Setting Nest to turn off during certain time periods

[GConover]

I want to schedule my Nest to automatically turn off for certain hours of the day. The plan I have with the power company here charges you a huge excess charge for power used between 3-6pm so I would like to turn off cooling during that time period.  When I am home I can handle this with the eco mode sch by increasing the cooling temp from 74 to 82 for example but when I am away from home the eco mode kicks in and will let the temperature rise to 82 during the night and morning but then will turn on cooling during 3-6pm to keep at the 82 temp.  How can I allow eco mode to reduce cooling while we are away but to not turn on at all during 3-6pm or to set an even higher temp for that part of the day.  

[JuanCH]

Hi GConover,

Thanks for reaching out to the community! I understand you want to create a schedule for your Nest thermostat to stop cooling between 3 and 6 PM to avoid peak charges, especially when you're away, as Eco mode isn't preventing cooling entirely during that time. I'll be glad to help you with this!

To find the best solution, I have some questions for you:

• What is your Nest thermostat model? Please check out the following link for your reference: How to tell which Nest thermostat you have

• Which app are you using to manage your Nest thermostat? Is it the Google Home or Nest app?

• When you're away, is Eco mode primarily triggered by your phone's location, or is it already set on a schedule?

Please keep me posted. I look forward to your response.

Best regards,
Juan