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Tangential but I was wondering if anyone knows of a thermostat that can work with a security system for the most simple and accurate location sensing possible-

Tangential but I was wondering if anyone knows of a thermostat that can work with a security system for the most simple and accurate location sensing possible- when I press away on the alarm it turns the HVAC to eco type settings to save energy. I used to get this with Google Nest and location sensing from my phone but Google as always is killing my generation of Nest thermostat. I think I’d like to get away from location sensing entirely. Every time I leave the house I do the alarm, so that is all I need.

ramses0 11mo ago
Certainly there's something with home assistant (or apple shortcuts) you can do? There's some nest firmware replacement that's a bit DIY, but HomeAssistant and friends will be the way to bridge between differing home automation bits/services.
j45 11mo ago
Check out ecobee. It should set away mode how you need.
- Mistletoe 11mo ago
  Oh interesting didn’t know they made security systems too.
  - j45 11mo ago
    My initial thought was if ecobee might integrate with the rest of what you already ave.
    - Mistletoe 11mo ago
      I don’t mind switching, the Ecobee security system seems a lot cheaper per month than my Simplisafe.
Loic 11mo ago
If you are retrofitting a complete house at the same time, look at KNX. If not, do not explore this rabbit hole.
kevstev 11mo ago
Can be relatively simple inside of Home Assistant. I have my alarm attached to Konnected, and that has an HA integration. I can both arm and disarm my alarm through an HA dashboard, and also have it arm itself if both myself and the wife are out of the house. You may not even need the alarm integration part- you can just use the home/away functionality and set the thermostat. The thermostat integration part I am less sure about, just because I haven't used it, but it should be fairly easy to set the set temps based on your home/away status. Of course you need Home Assistant set up for this, but if you are interested in these types of things, it will be very useful.

ramses0 11mo ago

Certainly there's something with home assistant (or apple shortcuts) you can do? There's some nest firmware replacement that's a bit DIY, but HomeAssistant and friends will be the way to bridge between differing home automation bits/services.

j45 11mo ago

Check out ecobee. It should set away mode how you need.

Mistletoe 11mo ago
Oh interesting didn’t know they made security systems too.
- j45 11mo ago
  My initial thought was if ecobee might integrate with the rest of what you already ave.
  - Mistletoe 11mo ago
    I don’t mind switching, the Ecobee security system seems a lot cheaper per month than my Simplisafe.

Loic 11mo ago

If you are retrofitting a complete house at the same time, look at KNX. If not, do not explore this rabbit hole.

kevstev 11mo ago

Can be relatively simple inside of Home Assistant. I have my alarm attached to Konnected, and that has an HA integration. I can both arm and disarm my alarm through an HA dashboard, and also have it arm itself if both myself and the wife are out of the house. You may not even need the alarm integration part- you can just use the home/away functionality and set the thermostat. The thermostat integration part I am less sure about, just because I haven't used it, but it should be fairly easy to set the set temps based on your home/away status. Of course you need Home Assistant set up for this, but if you are interested in these types of things, it will be very useful.