The Set Point Controller setting is located in Home Settings->System Settings.
Note: This setting is only available when a smart thermostat in integrated with Flair.
Set Point Controller Overview
Set Point Controller defines whether Flair will be reading from or writing to your smart thermostat. The two options for Set Point Controller are "Thermostat" and "Flair App".
When first configuring Flair, we recommend Set Point Controller Thermostat. We know you're excited to try all the cool features, but we suggest starting with the basics, then adding more advanced features if your home needs them. Most homes do well with Set Point Controller Thermostat.
Whether Set Point Controller is "Thermostat" or "Flair App", Flair will continue to operate Smart Vents to manage airflow.
Set Point Controller Thermostat
When Set Point Controller is "Thermostat", you'll make set point and mode changes on your smart thermostat. Flair will read these changes and apply them to all Active rooms with the following exceptions:
- A room hold on a room will take priority over set point changes read from your thermostat
- If you create a Flair schedule in addition to your smart thermostat schedule, Flair's schedule will take priority over set points read from your smart thermostat
See also Scheduling and Flair Priority.
Set Point Controller Flair App
When Set Point Controller is "Flair App" you will adjust your home set point via the Control Bar in the Flair app. (This button will only appear when Set Point Controller is set to "Flair App".)
Flair will then monitor the temperature of all Active rooms in your home and adjust the smart thermostat set point if necessary to keep your home at your desired temperature.
When Set Point Controller is "Flair App", you may notice that your smart thermostat and Flair show different set points. That means Flair is writing to your smart thermostat to better manage your home temperature.
Note: If you make changes directly to your smart thermostat, this will cause conflicts with Flair and Flair may try to overwrite the changes.
Flair's Smart Thermostat Control
How does Flair determine when or if to adjust a smart thermostat? Flair is continually monitoring your home temperature. If it's too warm or too cool it will adjust the smart thermostat up or down - just like you would, except Flair does it automatically.
Here are the guidelines Flair uses to adjust a smart thermostat:
- Flair only evaluates Active rooms
- Flair compares the average home set point and average home temperature
- Flair evaluates average home temperature about every 15 minutes
- Flair will adjust a smart thermostat in .5F to 1F increments
- If your thermostat is actively heating or cooling in an attempt to bring your system to the desired temperature Flair may not nudge the thermostat to prevent overshooting the temperature
Note: If you have a smart thermostat in a Flair room with no Smart Vents, it may make sense to set that room as Inactive. If the room is Active, Flair will include its temperature reading when calculating the average home temperature.
Preventing Scheduling Conflicts
When Flair is controlling your smart thermostat, we recommend creating your schedule in Flair. We suggest scheduling rooms as Inactive when you're not using them so that Flair can concentrate on Actively used rooms.
If you already have a schedule on your smart thermostat it will conflict with Flair. Follow these instructions to remove/disable your smart thermostat schedule.
For Nest users:
- Disable the schedule
- Disable Smart Recovery
- Disable eco modes
- Disable any advanced features that change the set point on your smart thermostat
For Honeywell users:
- Disable the schedule
- Disable any advanced features that change the set point on your smart thermostat
For ecobee users:
- Remove ecobee remote sensors from all comfort modes
- Set ecobee's "Defaultt Hold Action" setting to "Until you change it"
- Disable eco+ settings
- If Flair's Away Settings are set to "App Geolocation" or "Manual", then disable ecobee's "Smart Home/Away" setting
- Disable any advanced features that change the set point on your smart thermostat