Amazon Smart Thermostat Red Exclamation Point – What It Means

Are you super excited to get your Amazon Smart Thermostat up and running? After all, everyone has heard that it’s an amazing product to help manage the temperature of your home. However, after receiving and setting up your Amazon Smart Thermostat after ordering it, did you get alarmed when you saw it was showing you a red exclamation point? So are you now asking yourself, “What does a red exclamation point on my Amazon Smart Thermostat mean?” 

When an Amazon Smart Thermostat shows a red exclamation point, this means that it’s running low on power and is almost out of battery. Therefore, a red exclamation point on an Amazon Smart Thermostat means that it will stop working and turn off soon if it doesn’t get charged. 

After learning what the red exclamation point on your Amazon Smart Thermostat meant, you realize that it doesn’t mean the complete end to your Amazon Smart Thermostat. However, you’re now faced with the problem of how to get your Amazon Smart Thermostat to be fully functional again. If you’re faced with the problem of a red exclamation point on your Amazon Smart Thermostat and want to know how to solve this issue, read on. 

How Often Will I See A Red Exclamation Point?

An Amazon Smart Thermostat controls what temperature your home is. As this is the main function of your Amazon Smart Thermostat, it will notify you when the temperature in your home needs to be adjusted. 

When the temperature in your home needs to be adjusted, your Amazon Smart Thermostat will do this. When your Amazon Smart Thermostat adjusts the temperature in your home, it will notify you. 

Depending on the temperature of your home and factors such as:

• Where you live in the world
• What season it is 

The frequency with which your Amazon Smart Thermostat makes these adjustments will vary. 

Therefore, if your Amazon Smart Thermostat has a problem with its battery, it will flash its red exclamation point whenever it needs to adjust the temperature in your home but can’t. This can occur often or more sparingly due to the temperature of your home and how often the temperature inside of it needs to be adjusted. 

How Long Can The Amazon Smart Thermostat Go Without Charge?

The Amazon Smart Thermostat has a very strong, capable, and powerful battery. With an initial charge, the battery if the Amazon Smart Thermostat will last up to 2 hours if it is running consistently. 

Is It Better To Have A Rechargeable Or Battery Powered Thermostat?

Are you looking to buy a thermostat, of any kind, but aren’t sure whether it’s better to have a rechargeable or battery powered one? If so, you’re not alone. Many people who are looking to buy a thermostat, of any kind, aren’t sure whether it’s better to have a rechargeable or battery powered one. 

Ultimately, it comes down to your personal choice. If you can get a rechargeable powered thermostat, you won’t have to worry about your thermostat failing to work when the batteries give way. As well, you won’t have to replace the batteries on your thermostat, which you will have to do every 3 years approximately. 

On the other hand, if you have a thermostat that runs batteries, you won’t have to worry about your thermostat failing to work during a power outage. Part of what makes the AMazon Smart Thermostat so great is that it combines the best of both worlds by running on batteries that can be recharged. 

How Do You Charge An Amazon Smart Thermostat?

An Amazon Smart Thermostat runs on AA batteries. These AA batteries of the Amazon Smart Thermostat are what you need to charge. The AA batteries of the Amazon Smart Thermostat need to be charged with either a C wire or a battery adapter. Your home comes with a certain wire type.

On the other hand, if your built-in wire system in your home isn’t a C-type wire system, you can purchase a battery adapter kit. When you initially hook up your Amazon Smart Thermostat in your home, it should continuously charge itself. However, if you find that your Amazon Smart Thermostat isn’t charging itself, it could mean multiple things.

First off, if you find that your Amazon Smart Thermostat isn’t charging itself, it could mean that you need to change its batteries. To change the batteries on your Amazon Smart Thermostat, locate the battery panel on your Amazon Smart Thermostat. After you have located the battery pack on your Amazon Smart Thermostat, open it. 

Once the battery pack on your Amazon Smart Thermostat is open, you can take out the old AA batteries and replace them with new AA batteries. Proceeding this step, close the battery pack of your Amazon Smart Thermostat. 

Secondly, if you find that your Amazon Smart Thermostat isn’t charging itself, it could mean that you don’t have the correct C-type wiring in your home.  If you don’t have C-type wiring in your home, you will need to buy and use a battery adapter kit to use your Amazon Smart Thermostat. 

In Conclusion

As you can see, if your Amazon Smart Thermostat is showing a red exclamation mark, it means that you need to charge or change it’s batteries. You can charge your Amazon Smart Thermostat’s battery  by making sure that you have it hooked up in your home, but only if your home has a C-type wiring system.