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It can hook into an existing Nest thermostat and turn off the HVAC, which could be a source of fire or CO. It also can serve as a low level light at night that'
by timdorr 13y ago
It can hook into an existing Nest thermostat and turn off the HVAC, which could be a source of fire or CO. It also can serve as a low level light at night that's motion activated, so you can find your way down the hall without turning on the full set of lights.
Yeah, it's a bit pricey, but it's definitely better than the Thermostat for value and more within the price range I'd expect for a Nest device.
- blktiger 13y agoThat's a nice safety feature. The other nice feature that most of the commenters here seem to have missed is that these devices are designed to improve your Nest's auto thermostat feature by knowing where people are in your house. You are basically putting an extra sensor for the nest in every room.
- FireBeyond 13y agoActually, that might be the deal /maker/ for me. I am away from home for a day at a time, then when I work from home I'm nowhere near the thermostat, so the whole "sensor" thing doesn't really work - which, to their credit, they told me, before I purchased.
- ubercore 13y agoAs a homeowner, it's way in the other direction for me. The thermostat does an excellent job of saving us money through our heating bills. And compared to other thermostats that can talk to a phone app or web app, it's cheap. This however, will cost more than a comparable sensor for our simplisafe security system. It doesn't call into a central monitoring station, so I can't get the same insurance discount I do now. Nightlights are, imo, more or less of a solved problem, so I don't see that as really adding value.