topic Re: Where did HVAC fan triggers go? in Nest Thermostats

Where did HVAC fan triggers go?

Mchris — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:34:24 GMT

Previously in the Nest app (best app ever) I could setup fan triggers for my 3 Nest thermostats using an IFTTT trigger. Now that I’ve been forced to migrate them to Google that feature is gone.

How do I access that feature? Surely Google did not remove features.

Re: Where did HVAC fan triggers go?

Mchris — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:39:18 GMT

I know I can open the app, wait for it to load, scroll down to my first thermostat and click on it, wait, click fan, wait click the time and click run. Then click back, wait, scroll down to the 2nd thermostat and repeat the same process again with my 3rd thermostat. These 3 thermostats control my HVAC zones for the entire house. It would be nice to be able to trigger them ALL at the same time to circulate the air in the house.

I also know I can set them up on a schedule to run ever so often. HOWEVER, the problem with Google and their schedules is they’re never in sync. If I set it to run for 15 min every hour they run randomly within the hour. So residentially I end up with a 15 minute time span in the hour that the HVAC fan is not running. This increases wear and tear on the zone system dampers and seems absurd. Can someone please flag this as a bug as opposed to a feature request?

Fan schedule synchronization for multiple thermostats

Mchris — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:41:28 GMT

I have a 3 zone HVAC system with each zone having its own Nest thermostat. I cannot get all 3 zones to run the fans at the same time. I know I can open the app, wait for it to load, scroll down to my first thermostat and click on it, wait, click fan, wait click the time and click run. Then click back, wait, scroll down to the 2nd thermostat and repeat the same process again with my 3rd thermostat. These 3 thermostats control my HVAC zones for the entire house. It would be nice to be able to trigger them ALL at the same time to circulate the air in the house.

Re: Where did HVAC fan triggers go?

Jake — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:01:18 GMT

Hey Mchris,

Sorry for the late reply. I wanted to follow up and ensure you are good to go. Please let me know if you are still having any trouble from here, as I would be happy to take a closer look and assist you further.

Best regards,
Jake

Re: Where did HVAC fan triggers go?

Jake — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:15:21 GMT

Hey Mchris,

I want to ensure you are good to go, and everything is working properly. Please let me know if you are still having trouble, as I will be locking the thread in 24 hours due to inactivity.

Best regards,
Jake

Re: Where did HVAC fan triggers go?

Jake — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:16:23 GMT

Hey Mchris,

It has been a few days since the last reply, and I am going to lock the thread at this time. If you have any questions, please feel free to create a new post.

Best regards,
Jake