topic Re: Nest W2 (Stage 2) in Nest Thermostats

Nest W2 (Stage 2)

maroulic — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:40:51 GMT

Hi I am in the process of having installed a 2 stage high efficiency furnace, my question is is there any benefit, advantage i.e. monthly savings, performance, and comfort in having Nest control the secondary stage 2 (High setting) or using the furnace controller to handle W2? my understanding is the furnace controller will turn on W2 for a predefined time say 15 min and cycle back to W1.

Re: Nest W2 (Stage 2)

CoolingWizard — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 21:09:32 GMT

The 2-stage cooling or 2-stage heatings can indeed be controlled by a nest learning thermostat 3rd generation or a nest-E learning thermostat.

the advantage of a learning thermostat is it can maximize both comfort and energy efficiency which complement you hvac system .

Re: Nest W2 (Stage 2)

Patrick_Caezza — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 05:19:32 GMT

Any of the Nest thermostats can support a conventional HVAC system that has 2-stages of heat and 1 stage of cooling. If you have a Heat Pump, then it can control a single-stage heat pump with or without AUX heat or a Single stage heat pump with separate single-stage furnace heating (Dual fuel). Either of these types of systems requires that a C wire is installed.

Personally, I think the Nest Learning Thermostat, 3rd Gen, would be a better choice.

You will have much better control if the thermostat controls the 2nd stage heat.

Re: Nest W2 (Stage 2)

Jeran — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:19:49 GMT

Hey there maroulic,

I'm just checking up on this thread, did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you for helping out on this thread, CoolingWizard and Patrick_Caezza!

Best regards,
Jeran

Re: Nest W2 (Stage 2)

Jeran — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:40:30 GMT

Hey there maroulic,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you,
Jeran

Re: Nest W2 (Stage 2)

Jeff — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 22:34:36 GMT

Hi everyone,

Just one quick final check in here since activity has slowed down. We'll be locking the thread in the next 24 hours, but if you still need help, I would be happy to keep it open. If there's more we can do, just let me know.

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Nest W2 (Stage 2)

maroulic — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:04:40 GMT

Hi I would like to thank everyone for your input very well appreciated, looks like NEST it is!

Thanks again.

Re: Nest W2 (Stage 2)

EdwardT — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:47:37 GMT

Hi maroulic,

I'm glad that the responses here have helped you. Let us know once you've installed your Nest Thermostat or if you have other questions. We'd be glad to help.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Nest W2 (Stage 2)

EdwardT — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:30:39 GMT

Hi maroulic,

I wanted to follow up and see if you are still in need of any help. 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.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Nest W2 (Stage 2)

Jhonleanmel — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:08:23 GMT

Hey everyone,

We haven't heard from you in a while so we'll be locking this thread if there is no update within 24 hours. If you have any new issues, updates or just a discussion topic, feel free to start a new thread in the Community.

Best,
Mel