Gabe: Hey, folks, this is Gabe, Security Baron.
Today, I'm going to unbox some smart thermostats.
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Gabe: Today, we're going to be unboxing the Honeywell T9, the ecobee lite, and the Lux
Kono smart thermostats.
To see a list of our favorite smart thermostats, google "Security Baron best smart thermostats."
If you have a question about today's unboxings, leave us a comment.
I'll get back to you.
Let's kick off today by unboxing the Honeywell T9 Smart Thermostat.
Honeywell makes a host of devices.
Really, really looking forward to seeing how well this smart thermostat slides in there.
We've got our installation guide.
Oop, that's our compliance statement.
Then we have the actual device here.
We've got the plate.
We have some screws, wall anchors, and then we have a different C-wire adapter.
We'll make sure there's nothing left.
That's it.
Take out our C-wire adapter.
Voila!
We can go ahead and toss this box out of the way of our thermostat [non-English speech].
Put it over here.
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Gabe: Here we are.
These are the pieces that we need to set up our device.
We see here this is a pretty basic aesthetic.
Got your white with a little bit of a gray, it seems, directly around the LED screen.
This LED screen does distinguish itself a bit because it seems to be more of a portrait
instead of a landscape, which you'll see with a lot of the smart thermostats out on the
market.
I'm really anxious to see what the installation process is like for setting this up because
this is, for example, something I've not seen before.
I wonder how that actually is going to integrate into my home's thermostat system.
It should be a pretty fun process of going about seeing how this works and seeing what
all it is capable of.
That's our look at the Honeywell Home T9 Smart Thermostat.
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Gabe: Next, we have the ecobee3 lite.
Let's go ahead and take it out.
There we go.
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Gabe: There's an actual bee right here, by the way.
You can't see it because it's very dark.
It's an actual bee on the cover, which I like, ecobee's really taking it.
Here is the actual device.
Also, actually, I'm looking at it.
It is a bit of a portrait.
You can't really see the screen.
The screen is about from here.
This is nothing.
All of this is a portrait screen.
You can see how clear that looks, how good it looks.
Let's put this here for a second.
Get the rest of the things out of the box.
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Gabe: The first thing they point is out that they can help you find a pro.
[non-English speech] It let's you know in English and French for the Quebecois of you
out there that, before you decide to install this, they got you down, [non-English speech].
Then you have this starter guide, which is actually pretty interesting because it's numbered.
I've set up a couple of ecobees before.
I actually really appreciated this guide.
It actually was one of their better guides that I've used when putting together any type
of smart home device.
Then they have your labels.
When you're doing this, it's not a complicated or difficult process.
It is one where you need to make sure you know what each particular wire is in your
home.
Of course, you want to generally have them turned off.
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Gabe: Then more parts to setting up.
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Gabe: Here you are with more real wires.
This is how you would know which, where to put what.
They are basically colored coded -- red, green, yellows, whites, and some screws and anchors.
Let's get rid of these boxes.
Voila!
Here we go.
We've got the various elements to help set it up.
The LED display, which after you've set all this up, this would be the only thing visible
to you.
Remember, with ecobee, they also come with room sensors that you can buy to essentially
help you make sure that each room has the proper temperature to save you on those energy
costs.
I'm really excited to see how well the ecobee3 lite works to help save me money and keep
my home at the exact temperature that I need.
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Gabe: Last but not least, we're going to to unbox the Kono by Lux.
Let's go ahead and check this out.
Personalized comfort decor savings.
I like the look of this.
This is new, very, very small LED.
I would put out, right here from the get-go, I've noticed, but a nice little knob.
Let me see how that works.
I took that apart.
There we go, more pieces to our Lux system.
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Gabe: Our plate, screws, anchors, and, finally, our manual.
This is actually to help us with labeling our various wires.
This is something you'd want to do whenever you are putting together a new thermostat.
In case you decide to switch any, you don't like it, you want to send it back, you go
ahead and go through that process.
It'll facilitate putting it back for your old thermostat or a new one.
That's something to keep in mind.
I'm actually a pretty big fan of this slate gray plate, or actually, a gunmetal plate.
You've got gunmetal here, on the side of the Kono, and black.
Now, one thing I want to point out.
We don't have it right now, but we actually ordered a different plate for the Kono.
You can basically buy a lot of different colors.
Have your Kono really customized, which is something we haven't seen with any other thermostats.
That's pretty cool.
You can customize your Kono.
If you have a particular decor, if you have something going on, you can change it up.
You can have it blend in.
Now, I'll say that the Lux Kono is one of the bigger thermostats that I've seen.
It does have this knob.
I'm OK with it.
Typically, I like things to be flush.
This is a different thing.
It's a little more retro.
It's like, as if, the Jacksons had a smart thermostat.
It's a little mid-century-esque.
That's cool.
I'm anxious to see how it fits into my home's aesthetic and to see how well it works.
I noticed when I was opening it up that there was Apple HomeKit codes.
I'm really anxious to see how it integrates into various smart platforms.
This is our unboxing of the Lux Kono.
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Gabe: There you have it, three unboxings.
The Honeywell Home Smart T9 Thermostat, the ecobee3 lite, and the Lux Kono.
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As always, this is Gabe, Security Baron.
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