If you have an existing thermostat you can usually just swap them out for the Ecobee. We couldn't use smart thermostats in our condo because we had a central cooling tower and heat pumps. The wiring there was more like a commercial building.
Yes! It was an early HE Samsung model (2009) and it was horrible. The controls were so complex! I'm partial to the LG brand myself -- they make a wonderful washer and dryer.
How old is the dish washer?
I'm not sure the age. It is a GE. I don't have the constant power line. That's the problem. I'd need to replace batteries all the time.
Oh, I see.
Yeah, I looked into it a while ago and there is like a yellow line that provides constant power to the thermostat. If you don't have it, then they make them with batteries, but you have to keep replacing them all the time. Not a huge deal, but if they happen to go out on you while you are away on a trip and you want to crank the heat or A/C for when you get home, it's not going to work. Definitely a first world problem in the grand scheme of things!
That would be such a pain! I wonder how hard it would be to run that power line? The wiring to our condo thermostat was like a literal rat's nest. The electrician we hired surrendered and gave up while trying to install our Nest in 2008.
Oh wow, that is horrible. I think the line pretty much runs straight down, but I think I would have to run all new lines so I could use the old one to pull the new one. I'm not sure it is really worth putting a ton of time into it if we are going to eventually move. Sadly that's kind of our attitude with a lot of things in this house right now!