Nest Learning Thermostat Temperature Hold or Override

[Dari1]

Hello,

I am struggling to make the Nest Thermostat easy to use for anyone apart myself.

I programmed the schedule according to my usual working life and schedule, but if people come over I want to be easy to override the setting.

If they turn the dial this is changing the temperature until the next setpoint, then we are back to the same issue.
I don't understand why the most expensive thermostat in the range does not have the hold feature that the lower range model has.
People suggested to switch to ECO and set the ECO temperature as desired. 
But this then will be for sure more tricky for people not used to that and second there is a risk that if you forget to change ECO back to normal, then when you are leaving the temperature will be maintained much higher than what ECO is supposed to do.

I am just disappointed that this kind of feature (or temporary program) is available in cheap analog thermostats, but not in the supposed state of the art piece in this field.

Any plan to introduce this feature?

Thanks

[Markjosephp]

Hello Dari1,

I completely understand your frustration with making the Nest Thermostat user-friendly for guests. It's essential for a smart thermostat to accommodate various user preferences, especially when multiple people interact with it.

Your observation regarding the absence of a hold feature in the higher-end Nest Thermostat model is valid. I suggest enabling the Lock feature on your Nest Learning Thermostat. Locking your thermostat prevents people from changing settings or changing the temperature outside of a restricted range with the thermostat. Also, disable the Auto-schedule so it won't trigger to change the temperature randomly.

Please check out this guide about the Lock and unlock your Nest Thermostat article, and let us know if you have more questions.

Best regards,
Mark