ecobee Smart Sensor for Doors & Windows 2 Pack – Wifi Contact Sensor for Home Security, Energy Savings – Compatible with Smart Thermostats – Temperature sensor, white

Perfect if you’re looking for simple
I’ve long avoided door and window sensors because most of them have an ear-splitting alarm built in, and while I understand the reason for that, I’d rather my dog not be traumatized every time I accidentally set it off. So these ecobee contact sensors are actually pretty perfect for me — without the monitoring subscription. They’re simple to set up, I don’t need to change the batteries often, and they do nothing more than send a notification to my phone when the door/window is opened or closed. That’s it, and that’s the main thing I need from them.For everyone else… Well, you’re probably going to find them useless without a subscription. If you pay for their monitoring subscription, the sensors can alert you to motion, turn off your HVAC if a door or window is left open, tell you when someone’s home, and remind you to arm the system when you’re leaving. Without the subscription, you get none of that, so keep that in mind when considering whether to purchase. Granted, the subscription’s pretty cheap, but it is extra money you’ll be spending each month.

Not worth it – Ecobee should stick to thermostats
I only wanted this product for the thermostat. I already have a security system.Unfortunately, you have to pay $5/mo. to use this with the thermostat. It will tell me there is a door open, but won’t pause the HVAC. It doesn’t track that this is a ‘security system’ that is worth paying a monthly fee. Installing these also triggered a trial of the security plan, which took up the top half of the screen on the app and moved my thermostat controls to the bottom half of the app.Overall, this product was a bad experience. I wish I could return it, because I could have my actual security system (Eufy is great!) tell me if a window is open (and with cheaper sensors and no monthly fee). All I wanted was a more efficient HVAC, and Ecobee failed miserably, which is sad because I love the thermostat. Hopefully they don’t decide to start charging a monthly fee for that.

A great energy saving device!
I have a rental condo on the gulf coast. There are two sliding glass doors that open onto the balcony overlooking the beach. Our guests love to go out on the balcony and look at the ocean. Unfortunate, they tend to leave the door open while they are doing this, so we end up paying to air condition the beach. Signs have not been successful, so I upgraded my thermostat to an Ecobee and purchased these door sensors that work with it. We also posted a sign next to the thermostat that the air conditioner will not operate when those doors are open. This seemed to have solved my problem and helped my electricity bill. That is money well spent!

Work as Intended!
I bought the Ecobee thermostat, room sensors, and these door sensors when they were on sale. So far they work GREAT!!! They notify us through the app every time someone opens or closes those doors (which can actually be quite annoying). We also set up the thermostat to turn off the AC when one of these two doors has been left open for more than 5 minutes. It always notifies us that it has been open for more than 5 minutes, and that it is shutting the AC off.Con: We wish you could set certain times of the day when it wouldn’t notify our phones. And have it be different for each person who has the app.

As a long time ecobee thermostat user, I was intrigued to explore their venture into home monitoring. The 2-pack door and window sensors were easy and intuitive to install. Unlike other similar sensors that I’ve had over the years, the magnetic sensor has extremely long range making it easy to install on doors or windows with large gaps between the frame and the door. A combination of the mobile app instructions and a blinking LED on the sensor helped get the position perfect. My thermostat is pretty far from the doorways in my home, so I was worried the wireless range wouldn’t be long enough for the sensor to reach – but it turned out to be just fine! I’ve started the free trial for home monitoring and so far so good. My existing SmartSensors and the new door and window contact are all working seamlessly together! I like that the home monitoring does not require a hub to arm and disarm the alarm system – somehow, it just seems to know when I’m home and when I’m away. I’ve configured it to receive notifications to my cell phone whenever motion is detected in my home or when a door opens or closes. The system works flawlessly! I’m keen to add their camera sometime in the future.

Ecobee window sensors are pure genius. They sit there doing absolutely nothing unless you pay eight bucks a month. They don’t stop the thermostat, they don’t trigger alarms, they just exist. It’s like paying a subscription to feel disappointed while your hydro bill laughs at you.