How to Set Heat and Cool Ranges on ecobee Thermostat

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

In This Guide

You'll Learn How To:

Set limits on heating and cooling temperature ranges.

Before We Begin:

Your ecobee thermostat should be installed.

2. Verify Basic Setup has Been Completed

In order to proceed with this guide successfully, your ecobee Smart Thermostat must be fully installed and functioning properly.

3. Configure Heating and Cooling Ranges

Your ecobee Smart Thermostat can be set to only allow specific heating and cooling temperature ranges. This prevents someone from accidentally selecting an absurdly high or low temperature value when manually adjusting the thermostat.

Limiting heating and cooling temperature ranges on your ecobee Smart Thermostat can be done from the device itself, or via the ecobee web portal:

From the Thermostat

Select the Main Menu.

Select Settings.

Select Preferences.

Select Heating Range or Cooling Range.

Select the desired Heating range and Cooling range, then tap Save.
The range settings for heating and cooling are separate and should be set independently.
Heating Range

Cooling Range

From the ecobee Web Portal

Open your browser, type in ecobee.com and press Enter or Return.

Click the Login button located in the top right corner of the screen.

Enter your username and password and click Sign In.

ecobee login page with username, password, and Sign In highlighted

Select Settings tile.

Select Preferences.
Select Heat Set Point Range or Cool Set Point Range.
Select the desired Heating range and Cooling range.
The range settings for heating and cooling are separate and should be set independently.

4. How to Set Up Your ecobee Smart Thermostat

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