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> My Google Nest Thermostat was part of the problem, and I needed to get rid of it to improve my home heating. The problem is that any central thermostat will s
by a1371 4y ago
> My Google Nest Thermostat was part of the problem, and I needed to get rid of it to improve my home heating. The problem is that any central thermostat will shut down the boiler as soon as it reaches its target temperature, even if there are other areas in the house that still need to be heated.
I think this is important. The so-called smart thermostats have a very narrow optimization scope.
- dnadler 4y agoSo, I made a raspberry pi into a smart thermostat with remote sensors all over my house which allowed me to do all kinds of targetted heating, averages, etc. Turns out that Ecobee makes one, and it's quite good. Been happily using them ever since.
- crmd 4y agoI feel like my partner and I have been in a virtual thrupple relationship with Nest's useless "machine learning algorithm" for the past five years, passive-aggressively fighting for control of the heat.