Nest Learning Thermostat, 3rd Gen Polished Steel
$119.99
$249.99
52% off
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Condition: New
Color: Polished Steel
Top positive review
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Great upgrade to a smart home if you don't have a C wire!
By Matt Krebaum on Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2025
Replaced my old mercury switch from the 60s with this and it has been great! Only needs 2 wires no C wire required. Google Customer Service helped me pick which thermostat would work with my Co-Op and this one is what they suggested. Only thing bad is linking it to Alexa is kinda of annoying. You need 2 Google Apps to link this. You first need the Nest App cause that is the only app that will link to this model. Then you need to link your Nest account with your Google Home app because they don't support Nest anymore, BUT still require Nest for Google home to communicate with the device. Only then can you use Google Home to link this to Alexa. One note with Alexa be sure to say, "Turn Off [room name]" if you have Smart Lights in the same room as the Thermostat. If you say "[room] off" Alexa thinks you are talking about the Thermostat and turns it off instead of the lights. Also one final note if you are going to use the feature where the Thermostat lowers the temp cause no one is in the house, be sure to link everyone's phone to your Nest and Home account. When we first set it up, only my phone was connected to the Nest and Home app and when I left for work my Girlfriend was unable to get the Thermostat to stay at temp cause it was convinced no one was in the house and wouldn't keep the heat on. Even if she told Alexa to turn it on, the Nest and Home app override Alexa's command cause it didn't detect my phone on the network. Aside from these bugs the Thermostat has been a great improvement to our home heating, we set a routine for the heat and just enjoy as the device handles the rest. A must have for any Home looking to save money on heat or to simply upgrade their home to a smart home! Only reason I would suggest not getting this device is if you have a C wire, if you do get a newer model so you only need the Google Home app to connect it.
Top critical review
Never worked but I waited to long to troubleshoot
By journey lane on Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2024
I bought this second thermostat for my home second story furnace. The first story thermostat is also a google Nest which I was successful with installing, so I planned to get another so they could both be on the app. I bought sensors for the bedrooms so the doors could be shut and the thermostat in the hall would not be the temperature target. Just after I bought it life got insanely tragic and busy and it was more than a month before I started troubleshooting the thermostat. I kept trying to get it to work, thinking I was doing something wrong. I re-wired and brought it to the wifi router, got a wifi booster to get a stronger signal, etc... Ultimately it was abundantly obvious that the device does not go online. I can set a program but my life is not on a predictable schedule and the place I live is cool year-round (Northern and Coastal). The cost of the device was high. Now my two thermostats don't communicate which results in the first floor frequently running to heat both floors (overworking my furnace) or the second floor being turned on to warm cold bedrooms but never shutting off and overheating the bedrooms. I wish I never bought this device. My heat bill is higher than ever in this 120 year old house. This was supposed to be part of my energy saving endeavors but it backfired. But of course it was far too late to return it by the time I found out it would never work. What a nightmare. I should have bought it when I had the hours to put in to troubleshooting.
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