Eco Mode and Voice Commands

[hhhhhhhhhhh1]

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.

[CoolingWizard · Accepted solution]

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

[hhhhhhhhhhh1]

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°"

[Jake]

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