Google - Nest Learning Thermostat - 3rd Generation
Customers are saying
Customers consistently note the Nest Learning Smart Wifi Thermostat's ease of use, energy savings, and attractive design. Many appreciate the intuitive app integration and the thermostat's ability to learn and adapt to their preferences. While some users mention occasional connectivity challenges and concerns about the price point, the positive feedback on ease of installation and temperature control is prevalent. Overall, the product receives high praise for its functionality and aesthetic appeal.
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- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Simple to install and easy to use.
I love this thermostat. This is the second unit I get and I installed it on the second floor. The installation was very simple (I saw the installation of the first unit and I was able to install it myself this time). The most tedious part is the wifi password since there is no keyboard and typing a long complex password with a turning hub is a pain. After that I just added it to my nest account and works like a charm. Things I like is that I can monitor usage, see usage history, set it to learn the most common temperatures. That I can see the temperature from my phone if needed and I can change it from anywhere. I can monitor temperature if I go on vacation. Things that I do not like is the price. I got my on sale for thanksgiving but I will have a hard time buying it at a regular price. so price aside. I love it.
Posted by Carlos
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice hardware. Software is lacking.
This is the "apple" of digital thermostats and it's made by google (Nest's parent company). It looks great on the wall. Has a solid feel to it and comes across as very well crafted. It would've been nice to have been able to compare out old thermostat to this one to see exactly how much we're saving on our oil bill but we're definitely going through less oil than we used to. Installation was a breeze. I actually opened a chat with one of their reps to ask them a quick question about the unit and they pretty much insisted that they would stay connected with me until I completed the setup and tested everything out. The configuration is a breeze too - at least it was for our heat-only system. The major shortcoming is the software. There are some things that are just not intuitive like the eco settings and some things that just leave you scratching your head wondering what they were thinking when they wrote the code, like displaying what the target temp is more prominently than the current temp - there's a feature called farsight that will show you the current temp for a moment but then it goes back to the normal display. The usage history is capped to ten days. Seriously. Like how much memory would it take to give us a month or even a year, it's just some raw data that shouldn't take up much space at all on the device. The home/away feature works when it wants to. There have been times I've been like, "why is it freezing in here?" and opened the app to find the nest thinks I'm away from home and times when I've been out for hours and opened the app just for the heck of it to see if the furnace is running and it thinks I'm home and the heat's cranking. We've had two of these installed for a little over a month and it still hasn't learned our schedule. It might have something to do with not knowing whether we're home or away, lollll, but either of these features should be pretty easy to make work any number of ways and have them work well but they just don't. The app and web interface are nicely laid out and easy to use for the most part and from my experience with them, they seem to give you access to most of the controls and features that you'd have using the wheel on the thermostat itself, without having to stand there and scroll through everything with the notable exception of the farsight setting. From what I can tell, you can't link two nests in different zones and get them to act smarter together, for instance to say hey the furnace is running for zone two, why not heat up zone one for a little bit too while you're at it. Maybe I'm missing something and by all means tell me if I am, but that seems like it'd be a nice feature to have. It just feels really limited with what you can do with it and they've been out now for long enough where you think they'd have this thing feature packed with the ability to customize it a little more than what you get out of the box with this 3rd gen model. I feel like the ecobee is probably a more robust option but just barely. That being said we did get two of these and I'm pretty happy with them ..... I'm just not satisfied if that makes sense. There's just a lot more I'd like to see these things be able to do that hopefully will be added via firmware or software updates as more people install them and clamor for more features.
This review is from Google - Nest Learning Smart Wifi Thermostat - Stainless Steel
Posted by McGannskiRules
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love My Nest!!
Bought the Nest Thermostat hoping to save some money on our energy bill. Installation was the easiest thing possible, anyone can figure it out (just make sure you have the proper power switch turned off and check the wires for activity) When we first installed it, I actually thought I installed it incorrectly because the data being collected was telling me my AC unit was running for a good 14-15hrs straight daily!!...called my heating and cooling guy to make sure A) I installed it right and B) that my AC unit was functioning properly. when he checked my AC unit it was low on refrigerant. He topped that off and BAM my data (on Eco mode) shows my unit MAYBE runs 45m to an hour a day and even at times no usage at all for days!!!. I LOVE LOVE having a visual aid to my furnace/AC usage!!! Now we will just have to wait and see what the winter will bring... This product was pretty pricey and I even considered getting my money back before installing it because of it's cost. BUT, reading reviews and seeing how this thermostat could save me so much more money in the long run I decided to give it a try and I am so glad I did! I would highly recommend this product!!!
This review is from Google - Nest Learning Smart Wifi Thermostat - Stainless Steel
Posted by cherry3700