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How to Factory Reset Your ecobee Smart Thermostat

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1 Introduction: Factory Reset Your ecobee Thermostat

If you are troubleshooting your ecobee Smart Thermostat, or are a new homeowner who has just moved into a home with an existing ecobee device, it may be necessary to perform a factory reset to get you through the initial setup process again.

This guide will take you through that process.

ecobee Smart Thermostat.

2 ecobee: Factory Reset

Resetting your ecobee device to factory defaults will erase all saved settings and preferences, and removes any registration information your device has stored.

  1. From the Home screen, press Menu.
    Menu option highlighted on thermostat main screen.
  2. Then select Settings.
    Settings option highlighted in thermostat menu.
  3. Go to Reset.
    Reset option highlighted in Settings menu.
  4. Choose Reset All Settings then confirm your selection by pressing Yes.

  5. Choose the reset option that suits your needs:
    • Reset All Settings: Resets the Smart Si thermostat back to its default factory settings and removes any registration information.
    • Reset Registration: Resets the connection between your Smart Si thermostat and your personalized Web Portal. This terminates the link between the Smart Si thermostat and your email address/password. Note: After this reset, you must re-register your Smart Si thermostat if you want to continue to use your Web Portal.
    • Reset Preferences and Schedule: Resets all your preferences, reminders, alerts and programming back to the default state.
    • HVAC Equipment Settings: Resets the Smart Si thermostat’s equipment, threshold and sensor configuration.
    • Reset Contractor Info: Resets any information about the Contractor who installed the Smart Si thermostat.
  6. The ecobee thermostat will be reset to factory defaults.

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If you are troubleshooting your ecobee Smart Thermostat, or are a new homeowner who has just moved into a home with an existing ecobee device, it may be necessary to perform a factory reset to get you through the initial setup process again.

This guide will take you through that process.

ecobee Smart Thermostat.

Resetting your ecobee device to factory defaults will erase all saved settings and preferences, and removes any registration information your device has stored.

  1. From the Home screen, press Menu.
    Menu option highlighted on thermostat main screen.
  2. Then select Settings.
    Settings option highlighted in thermostat menu.
  3. Go to Reset.
    Reset option highlighted in Settings menu.
  4. Choose Reset All Settings then confirm your selection by pressing Yes.

  5. Choose the reset option that suits your needs:
    • Reset All Settings: Resets the Smart Si thermostat back to its default factory settings and removes any registration information.
    • Reset Registration: Resets the connection between your Smart Si thermostat and your personalized Web Portal. This terminates the link between the Smart Si thermostat and your email address/password. Note: After this reset, you must re-register your Smart Si thermostat if you want to continue to use your Web Portal.
    • Reset Preferences and Schedule: Resets all your preferences, reminders, alerts and programming back to the default state.
    • HVAC Equipment Settings: Resets the Smart Si thermostat’s equipment, threshold and sensor configuration.
    • Reset Contractor Info: Resets any information about the Contractor who installed the Smart Si thermostat.
  6. The ecobee thermostat will be reset to factory defaults.