Do Sensi thermostats have a backlight?

Sensi smart thermostats have a pushbutton backlight, and a continuous backlight feature. This illuminates the display screen.

Sensi Touch has a Back Glow feature which illuminates the back of the sub-base, creating a glow around the thermostat, but does not illuminate the display screen itself.

Sensi Touch and Sensi Touch 2 have a Sleep Screen feature that allows you to customize the sleep screen options and brightness, as well as what information is displayed.

Sensi Lite does not have a backlight or sleep screen option.

Sensi smart thermostat

Pushbutton Backlight

The Sensi smart thermostat has a backlight button on the very top of the thermostat, in the center.  When the button is pressed, the backlight will illuminate the display screen for about 10 seconds.

Continuous Backlight

If your heating/cooling system has a wire connected to the common (“C”) terminal on the Sensi Smart Thermostat sub-base, you will have the option of turning your backlight on continuously using the Sensi app.

To access the continuous backlight feature:

• From the Sensi app, tap on your thermostat.
• Tap Settings.
• Tap Thermostat display options.
• If you have a “C” wire installed, you’ll see the Continuous Backlight feature, and you’ll be able to toggle it On/Off.
  • If you do not see this feature, you do not have a “C” wire installed and powering your thermostat.

When this feature is turned “On,” the backlight will remain on. When set to “Off” the backlight will only briefly illuminate when the backlight button is pressed.

Sensi Touch smart thermostat

You can check out the Back Glow feature here. If you want to learn more about the Sleep Screen feature, check that out here.