Rheem Unveils EcoNet? Smart Thermostat

Have you noticed how many HVAC equipment manufacturers are moving toward using voice-actuated controls? Rheem recently announced that their new thermostat not only maximizes HVAC and water-heating efficiency, but also works with Amazon’s Alexa.

The new EcoNet? Smart Thermostat is an ultra-thin programmable thermostat has a full-color glass touchscreen and is equipped with features modern homeowners expect, such as local weather, one-touch away mode, motion activation, and integrated Wi-Fi, in addition to being compatible with Rheem’s EcoNet mobile app.

It actively monitors integrated Rheem smart heating, cooling, and water heating equipment. It also delivers both routine maintenance notifications, such as filter replacement reminders, as well as critical service alerts (with diagnostic details to expedite repairs) when the equipment requires attention.

Voice control with Alexa is available by enabling the EcoNet skill for Amazon Alexa at www.amazon.com/skills.

For more information, go to ncilink.com/econetST.

NCI QuickTest Pack

For the HVAC Performance-Based Contracting community, the National Comfort Institute (NCI) Quicktest Pack is for diagnosing system performance problems and generating leads by equipping techs with the key tools to perform a ComfortMaxx Pulse’ or CoolMaxx’ and HeatMaxx’ tests.

The package includes the following:

• NCI Magnehelic© Static Pressure Kit SP3
• 605-H2 Humidity Stick
• 50 NCI CoolMaxx? 2-Part Report forms*
• 50 NCI HeatMaxx? 2 Part Report forms*
• NCI Diagnostic Data Clipboard.

* These forms are only available to NCI-certified contractors.

Learn more at ncilink.com/QTP.