Ecobee integration error

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Sure. Just set a reminder to do that. Will keep y'all updated.

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Also, you may already know this, but in the eco+ section of the ecobee, there is an option for “Adjust temperature for humidity”:

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Yes, "adjust for humidity" in eco+ and "AC overcool Max" are both enabled. Thanks!

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Okay so I had a couple of issues and here are some updates:

  1. Upstairs AC not cooling:
    Cause: low Freon
    Solution: Freon added to the system

  2. High humidity in the house:
    Cause (probably): fresh air damper open and possibly taking in excessive outside air.
    Solution (I hesitate to cause this a solution as the humidity is still high. The technician said I should feel free to call them back, and I'll be doing that): For now, the one thing that was done is that the damper was adjusted to take slightly less fresh air. Also, the filter is pretty much blocked. I'll be installing the new filter in a few days and evaluating the performance over the next couple of weeks before calling them to take a look

  3. Uneven cooling:
    Cause: manual dampers set up in a certain manner
    Solution: pretty easy fix. The technician can come and readjust the dampers to individual areas

Hope this helps for now. I'll update y'all soon.

Thanks,
Rohit

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That is very concerning for a new build.

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Joys of buying a house during COVID. Trust me, they were having a hard time finding contractors and/or the contractors finding people to do the work. Hopefully it'll be fine.

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Hello everyone,

Thought I'll provide a quick update. Seems the high humidity was a result of several factors:

  1. The fresh air intake damper was set to open completely on demand. When the technician disabled it, the humidity dropped to the 40s. Then, I opened it but not to full capacity and now the humidity hovers around high 50s at 78F (when the thermostat is in "away" mode; when I'm home and temperature is set to 74ish, the humidity is in low 50s). So it's much better than the high 70s or low 80s

  2. The hole behind the thermostat where the cables come in was sealed by the technician. I believe this was a big reason if not the only one

Hope this helps someone out.

Best,
Rohit

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