Ecobee
Ecobee3 occupancy sensors
Thermostats · Climate
Partly works
1 report: 1 says it partly works.
Reported on r/homeassistant.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | Partly works | Occupancy slow: 1-5 min to detect, about 2 hours to clearSaved copyThe Ecobee3 sensors are a bit slow to respond, I'd say anywhere from 1-5 mins to switch to a room being occupied and the general consensus is about two hours to mark a room un-occupied, and that's what Ecboee says, but I have seem them trigger off in shorter times. So these won't be great if you want to automate for things like turning lights on when you enter a room. So for what I use it for, besides the native Ecobee thermostat stuff: * If room occupancy goes from True to False turn off lights in that room * If room is occupied 30-60 mins before sunset slowly bring up the lights - *This … Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2016-04 |
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In ReReHome
Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.
Identifiers
| Brand | Ecobee |
|---|---|
| Model | Ecobee3 remote sensor |
| Category | Thermostats |