Clearance for Nest thermostat

[Avery]

Hello

we have a pottery studio with a wired Nest thermostat that is located behind a shelving unit used for project storage by pottery students. They often place their tool bags in front of thermostat blocking  the unit  and sometimes shutting off t-stat. I am sure that t-stat accuracy is  compromised.

Are there clearances required around thermostat ?

thanks

[CoolingWizard]

The thermostat needs to have a enough space to allow the flow of air around it. Frankly, first mistake was to put a storage shelf in fort of it.  Try to find a way to maintain several inches of space around the thermostat nothing in front of it nothing above it nothing below it to allow the air to flow around. Basically the fact that the shelf is in front of it blocks airflow that allows the thermostat to sense the room temperature and make decisions whether to heat or cool. 

Ken, The AC Cooling Wizard 

[EdwardT]

Hi folks,

@CoolingWizard, thanks for the help!

@Avery, how's it going with your Nest Thermostat? Still need our help?

Thanks,

Edward

[Markjosephp]

Hi Avery,

I wanted to follow up and see 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,

Mark

[Jhonleanmel]

Hi folks,

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,
Mel