Does Presence Sensing work if I have a set schedule?

[Brandfluke]

I just got a Nest Thermostat. I set a weekly schedule for it which works great. But I decided since my wife and I have pretty irregular schedules, I wanted to rely moreso on Presence Sensing. 

Up until now, Presence Sensing was also on, but it seemed to be not really doing anything since I had a schedule set. 

 To really use Presence Sensing, do I need to remove all heating/cooling schedules? If not, how do they work together if I have both settings activated?

[EdwardT]

Hi Brandfluke,

Thanks for reaching out. Your devices use presence sensing to start either your Home Routine or Away Routine. You need to set those routines first for your presence sensing to work. You can click on this link to learn more about this.

Thanks,

Edward

[EdwardT]

Hi Brandfluke,

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

[Brandfluke]

Thanks for following up. I have presence sensing working. But what happens when I have a schedule set and presence sensing on? Does one override the other? 

[EdwardT]

Hi Brandfluke,

Thanks for the response. If your Nest Thermostat is set to Away, it goes to Eco mode and won't follow the schedule until your Nest Thermostat go back to Home mode.

Thanks,

Edward

[Jhonleanmel]

Hey folks, 

We appreciate your help here, EdwardT.
Brandfluke, 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 concerns or questions from here, as I would be happy to take a closer look and assist you further.

Thanks,
Mel

[Jhonleanmel]

Hi everyone,

Just one quick final check in here since activity has slowed down. We haven't heard from you in a while so we'll be locking this thread if there is no update after 24 hours. If you have any new questions, updates or just a discussion topic, feel free to start a new thread in the Community.

Thanks,
Mel

[Brandfluke]

Good on my side! Thank you everyone!

[Jhonleanmel]

Hey there Brandfluke, 

Awesome — glad to hear that your issue is fixed. It looks like we can consider this one complete, so I will lock the thread shortly unless I can help out with anything else. 

Best, 
Mel