Combine home security and smart temperature control with this clever setup
ecobee has been at the forefront of the smart movement for over a decade.
Now, they’re bringing home security and temperature together into a cohesive package with ecobee Smart Security
No longer do you have to deal with separate systems for heating control and monitoring your home security.
The company’s devices are able to do more together, easily communicating with you and providing complete coverage for your home.
Below, we’ll be outlining the four key pillars of the ecobee Smart Security Kit and how they can help transform your smart home.

Secure at its heart
With the ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium at the heart of the Smart Security Starter Kit, you’ll never miss a beat when it comes to the activity in your home.
The thermostat acts as the central hub of your security system, using advanced Wi-Fi and geofencing technology to know when your home is empty or when your family members are home. This allows the system to inform you if you forget to arm it before leaving the house, for example, or automatically disarm it when the first member arrives home.
It can also warn you if the home is too cold, too hot or even too humid. And with an ecobee Smart Security subscription, it can listen for the smoke alarm siren when armed to notify you when you’re away.
It’s not just the Smart Thermostat Premium that’s working to keep your home safe, either.
With the included ecobee SmartSensor designed to be placed in the rooms you use the most and a pair of SmartSensor for doors and windows on your high-priority entrances, you’re able to gain plenty of additional insight about your home.
With these sensors and a Smart Security subscription, you’ll gain Smart Security alerts right to your smartphone when your home is armed if there is unexpected motion detected or an entryway is opened.
ecobee Smart Security can also be taken to the next level and deliver 24/7 peace of mind with the Complete plan and professional monitoring (currently available in the US).

Powered by RapidSOS, the ecobee Smart Security system is able to securely share your home’s location and real-time alert data with 911 operators. By sending this information, which includes motion, entry and exit details and even captured video evidence (if enabled), first responders are able to respond faster and more effectively.
Efficient heating and cooling
Smart Security is one of the clear benefits to choosing ecobee, but, with the Smart Thermostat Premium as the chief commander, there are also plenty of useful integrations available to help you control your home’s temperature more efficiently and easily.
One benefit of choosing the Smart Security Starter Kit is that devices can talk to one another, and such is the case when you happen to leave a window open for more than five minutes. If you do, a SmartSensor for doors and windows can notify the thermostat to automatically pause heating or cooling and you’ll receive a mobile notification. When the window or door is closed again for five minutes, the system will return to normal.
This is on top of all the industry-leading features that have been present in ecobee’s smart thermostats for years, such as Smart Recovery.

As you live with the ecobee Smart Thermostat, it will intuitively get to understand your home’s heating and cooling patterns and even learn how long it takes to reach your chosen temperature.
If your morning routine has you waking at 7 a.m., for example, Smart Recovery is able to adjust the temperature in advance so you’ll be comfortable in the morning.
Other features, like Thermal Protect, will prevent your HVAC system from excessive runtime.
Paying its way
Having a Smart Security system that integrates with your home’s heating and cooling sounds great on paper, but you also don’t want to pay through the nose just to enjoy the benefits. Luckily, with ecobee, you don’t have to.
Though savings naturally vary based on your energy use and providers, the company estimates that you can save up to 26% on your annual heating and cooling bills. According to ENERGY STAR, the average US household spends $900 or more on annual heating and cooling costs. By lowering heating and cooling costs by up to 26%, ecobee thermostats can save owners as much as $234 USD annually.
By signing up for Smart Security Complete plan, ecobee users may save up to an additional 10% on their monthly home insurance when professional monitoring is enabled. In addition to their savings on annual heating and cooling costs, this can total up to $360 per year, which is more than the cost of the entire system.
If having a system that effectively pays for itself wasn’t enough, two months of professional monitoring are also thrown in when you purchase the Smart Security Starter Kit – giving you the full range of the system’s benefits for even less. After the two months, you can choose between paying $10 USD for Smart Security Complete with professional monitoring or $5 USD for Smart Security Standard. For plan details, check out ecobee.com/smartsecurity.

And once you have the system up and running in your home, you’re also given plenty of information to help you cut back on additional costs.
Through ecobee’s monthly energy reports, you’ll get a monthly savings report and the ability to compare results to other homes in your area, right to your email inbox. And with reminders available with the app, you’ll get alerts for things like system maintenance, and changing your air filters, which could save you cash in the long run. You can even subscribe to receive the right ecobee Air Filters delivered right to your door, on your schedule.
Built-in smart integrations
You don’t need an additional smart speaker, fob or display when you have the ecobee Smart Security Starter Kit – in addition to the your smartphone and the ecobee app, it has everything you need to integrate your heating, cooling and security.
The key player in this, like with all other elements of the system, is the Smart Thermostat Premium. The Smart Thermostat Premium is the only smart thermostat on the market with both and air quality monitor and a smart speaker built-in.
The thermostat displays important data about indoor air quality, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), estimated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, and relative humidity. It will also alert you through the app when indoor air quality is poor and provide tips on how to improve it, like opening a window or changing your air filters.
Plus, Siri can be enabled and paired with an Apple HomePod or HomePod mini, and Alexa support is built-in, giving you access to easy smart home control through Amazon’s smart assistant. The Google Assistant can be used to control your thermostat too with a compatible Assistant device.
This support also enables handy features like Alexa Announcements, letting you send intercom-style announcements to the rest of the smart devices around your home.
The Smart Thermostat Premium even has a speaker, meaning you can listen to your favorite music and podcasts from Apple or Spotify, or stream to a nearby speaker.
Available now
The ecobee Smart Security Starter Kit is available on ecobee.com for customers in Canada and the US. It costs $269.99 USD, saving you $59.99 compared to buying the thermostat and sensors separately.