Rewiring my HVAC to Maximize my EcoBee's Control Capabilities
Ben Houston • 8 Minutes Read • January 14, 2026
As a software engineer, I'm used to having full visibility and control over the systems I manage. But my HVAC was operating like a black box running legacy code I couldn't touch. Here's how I reverse-engineered it and ended up giving my Ecobee direct, full-stack control.
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