Hi, Donna: Will do. I'll update after making my decision and installing. As I said, though, I might go with Nest after all. I don't need temerature changes as I work from home, and am rarely out.
I should probably add I didn't understand my hvac guy myself. But, what I did understand from him is that hvac isn't just an on and off kind of thing. Apparenetly there are multiple subsystemts to a modern hvac, and managing them correctly is what Nest wasn't doing. He kept mentioning something called the backup system, or maybe the backup pump. Apparently, Nest isn't handling that subsystem right. Anyone here know hvac at this level? I could understand how software engineers might get something like this wrong. Sounds to me like they would need some hvac experts on staff helping develop their apps--not just good software engineers. Perhaps they haven't invested enough in the hvac discipline side of their product? Wouldn't be the first time! Look at the dumb way mpeg defined id3 data. Sorry mpeg, everything in music isn't a stand-alone song! Janina Donna Goodin writes: > Janina, > > I agree about the scheduled temperature changes. It doesn't work as well as > it might. Post back and let us know what you decide to get. I've been > overall happy with the Nest, but it's not without its flaws. And we will be > moving again within the next couple of years, so I am paying attention to > other options. > Cheers, > Donna > > On Jan 20, 2018, at 5:53 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > My buildings hvac contractor was in my condo the other week over an > > unrelated issue. Because I'm considering a wifi enabled thermostat, I > > asked him about Nest. He was frustrated by them not understanding how > > some of their algorithms do not, according to him, work correctly with > > newer hvac systems. > > > > He further said that he'd talked with Nest Tech Support, who didn't > > understand what he was saying to them. > > > > I may still get the Nest, even at it's high price, because I'm unlikely to > > set up scheduling as > > I'm almost always home, and the issue he was describing had to do with > > correctly scheduled temperature changes. > > So, I'm taking another look at some of the alternatives like Honeywell, > > which I have heard good accessibility reports on. > > > > Whichever unit I get has to be IPv6, though. For me that's a rock solid > > requirement alongside accessibility in the interface. > > > > hth > > > > Janina > > > > Donna Goodin writes: > >> > >> > >> Hi Ben, > >> > >> We use the nest thermostat. I like it very well, the iPhone app is quite > >> accessible. 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