topic Re: Holiday Lodge in Nest Thermostats

Holiday Lodge

Soosie — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:38:20 GMT

We've got a holiday lodge, which we rent out. Unfortunately sometimes people fiddle with the nest, turning it up to 32!! We try to keep an eye on it, & turn it back to a sensible temp as soon as we can, as we pay for the gas & electric.

I don't want the nest to learn this behaviour, but am not sure how to stop the learning, so it just sticks to our settings.

Thanks

Re: Holiday Lodge

David_K — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 11:49:49 GMT

Have you considered locking the thermostat to a set temperature range?

Lock and unlock your Nest thermostat - Google Nest Help

Re: Holiday Lodge

Soosie — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:05:31 GMT

That sounds useful - can you tell me (simply!!!) how to do that - thanks

Re: Holiday Lodge

David_K — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:58:21 GMT

The help article I linked above gives you step by step instructions but essentially:

In the Nest app, tap the Nest thermostat you'd like to lock.
Tap the Settings icon in the top right corner.
Scroll to the bottom of the menu and tap Lock.
Enter a PIN that you can easily remember, and enter it again to confirm.
If you're locking your thermostat in Heat mode or Cool mode, you'll need to set a temperature range. Drag the slider to set the minimum and maximum temperatures while locked. Tap Lock at the bottom of the screen when you're done.
To confirm your thermostat is locked, tap Settings icon. You should now find the option "Unlock" instead of "Lock."