The Nest works with a *lot* of home automation devices, supplying them with your “home” or “away” status; it’s surprising how important this information is for home automation.
The Nest gets the info from built-in motion sensors it uses, as well as from an app you can install on the smart phones of household members. This info can also be supplemented by the Nest Protect smoke/CO detector (the one which connects to the AC powerlines, not the one which is battery only; these also have motion sensors, and this info is relayed to the Nest Thermostats). And yes, it easily interfaces with the Echo devices, although to get some info you must use a third party skill instead of the built-in skill. Chip From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2016 11:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Smart thermostats Nest is quite expensive, haven’t checked Honeywell, but if you want a less expensive option you can check www.RadioThermostat.com. I have heard before that the basic thermostat used by them can also be bought at Home Depot for around $100. The current Nest thermostat (third generation) is double that on Amazon.com. Of course the Nest does work wit Alexa and I don’t think RadioThermostat.com has that integration, but I haven’t checked lately. I have owned three of the Radio Thermostats for probably 5 or 6 years now, two are at my retail store and one is at home, they are reliable and work, the app is accessible and the only criticism I have is that they don’t and don’t plan to implement Apple Home Kit support. I will most likely at some point start replacing these with one that does offer it, but not at a cost of over $200 canadian, it is after all not that difficult to ask SIRI to open the app and to then tap on the appropriate button a few times to raise or lower the temperature which is done in half degree Celsius increments. Regards, Sieghard Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mauricio Molina Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2016 7:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Smart thermostats The Sensi is also accessible. I chose this device because it is, supposedly, accessible with the Amazon Echo, but I have not yet gotten this part completely figured out. The company will provide phone tech support but I have not had the time to call. Using the app, I am able to control temperature settings and switch from air con to heat; my needs are fairly basic although the Sensi has several desirable features. Mauricio From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Chao Sent: Friday, November 25, 2016 10:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Smart thermostats Nest or Honeywell On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 5:32 AM Tom Rash <[email protected]> wrote: Do we have a list of smart thermostats that work with voice over yet? 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