Ecobee Thermostat (by eZLO) Plugin

Other Devices & Integrations Climate Control & Temperature Sensors
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UPDATE: In conjunction with my original post above, I contacted Tech Support, and got a response overnight. While these instructions are similar to those provided near the top of this thread, I thought I’d re-post, as these were easier to follow and actually worked for me…

The process to authorize the Ecobee plugin has changed some time ago. The instructions are a little bit technical:

  • Log in to your account at home.getvera.com and connect to your controller.
  • Go to “Apps” → “Install Apps” → search for “EcoBee” → install the plugin "Ecobee Thermostat (by eZLO.) "
  • Right-click on the WebUI and select “Inspect Element .”
  • Go to the “Network tab” on the emerging window and wait for a "data_request? " packet to come up.
  • Right-click on the “data_request?” packet and select “Open in a new tab.”
  • Delete everything after “data_request?” on the URL and replace it for "id=lr_get_ecobee_auth_url"
  • The URL should look something like this if you’re connected locally:

VERA_IP: 3480/data_request?id=lr_get_ecobee_auth_url

  • The page will show you a link you must click to get to the authentication page. Follow that link to get to the Ecobee authentication form.

  • Log in with your Ecobee credentials and grant the required permissions.

  • The Ecobee thermostats should start appearing on the controller WebUI within 5 minutes.

So, I now have the new plug-in working successfully with my Ecobee5 thermostat, although I would echo one of the posts above in asking for the addition of Thermostat Mode functionality (i.e. Home/Away). Simply changing a temp or turning the thermostat on/off, for me at least, is not useful. When I leave my weekend home, I want to be able to put the thermostat into Away mode (and hold) and, ideally, reset the Away comfort setting temps (this home is in the desert, so I keep the AC on when the house isn’t occupied, but at a much higher setpoint, just to keep the house from getting too hot inside). That would allow me to fully integrate my HVAC functionality into my home automation routines for setting up/shutting down the house. Until/unless that functionality becomes available in the plug-in, I’ll still have to manage the thermostat separately for my comings & goings, which is a bummer.

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