Customer Reviews for Google - Nest Smart Thermostat E - White
Customer Rating
5
Great Device to Control Your House Temps
on May 18, 2020
Posted by: AZ Newcomer
After looking at a number of internet controllable thermostats, I felt the Nest Thermostat-E would serve all my needs. I travel and leave the house a lot, so it is nice to have the Nest Thermostat-E to monitor and control the temp in the house. Also, the safety monitor that turns on your Heat/AC at set temps when the unit is completely off is a very nice feature. The price was reasonable.
I bought it to be able to switch from heat to cool , during season changing. It has worked well so far. I did have to reset it one time. I was able to turn off all the fancy automatic stuff. I am in complete control of the temps.
I just installed the thermostat and so far, it works great....no operational complaints. Just a word of caution. Charging! I could not complete the setup as the unit would not get beyond the first step in the process (identifying my language). It would then shut down. I contacted support (via chat) and eventually learned the unit needed to be charged.....not mentioned in the documentation.
I thought it would be difficult to install and use, but I was wrong. It was SO easy to install, and is even easier to use. I would recommend this to anyone.
I research before I purchase electronic products. A professional heating and air-conditioning servicer told me that the "smart thermostats" were complex and required a "C" wire to install. When I told him that I had reviewed the Nest Thermostat E, he corrected himself to strongly endorse the Nest Thermostat E.
I just bought it and installed it myself, it is working up to now. Easy to install, you just got get through the app to do it better. Over all, I liked it.
The Nest is a good smart thermostat provided the following caviets are considered. The first one only lasted eleven months (the warranty is one year) as the internal battery would not hold a charge. Google was prompt in shipping out a replacement which was easily installed. However, at this point we had a considerable amount of difficulty programming it to accept the wi-fi. It seemed to t