Smart Home Skill - Control thermostats with the Smart Home skill for Amazon Alexa
Thermostats synced with the Amazon Alexa app can be controlled using a series of commands. Below are some example commands for a thermostat with the name Living Room.
Example commands
To set the thermostat to a specific temperature:
- “Alexa, set the Living Room to 76 degrees.”
- “Alexa, decrease the Living Room to 68 degrees.”
- “Alexa, adjust the Living Room temperature to 72 degrees.”
To increase or decrease the temperature by a specific amount:
- “Alexa, increase the Living Room by 3 degrees.”
- “Alexa, cool down the Living Room by 2 degrees.”
- “Alexa, heat up the Living Room by 3 degrees.”
To adjust the temperature to a more comfortable level:
- “Alexa, turn the Living Room heat up.”
- “Alexa, make the Living Room colder.”
- “Alexa, heat my Living Room.”
Note: These commands will adjust the temperature up or down by 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius).
Thermostat mode
The thermostat mode can impact how a user's commands adjust the thermostat.
AC or Heat
The temperature will be set to the requested value.
The requested temperature will become the new midpoint for the AC and Heat setpoints.
Example: If the AC (high setpoint) is set to 78 degrees and the heat (low setpoint) is set to 68 degrees, the midpoint is 73 degrees. If a user requests that the temperature be changed to 75 degrees, Alexa will adjust the AC (high setpoint) to 80 degrees and the heat (low setpoint) to 70 degrees.
Off
Temperature adjustment commands will not work.
Frequently asked questions
What commands are not supported?
The Alarm.com Smart Home skill does not support commands to adjust thermostat fan settings. Additionally, commands that ask for the temperature from a thermostat are not supported. For example, “Alexa, what is the Living Room temperature?” is not a supported command.
Note: The thermostat’s mode cannot be changed using the Smart Home skill. To check the temperature or change the thermostat mode, use the Alarm.com skill.
How do users control a specific thermostat?
To control thermostats using the Smart Home skill, the user must use the exact name of the thermostat or group name as defined by Amazon Smart Home. This is different from the Alarm.com skill where the user can give commands without mentioning a specific thermostat.
For more information about group interactions, see Smart Home Skill - Create a group of Amazon Alexa Smart Home devices.