Replacing the thermostat?
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It all depends on where it's located.
Mine is at the 2nd floor ceiling as the AC/Heater is housed in the attic. I just need a stool to stand on and lower the cover on the Cold Air Return and drop...
Replacing the thermostat?
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No it isn't. I have to go into the tiny cramped room where the furnace is, take off a cover, take off another cover, then get down on my hands and knees in a very cramped space, unlatch the filter...
Replacing the thermostat?
Thread created 11-29-2016 by ablang
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It is easy to remove a filter for inspection. The thermostat really does not know how dirty the filter is.
Replacing the thermostat?
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I was wrong. It doesn't give you the option for a set reminder but you do have to turn the reminder feature on and input data (when the filter was changed last) before it will notify you when it...
Replacing the thermostat?
Thread created 11-29-2016 by ablang
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Step 1. Have Nest automatically change filter
Step 2. Make billions of dollars.
In all seriousness, I gotta walk all the way to the basement to check the filter? do you realize how lazy I am? I'd...
Replacing the thermostat?
Thread created 11-29-2016 by ablang
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I know it's a pain in the ass for me where my furnace is located.
Regardless, are you denying that it would be more convenient to just look at your thermostat than it would be to pull out a filter...
Replacing the thermostat?
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When did it become too hard to check and change your filter manually???
Replacing the thermostat?
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That's why I put the IIRC on there, DH does the filters. I think though it gives you the option of doing it either way.
Replacing the thermostat?
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Yes, you could program your T-Stat but 1) it's a bit of a PITA and 2) Most people with kids have a school routine and a 'schools out' routine and you have to factor in Winter and Summer too, so to...
Replacing the thermostat?
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Actually you don't.
It's one of their "learned" features - https://nest.com/support/article/Will-Nest-let-me-know-when-I-need-to-change-my-air-filter
"Other thermostats have filter alerts that...
Replacing the thermostat?
Thread created 11-29-2016 by ablang
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DW is a SAHM and the MIL lives with us as well...so the learning when we leave (never) feature that some of the T-Stats have would be fairly useless as well.
From a Tech standpoint, I think it's a...
Replacing the thermostat?
Thread created 11-29-2016 by ablang
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IIRC, you have the option of setting up the frequency of filter change notifications, we had to adjust it when we bought the nest as the reminder was too far out.
We turned the Auto away detection...
Replacing the thermostat?
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It's too bad that they didn't reference any studies in any other locations.
FLA is a hot and humid state as is the majority of the South.
A Survey of New York, CA and Washington would represent...
Replacing the thermostat?
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The Nest has some cool features, and some useless features.
Cool features:
-Remote monitoring. If I'm out of town, I can turn on the AC/heat when I'm about 2 hours away from home.
-Control from...
Replacing the thermostat?
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My general impression of programmable thermostats is that they default to comfort over energy efficiency, and cycle my furnace way more often than I would like no matter how I change the settings. ...
Replacing the thermostat?
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Some studies show that programmable thermostats actually save between 6.2 and 6.8% while a Florida study showed that people who had programmable thermostats used an average of 12% more energy.
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Replacing the thermostat?
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Old thermostats are great in terms of longevity, the one in my parents house is great because it is programmable with pegs. BUT you are throwing away money if you don't have a programmable...
Replacing the thermostat?
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:iagree: The old style mercury bulb thermostats worked for years and years and years. Then along comes technology, and it lasts about as long as an ice cream sandwich, but costs three-to-five times...
Replacing the thermostat?
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What do you mean? I'm tired of having to replace my programmable thermostat every few years. One of them was an expensive Honeywell thermostat. At the GF's house a $200 Trane thermostat just...
Replacing the thermostat?
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wow... that's not cool at all
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