topic Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone in Nest Thermostats

Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

Wojo — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 21:32:09 GMT

Can the Nest Thermostat (powered just by its internal two AA batteries) be used as a stand-alone wi-fi thermometer? I want to monitor temperature in several rooms without actually controlling the temp. The house has wi-fi.

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

Jeff12 — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 22:45:46 GMT

Wojo,

That is exactly what I am trying to do: use the Nest Thermostat as a remote access thermometer using wifi but not connected to a heating source. I see that technical support staff has not answered your question in 7 months. Not a good sign.

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

Jeff12 — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 05:56:15 GMT

Hi Wojo,

I moved on to the Emerson Sensi. Install tomorrow. I'll let you know how it works. Better prospects than Nest.

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

Wojo — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:25:17 GMT

Will look into the Emerson Sensi. Looking forward to hearing about your experience after install.
BTW - I’ve purchased about a dizen Nest thermostats for several homes. Have been eyeing the smoke detectors. Would really like to see more product offerings and better pricing.

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

EdwardT — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:50:54 GMT

Hi folks,

Thanks for posting and I'm sorry for the late response. To answer the question, we can't set up the Google Nest Thermostat without an HVAC connected to it. The setup process won't proceed if it's not detecting any wires connected to it.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

Jeff — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:14:52 GMT

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to jump in real fast to see if you saw Edward's reply and to see if you still needed some help on this or if you were able to get it sorted out. If you are still needing some help, just let us know and we'll be happy to continue helping.

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

Jeff — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:10:28 GMT

Hey all,

I just wanted to follow up once more to see if you were still needing some help here. If so, just let us know.

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

EdwardT — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 19:40:36 GMT

Hi Wojo,

I'm just checking in to make sure that you've seen our response. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

Jeff12 — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 20:43:42 GMT

Hi EdwardT and Wojo,

I moved on to the Emerson Sensi Smart Thermostat. It connects to my free standing gas fireplace with only the two thermostat wires and one added "C" wire from the $17 VIIVRIA 24 Volt Transformer, C Wire Adapter from Amazon. It was easy to install and connect to my wifi and my phone. I can check the temperature remotely any time. My only issue is that Sensi sends a too hot and too cold alarm only through email. I would like a text message warning also as I often do not check my emails every day. I will contact them about that. Also, I have not yet tested if the Sensi thermostat automatically re-connects to the internet in case of a power outage and restore.

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

EdwardT — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:14:15 GMT

Hi Jeff12,

Thanks for the update. We're sad to see you go. We hope we can make it up to you in the future. Let me know if there's anything else.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

EdwardT — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:25:15 GMT

Hi Jeff12,

It's me again. I wanted to check back in to see if you have other questions and concerns. Feel free to let me know if you do.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Nest Thermostat Stand-Alone

EdwardT — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 22:13:36 GMT

Hi Jeff12,

I'm just checking in to make sure that you've seen our response. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours.

Thanks,

Edward