/cool auto changeover) works
How does auto mode work on a thermostat?
- How geofencing changes your thermostat temperature
How does thermostat geofencing work?
- How Nest Auto-Schedule learns, and how to turn it off
How does Nest Auto-Schedule work?
- How thermostat keypad lock works
How do I lock or unlock my thermostat screen?
- How thermostat schedule periods work
How do Wake, Away, Home and Sleep schedule periods work?
- How to calibrate an ecobee
How do I calibrate the temperature on an ecobee?
- How vacation hold works
How does vacation hold work on a thermostat?
- Nest Eco temperatures explained
What are Eco temperatures on a Nest thermostat?
- Nest Heat Pump Balance explained
What does Heat Pump Balance do on a Nest thermostat?
- Overcool to dehumidify: what it does
What does the overcool to dehumidify setting do?
- Thermostat recovery mode explained
What does recovery mode mean on a thermostat?
- What "Off" mode actually turns off
What does Off mode turn off on a thermostat?
- What the fan "Circulate" setting does
What does the circulate fan setting do on a thermostat?
- What thermostat differential means
What is the temperature differential on a thermostat?
- Why the heat pump or conventional system type setting matters
What does the system type setting on a thermostat do?