$79

SeriousWren592

Today 01:38 PM

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Joined Mar 2020

SeriousWren592Today 01:38 PM

61 Posts

Seems like a great deal

distantdawn

Today 02:22 PM

171 Posts

Joined May 2012

distantdawnToday 02:22 PM

171 Posts

Had a terrible experience with these at my 2006 house. I didn't have the correct wires so I was sent a Google "power connector" to properly power it.
I'm not house dumb and believe I have the ability to follow basic instructions.
Installation instructions weren't clear and I installed it in the wrong place and my heating and cooling didn't work properly for a year.
When I finally fixed it, it still didn't work properly and it ended up burning out one of my dumb thermostats.
I hope if ppl buy this they'll have a different experience.

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morkcallingorson

Today 02:38 PM

179 Posts

Joined Nov 2014

morkcallingorsonToday 02:38 PM

179 Posts

Quote from distantdawn

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Had a terrible experience with these at my 2006 house. I didn't have the correct wires so I was sent a Google "power connector" to properly power it.
I'm not house dumb and believe I have the ability to follow basic instructions.
Installation instructions weren't clear and I installed it in the wrong place and my heating and cooling didn't work properly for a year.
When I finally fixed it, it still didn't work properly and it ended up burning out one of my dumb thermostats.
I hope if ppl buy this they'll have a different experience.

yeah you have to have a C wire for them and if you don't you have to install the C wire adapter which can be a total pain in the butt. I think in the newer generations it's not needed though, but they do put a disclaimer in the Alexa product description results:

The Google Nest Thermostat is designed to work without a C wire in most homes — compatible with about 85% of systems. It uses your existing heating and cooling wires to draw power and includes AAA batteries as a backup.
However, a C wire IS required for:

Heating-only systems
Cooling-only systems
Zone-controlled systems
Certain heat pump systems

busteddeals

Today 02:54 PM

747 Posts

Joined Jun 2007

busteddealsToday 02:54 PM

747 Posts

I have a 3rd Gen installed, is this a one-for-one swap with the same wiring and screwholes? I know mine eventually will be bricked by Google so this seems like a good time to upgrade.

DanRunsNYC

Today 04:00 PM

869 Posts

Joined May 2020

DanRunsNYCToday 04:00 PM

869 Posts

Check with your power company on their online stores. I have like 5 of these which I only paid $10/ea for. They go on deep discount periodically. PSE&G in particular.

$79 | Google Nest Thermostat, Charcoal at Amazon

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