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Ecobee3 occupancy sensors

Thermostats · Climate

Partly works

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported on r/homeassistant.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Not namedPartly worksOccupancy slow: 1-5 min to detect, about 2 hours to clear
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The 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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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

BrandEcobee
ModelEcobee3 remote sensor
CategoryThermostats