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How to unlock thermostat, no pin and no app?

Dayvid
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Ashepherdson
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As per my response in another thread: 

  • You will need to unfortunately contact Nest support here. The reason for this step is that they have to provide you with a special file that is downloaded from them and placed into a special directory on the Nest thermostat which resets the Nest back to factory defaults, and, eliminating the 4-digit pin code. When the Nest device is plugged into your computer, it should show up as a separate hard drive which is how it allows you to place this magic file onto it.

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Ashepherdson is correct, the senior Nest support will help you with that.

I have the file, but don't want to pass on his forum I'm afraid.

Give them a call and all will be good.

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Ashepherdson
Platinum Product Expert
Platinum Product Expert

As per my response in another thread: 

  • You will need to unfortunately contact Nest support here. The reason for this step is that they have to provide you with a special file that is downloaded from them and placed into a special directory on the Nest thermostat which resets the Nest back to factory defaults, and, eliminating the 4-digit pin code. When the Nest device is plugged into your computer, it should show up as a separate hard drive which is how it allows you to place this magic file onto it.

Ashepherdson is correct, the senior Nest support will help you with that.

I have the file, but don't want to pass on his forum I'm afraid.

Give them a call and all will be good.

GarrettDS
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hey there,
Just wanted to jump in here to check to make sure that you saw the response from Ashepherdson. Shoutout and huge thank you to Ashepherdson for the help here. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours.

Have a great day.
Garrett DS

GarrettDS
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hey folks,
It looks like we haven't heard back from the OP so I'm going to go ahead and lock the thread. If you have any further questions or concerns, feel free to create a new thread.

Have a great day,
Garrett DS