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AWS is reporting a lot of service problems at least in N. Virginia area, and the Web page for Alexa says "we are experiencing technical difficulties." So it's the Echo that's sick. Mine is erratic, only works occasionally. https://status.aws.amazon.com/

Thanks. That'll do what I need.

Are there commands to ask for and set thermostat modes (heat, cool)? I thought I read the older skill could do it, but i can't hit upon any phrase that seems to work in the SM optimized one. Some "ask isy" phrase? Alexa misheard me last night and turned off the thermostat. Wish there was a way to get it to turn it back on.

I've read a thread or two about scenes and understand. Is there possibility for an enhancement to allow a fast on/off command? Or is that not possible with the Alexa side, and it'd have to be a program with a tricky name?

Thanks for the reply. I just tried "turn on x to 100%", it replied "that command doesn't work on device x".

Just got my Echo Dot set up and working. I have a few lighting scenes that are set to start at not full brightness, but I can fast-on the scene (or double-click the light switch) to turn the scene full on. Is there an utterance for the smart home skill V2 for fast-on? Not seeing a likely choice in the command list. Thanks in advance.