Comments on: Hey Silicon Valley, Nest isn’t the only smart thermostat around [photos]

By: ThermostatVeteran

ThermostatVeteran — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:02:22 +0000

The reality of the Nest is that the idea that an algorithm can control your thermostat better than you can is totally bogus. People set their thermostat at the edge of their comfort level already and if you go beyond that threshold they will not be happy.

By: Chris Adams

Chris Adams — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:29:27 +0000

What, in detail, does “way better” mean? I’d love for that to actually be true

By: gfunk

gfunk — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:56:32 +0000

Well I can say had my nest for a little over 2 months now.. I am not digging it.. I fell in love with the looks and the idea of it learning my comings and goings. Taking care of business and saving me money. Whats not to like. Right?? Well the first week was wild. Nest was changing temp in the middle of the night and blasting heat when the heat was not needed. After 10 days things were better.. However, Nest is still second guessing “MY” temp. settings I set Nest on 70 and it will change to 72 hours later. Whats up with that? Also to pet owners Nest thinks my weimaraner is a person (because of the motion sensor). So if I go out while my dog stays in due to rain or snow or whatever. Nest thinks the heat needs to be on 70 instead of 64 as I would like it to be. I hope this helps. Nest is a decent thermostat. They just need to do some tweaking to the little machine. Maybe Nest 2 is in order..

By: robertpickral

robertpickral — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:21:54 +0000

Schneider is using the stat from the maker that had the stat certified as a golden unit for ZigBee ® Smart Energy Profile 1.1…So, yes, it works.

By: r00fus

r00fus — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:13:32 +0000

Yeah, but is it usable? I don’t want to “program” my thermostat (an unintuitive chore that is far too inflexible to bother on most standard programmable thermostats).

I’d love to hear the pros/cons of Nest vs. Honeywell in more detail.

By: robertpickral

robertpickral — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:20:16 +0000

huh, what about schneider?

By: cleantechvet

cleantechvet — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:14:02 +0000

I’ve been following this space closely for some time. Honeywell’s offering is way better than Nest. Ecobee is interesting too but Honeywell’s is the most practical and useful. Not sexy, just useful.

By: Evan Lawler

Evan Lawler — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:04:11 +0000

The difference with nest, like the other’s have noted is not only the “sex appeal” of the attrative device, but also that nest is approaching the thermostat sales process from a different angle i.e. best buy instead of home depot. Add to that the fact that they’re packaging a complete DIY solution and they’ve fundamentally changed the way consumers look at thermostats.

By: DNW

DNW — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:02:21 +0000

Agreed! The other companies just don’t seem to get that!

By: thejulior

thejulior — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:20:00 +0000

But apparently it’s the only one not framed by an ugly plastic box.