Sensi Wifi Thermostats

Sensi Wifi Thermostats

Last Updated: March 15, 2021

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Most of the thermostats in both buildings are Sensi brand wifi connected thermostats, allowing us to control temps and schedules via web or mobile app.

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Heat and AC are controlled by separate thermostats In the Café and Shine Rooms and AC thermostats were not able to be upgraded to wifi thermostats. The Sensi thermostats you see in the app for those rooms will be for heat only.

Thermostats that are not wifi controlled

  • Shine Room AC
  • Café AC (Kitchen wall)
  • Café AC (Shine Room wall)

Adjust Temps using the Sensi app

Download the Sensi app from Google Play or the Apple App Store and log in. Username & password are available in this Google Doc for those who have permissions to view it.

Note on heating/cooling modes

Each thermostat has three modes: Heat, AC, & Auto. Auto mode will switch between heat and AC as needed to keep the temp within the set range. If changed an Auto mode schedule, be sure to set both heat & cool temps.

Adjusting Temp

Just use the up and down arrows to temporarily adjust the set point.

For thermostats set to Auto mode, just tap on the temp you want to adjust (lower is heat, upper is cool) and use the arrows.

Your adjustments will be reset back to the scheduled temp at the next scheduled point, which during off hours are usually 6am, 2pm, and 10pm.

To reset your manual adjustment back to the schedule, tap the dot labelled 'Now' and it will turn into an 'x', tap to remove your adjustment. After a few seconds the set point will be reset.

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Editing & Adding Schedules

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Rather than updating existing schedules, adding a new schedule allows us to keep the old one for future use. If it makes sense, add a new schedule instead of editing. For example, while Small Groups are meeting we may have a Cafe schedule that heats/cools on Sun mornings & Wed evenings. When Small Groups break or end, we would create a new schedule for Sun. mornings only and set the thermostat(s) to use that schedule. When Small Groups start up again we can simply switch the schedule back to the Sun mornings & Wed evenings schedule without having to recreate all the times and set points.

Editing and adding schedules is best done on the web view as the app does not make clear when multiple thermostats use the same schedules. You might only intend to adjust one room, but end up adjusting others as well.

  1. Log in at manager.sensicomfort.com/login and click Schedules in the upper-right.
  2. Click on a schedules to view/edit it and see which thermostats use it.
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Change schedule for a thermostat

  1. Click on Thermostats in the upper-right and click on the name of the thermostat you want
  2. From the dropdown, choose the schedule.
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    Best practice is to click on each mode (cool, heat, auto) and set the schedule for each, then select auto again. This will ensure that the thermostat continues to follow the right schedule even if someone changes the mode.
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