Posted By joe.ami on 21 Jan 2015 08:56 AM
I was using the EBSTAT2. I think they are headed out of production
I just installed my first 3 and have some complaints with it.
One of the beauties of the 2 was not having to pull 7 wires between the stat and the unit when 4 is usually all that's there on retrofits.
Further they do not have remote temp expandability.
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Yep, my understanding is all residential 'flavors' are no longer being produced - STAT and Si. If you stay with Ecobee for residential product then you're stuck with the 3.
Yep, plenty of others are unhappy too.
Yep, the STAT2 only required 2 wires for power and 2 wires for signaling. Very friendly to retrofit jobs. But forced you to use STAT versus Si.
Yep, no remote temp - have to get it from the local weather report.
We believe problems with 3 are significant enough that they're not useable in a multiple t-stat commercial environment. We're 'centered up' on the commercial EMS Si 2 'flavor' and will continue to do so until we hear a definitive statement on if manufacturing of these will continue.
Best regards,
Bill