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Heating boost

Ian1
Community Member

Again I fail to understand why Google have not added a heating boost function.

There are multiple requests for this simple change, yet Google continue to ignore, yet launch a program called Google renew looking at cleaner energy and efficiencies!

Having a boost function is a simple way of getting extra heat for a limit time, rather than having to remember to turn down the thermostat . How's that for efficiencies Google.

With UK energy price about to go to an all time high, what a way for Google to show that they really do care about customers and the environment.

 

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Bootscas
Community Member

I completely agree, I have been waiting for a heating boost function since I got my thermostat approx 12m ago. My old worcester bosch thermostat that was 7 yr old had a boost function. To say nest is meant to be at the cutting edge of technology is laughable when they can't or won't add this simple function that nearly every other thermostat has (including rival brands) and masses of people are calling for. I'm seriously considering switching to Hive as this has all these functions with less of the hassle and faults that nest thermostat seem to develop constantly.

EliK1
Community Member

Fully Agreed. It is outrageous, that a feature that has existed on every heating controller for many many decades is not supported by Nest. What is Google playing at??? 

cw2
Community Member

I suspect the problem is that there's no default temperature heating, just some temperature setting during a period - and 'boost' doesn't fit Google's operating concept (unfortunately).

 

Of course, they could do this by taking 'boost' as to the previous or next high temperature for a time period, and then dropping to the default temperature setting at the time, but that would contradict their operating concept, and involve a bit of computation.

 

Doing this via assistant doesn't work for the same reason. You can set a temperature for a period (say, 1 hour), but then you have to set another temperature, not the scheduled temperature, so you would turn the heating off when you want it on.

Nevertheless, it shouldn't take great skill to allow another parameter, like 'boost temperature' and allow a time interval (1 hour intervals) on presses before going to the scheduled temperature. But that would require responding to customer requirements.

JonCM
Community Member

Totally agree, it's ridiculous that Google doesn't have the "boost temperature" functionality. I'd like to hear someone from Google explaining why, as this cannot have been missed, it must have been deliberately done, but a big mistake, as proven by the number of people requesting it, myself included. 

Google forces us to having to programme it in the scheduler, which takes a couples of minutes, a real faff for something that should take 3 seconds, not very intelligent. As an alternative one can just manually increase the temperature, then forget after 30mim to turn down, wasting energy, not very savvy and efficient, thanks Google. I hope someone in Google reconsiders this at their end, and ask why Hive and others have it. 

AnaM
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hey everybody,

 

I apologize for such a delayed response. I understand your point of view and I'll make sure to submit your feedback to be taken into consideration as we're always looking for ways to improve. The reason a 'boost' feature doesn't exist yet for our thermostats is because it wouldn't be efficient as it would use too much energy not knowing when to stop. 

Ian1
Community Member

Hi , have had the same non committal reply before.

The answer you gave us is incorrect as a boost is exactly what it implies, a boost for a set time ( as per the hot water boost that you do have) so would switch back to normal after the period defined e.g 1 hour . So more efficient than the current function of turning up the temperature and perhaps forgetting to. Turn back down 

If customer s are demanding this why not let us make some adult decisions regarding how green/ efficient we choose to be 

JonCM
Community Member

I was going to reply to the previous one, but there isn't a need to, I totally second your comments, not sure why they don't get it. Google sometimes takes time to react, or the developers don't use the product at home, who knows

cw2
Community Member

The reason a 'boost' feature doesn't exist yet for our thermostats is because it wouldn't be efficient as it would use too much energy not knowing when to stop. 

That is absolute rubbish!

There's a boost on water heating.  It has times of 30mins or 1 hour (at least).

 

A boost feature is for a set, selectable, time.  The problem is that the Nest Thermostat doesn't know the temperature to go to for 'boost'.  This needs to be an additional parameter.  After boost time expires it simply drops back to the scheduled time.

It might also be that the user requires a 'boost' irrespective of some misguided understanding of energy usage.

 

If you're going to give such replies, then please find out first how the system actually works, how other parts work or provide similar, and try to understand the customer requirements with a thought to achieving this requirement.

 

I really would have expected a better response, even for a dismissive response, from Google and an alleged 'specialist'

CristianC
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hello everyone,

Thanks for your feedback and replies. I can't comment on future releases or features, such as the heating boost function, but if you need any technical assistance, I'm here to help. I'm going to lock this thread. If you need assistance, feel free to open a new one.