Nest Thermostat- Phaq-U

[Sawin]

My house came with a Honeywell thermostat. I love it. Too hot/cold while in bed? Roll over, grab my phone, open the app, adjust. No getting out of bed, going downstairs, etc. Worst was in the winter when we'd shut the heat off during the day because of the sun but forget to turn it back on before bed. Wake up at 3 am to 55 degrees and the dogs curled up as close as possible. LOL. Makes it very convenient.

I think it builds character to have to get out of bed, shivering, to go fix it.

[Blowby]

if an emp ever happens at least we know who is going first.

... use technology while you still can. I'll have stories to tell the grand kids, huddled around fires trying to keep warm, of the days when your thermostat was called HAL and watched your every move

[Irving]

Does keeping very low temps at night and during the day use more energy due to the temp range that had to be covered to bring up the temp when home?

Ex/ Does it take less energy to maintain 68 at night and all day, then bring up to 70 when home in evening, compared to having to warm the house to 70 from 55 degrees?

[ACE2GOOD]

My brother works HVAC and he says the best ones out are Honeywell and Sensi (contractor grade). He put a Sensi in my house and it's awesome. Doesn't do learning bullshit but its an app on your phone and you program it like a normal thermostat and can turn it up and down from your phone when you are away. We usually turn it down when we are on vacation and you can get it spun and heating again on your way back home so it's nice and cozy when you get back.

They also have a fancy Honeywell one that hooks up to the internet and tells you the outside temp and weather and stuff like that. Too fancy for me but my brother likes it.

[Irving]

I look at WiFi capable appliances as a quality investment for when I decide to sell or rent my home. Only to a point though. WiFi dishwasher or washer/dryer? No. But thermostat and garage door opener? Yes; especially in an older house like mine.

[Dave_L]

They also have a fancy Honeywell one that hooks up to the internet and tells you the outside temp and weather and stuff like that. Too fancy for me but my brother likes it.

Yup, thats the one I have. It's pretty neat.

[def90]

I install automation systems and have done a few Nest's at the request of clients.. No problems with them.. The issues I run into everyday are F'ing HVAC guys that can't manage to pull wire that is capable of future upgrades.. If their system requires 2 conductors to operate they pull a cable with two conductors and thats it.. I've asked them what they do if the wire gets cut and why they don't run a 3 or 4 conductor wire just in case.. They look at you like a deer in headlights.. I even run into HVAC guys that flat out tell me you can't run Heat and AC off the same Tstat.... I can go on and on about HVAC guys..

That said, if your system is wired wrong blame the guy that pulled the wire for being to cheap to spend $2 more on a cable with an extra conductor.

As for hydronic/in floor heat.. You shouldn't be changing the temps on those systems throughout the day, it will actually cost you more money to do that, they are meant to stay at a constant temperature to be most efficient.

[thvigil11]

My learning thermostat is called "Hey hon, Start a fire dammit." Got some good old thermo's that are set at 55 to keep the house from freezing and a good quality wood stove with 6-8 cords per year. Truthfully, the house is ICF with lotsa south facing windows. Most winter nights, it'll only lose a few degrees inside. Unless it's overcast all day, the heaters rarely kick on.

[spqrzilla]

I finally had to pull the thermostat last year off my mother's wall. It had a bimetal coil and a big mercury bulb switch. Talk about EMP proof ...

[Walker2970]

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