Agreed. It's not something that would be a huge deciding factor for me but it's a nice to have. I'm already getting the Nest report of my usage so this is more useful information.
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Agreed. It's not something that would be a huge deciding factor for me but it's a nice to have. I'm already getting the Nest report of my usage so this is more useful information.
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Yea, I saw that after posting...not a great solution for the average person.
I figured Nest had this feature for years. My Ecobee has. It let me know my heater was broken. And sure enough the igniter had gone bad.
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I definitely agree with it not being a great solution, it takes quite a learning curve to
get into, especially for most the majority of people, most don't have the skills.
Im using the starling hub and it works great. Pricey but was super easy to set up. https://www.starlinghome.io
Passing my HVAC operation to a slew of low end Handy Dandy HVAC contractors.
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Clarification: We have our Cooling System serviced one year, our heating the next year. So, it’s every other year for each.
It’s called sarcasm (maybe not the best one) and nobody claimed they are doing this.
But to quench your thirst for knowledge I shall oblige.
- you can Google “Google buys Nest”
- regarding adds and location tracking in Nest: Google “sarcasm examples”
- Google “ISCIR” - this will give Romanian websites where it explains that it is mandatory in Romania for everyone who has gas heating systems to run checks regularly
- for my own AC - I could share pictures next time when the service guy comes
- for Hangouts - Google “sarcasm examples” one more time to be sure.
Dude, I was being sarcastic again with my reply (probably not so good - I admit) but the entire post was meant like that because I don’t like that G bought Nest, since I am not a big fan of the way they handle and build products.
i have the honeywell lyric thermostat and it has been perfect.
honeywell have been around since day one and i like the fact that if the router/internet goes down it doesnt affect the heating/hot water and turns the smart thermostat back into a normal thermostat
honeywell have been around since day one and i like the fact that if the router/internet goes down it doesnt affect the heating/hot water and turns the smart thermostat back into a normal thermostat
It’s called sarcasm (maybe not the best one) and nobody claimed they are doing this.
But to quench your thirst for knowledge I shall oblige.
- you can Google “Google buys Nest”
- regarding adds and location tracking in Nest: Google “sarcasm examples”
- Google “ISCIR” - this will give Romanian websites where it explains that it is mandatory in Romania for everyone who has gas heating systems to run checks regularly
- for my own AC - I could share pictures next time when the service guy comes
- for Hangouts - Google “sarcasm examples” one more time to be sure.
Dude, I was being sarcastic again with my reply (probably not so good - I admit) but the entire post was meant like that because I don’t like that G bought Nest, since I am not a big fan of the way they handle and build products.
Here's a screenshot of a Nest thermostat deep packet inspection on a Unifi controller.
Let is longer, just a few Kb for the remaining ones.
Is Google tracking here......seems unlikely, although I am no fan of Google either.
Just kind of turns into a roll eyes moment when somebody posts that old trope, (with nothing to actually back it up), and then again when it gets all the inevitable upvotes.
I don't think ANY connected thermostat is trustworthy. My Ecobee talks to Facebook and Amazon (despite never having consented / set up voice assist). I even sent them a support request which they've ignored. Apparently they don't give two Fs.
Ok, keep holding out for a better solution.
You can get as involved with HA as much or as little as you want, the Pi is common but I'm running it on a mac mini. I basically just set it up to connect to all of my non-HK friendly devices and then connected it to HomeKit. When all of the 80+ devices showed up in HomeKit I then was able to categorize them, name them and use them for automations and scenes. I can also tell Siri to adjust my Nest, its great. I dont really use HA much at all, I'm just using it as a bridge.