>> Nest, which never worked because I guess you have to use Heat/Cool mode on your thermostat which is dumb. I have mine on "Heat" mode right now and it works

>> Nest, which never worked because I guess you have to use Heat/Cool mode on your thermostat which is dumb. I have mine on "Heat" mode right now and it works fine. I think the problem is the name of your Nest. Mine was originally "Dining Room" (I only have one thermostat, so that was a dumb name, but recommended by Nest). I changed it to "Home" since I got the Echo, and it works fine.