Google Nest Thermostat - Smart Thermostat for Home - Programmable Wifi Thermostat - Sand

I was looking for a basic, smart thermostat for our cabin so I could monitor the temperature over the winter in the event of heating issues or someone kicking the door in and it freezing inside; and also, because we turn the heat way down while not there, I could turn it back up on the way there and have it already warm when we arrive. As I read reviews on this thermostat, which I kept going back to when I reviewed others, it seemed like most complaints were about needing a "c" wire to the thermostat and Google not disclosing that. I can't speak to that as I'm not sure it's absolutely necessary, I knew nothing of wiring a thermostat to a furnace. I went into it though assuming I needed a "c" wire and researched different ways to do it. There were other complaints like displayed temperature inaccuracies, but at the end of the day I went with the basic Google Nest in sand color (looks pink to me). I'm glad I spent the time researching ahead of time and, so far, glad I didn't listen to the "don't buy this product" reviews. Does exactly what I want it to do, easy to use, displays perfectly accurate temperature, and was easy to install (again, glad I researched quite a bit and was prepared). Now for my install experience: Just for the record, my cabin furnace is heat only, so I only really needed 2 low voltage wires from the thermostat to the furnace. The existing cable had 3 wires however, one of which (the green one) was not hooked up at either end. FYI, take the advice of the "how to" videos and take a picture of the wire locations on the old thermostat before removing them, and make sure the furnace breaker is off too. The green wire, as I researched, is usually for operating the furnace fan separate from when it's on for heating or cooling, something I, and probably most people, don't use. The white and red wires were hooked to their corresponding letter coded (R&W) spaces on the thermostat and furnace. I had purchased a plug-in 24v transformer with a long set of wires, based on my previous research, to use as the "c" wire, which I learned supplies power to the thermostat. I intended on plugging it into a nearby outlet, running the wire alongside some doorframe trim, which would hide the wire, and into the wall behind the new thermostat. This, I think, would have worked just fine. I also learned though, from watching another "how-to" video just before I started the project, that all furnaces have a 24v connection space along with where all the other thermostat wires would go. So I just hooked the unused green wire to the "c", or 24v, spot on the furnace and to the "c" connector on the Nest thermostat. *The Nest comes with wire identifying stickers and I did label this wire on both ends to indicate it's now the power wire. Once the wiring was done, turned the breaker back on and followed the install directions from the Google Home app. The only minor issues I had was that the display was in Celsius, not Fahrenheit, and it took me awhile to figure out that this needed to be changed via the phone app, not the thermostat. There may be a way, but I couldn't figure that out. Also, was a little nervous because of the previous reviews I read when the initial temperature displayed about 4-5 degrees above the actual temperature, but by the time I cleaned everything up, it was right on. In Google's defense, it did indicate it takes a little bit to adjust itself. Very happy with it and glad I picked this one-so far anyhow.

I love love love this. This thermostat has saved me so much money this summer already. I have solar panels and last summer I was still getting a big bill in las Vegas NV the summers are very hot. It's very easy to navigate and I really like that I can control the temperature from my phone when I'm away and through my Alexa at home "Alexa set living room to 73 degrees" and just like that the AC turns on and adjusts the temperature to the desired temp. Be sure to download The Google Home App on your phone. I can set a schedule during the week when I'm at work and on my days off. It can also adjusts the temp by a few degrees during peak hours which saves you tons of money in my opinion. You can override this if you're home. All very simple. I would definitely buy again.

Easy to install and operate!

UDPATEWorking well for 5 months without issue. One morning we wake up and the house is cold, uh oh. Check the app and it's set to off. Turns right back on. Same thing 2 days later and then 2 more times within the next 2 weeks. Did a factory reset and still happened. Turned off presence and approach settings. Contacted google and after about an hour in chat I was left with "disconnect the c wire" and monitor. Problem is that it happens randomly so this solution won't work. 1 star for poor customer support and product.With my local utility companies rebates I got a great deal on this new thermostat and I really like all the added features it brings over my non-wifi Honeywell programable.Pros:setup is easy and straight forward with some really excellent guided steps on your phonevery sleek, well designed and looks greatauto illumination when approaching is a great touchtracking and trends are all excellent featuresCons:I can't believe I'm saying this about a google product, but the app could use some work. Setting up your schedule is not nearly as easy and intuititve as it should be. Instead of wake, away, return and sleep they have eco, sleep and comfort and I just don't understand the point of that. It's also a pain to set each of these, then find the calendar to set the times these modes activate. Why can't I just program a time and temp?Additionally I'm saddened that I cannot just leave my house fan on like every other thermostat I've owned. The nest will only allow you to run a timer and there is no "always on" function. In my house we run our fan all summer and the a/c kicks on and off as needed. With the nest we can no longer use that function and I just don't understand why.

Product works as expected, installation was a snap for a home built in 2013. Then enter Google home.I bought two of these, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. First one connected no problem, although the second one Google Home wouldn't recognize it. The app routinely would stay in "spinning" mode trying to connect to the first device for whatever reason, and wouldn't let me just manually enter the WiFi information.Spending a bunch of time figuring this out, hopefully this will help someone. How I solved it was to delete the working thermostat from the google home app and worked on the troubled one. Reset that one and added it into home. Then went to the original good one, reset it, and added it again and worked like a charm.I'm tech savvy, and I expect Google Home to be a bit more "smart" on connecting via the application, because I know if it were my mother she'd struggle. I knocked down a star because of that, but everything works, temperature is accurate as I checked with a laser thermometer, and connects with Alexa easily.I'm also not a fan of the scheduled comfort zones that auto set itself as I tend to keep everything the same temp, but it may work for you -- I found this mildly annoying and wound up having to go through 7 days of deleting the schedule.