topic Re: Eco Mode and Voice Commands in Nest Thermostats

Eco Mode and Voice Commands

hhhhhhhhhhh1 — Mon, 08 May 2023 00:28:44 GMT

I find it frustrating and a little short sighted that I can't Voice Command Google Home out of Eco Mode on the thermostat.

"Hey Google, Set the temperature to 70°"

... is currently set to ECO mode. To change the temperature, you'll have to set it to a different mode,"

Really? Why? What am I missing here?

Does anyone have a work around or can tell me what I'm doing wrong. I just can't believe it is set up this way. I'm not that lazy, but I do want to Voice Command control my thermostat no matter what mode it is in.

Re: Eco Mode and Voice Commands

CoolingWizard — Mon, 08 May 2023 01:03:06 GMT

Look at the “location” you assigned the Nest Thermostat to. Mine is “hallway” as its location. Then I say “Hey Google, set Hallway to cooling mode.” That is all it takes.

AC Cooling Wizard

Re: Eco Mode and Voice Commands

hhhhhhhhhhh1 — Tue, 09 May 2023 23:41:54 GMT

That seems to work. I guess I wasn't expecting an extra step.

I was hoping for "Set temperature to 71°"

Instead of "Set hallway to cooling mode. Set temperature to 71°"

Re: Eco Mode and Voice Commands

Jake — Wed, 17 May 2023 17:59:25 GMT

Hey hhhhhhhhhhh1,

Thanks for the help CoolingWizard.

I am glad to hear you were able to resolve the issue. With that being the case, I am going to go ahead and lock the thread in 24 hours. Please let me know if you have any further questions from here, as I would be happy to help.

Best regards,

Jake