How to Schedule a Vacation on an ecobee Switch+
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Introduction
- How to use the Vacation Mode feature of your ecobee Switch+.
- Your ecobee Switch+ to be already installed on your wall and set up within the companion app.
1 Access Smart Features
To access the ecobee Switch+ Smart Features you need to take the following steps:
- Launch the ecobee app on your mobile device.
- Go to the Switches tab at the bottom right.
You will only see this screen if you have both switches and thermostats set up in the app.
- Tap the name of the switch you want to manage.
- Then go to Smart Features at the bottom middle of the screen.
2 Use Vacation Mode
Vacation Mode is a smart feature that randomly turns the light on then randomly turns it off when you're away from home to make it seem as if you're at home.
- The feature is only available when your switch is set to operate indoor lighting.
- If the switch is set to operate outdoor lighting, you can change the operation mode if you tap the Info symbol ( circle around lower case i ) in the top right then select indoor lighting.
- On the Smart Features screen, go to Vacation Mode.
- And choose between:
- Appear home - to enable the feature
- Keep lights off - to keep the feature disabled
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- How to use the Vacation Mode feature of your ecobee Switch+.
- Your ecobee Switch+ to be already installed on your wall and set up within the companion app.
To access the ecobee Switch+ Smart Features you need to take the following steps:
- Launch the ecobee app on your mobile device.
- Go to the Switches tab at the bottom right.
You will only see this screen if you have both switches and thermostats set up in the app.
- Tap the name of the switch you want to manage.
- Then go to Smart Features at the bottom middle of the screen.
Vacation Mode is a smart feature that randomly turns the light on then randomly turns it off when you're away from home to make it seem as if you're at home.
- The feature is only available when your switch is set to operate indoor lighting.
- If the switch is set to operate outdoor lighting, you can change the operation mode if you tap the Info symbol ( circle around lower case i ) in the top right then select indoor lighting.
- On the Smart Features screen, go to Vacation Mode.
- And choose between:
- Appear home - to enable the feature
- Keep lights off - to keep the feature disabled