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Really? Automating turning off AC/Heat when you're not there saves a ton of money and is very low effort. Especially if you don't have a programmable thermostat
by feld 12y ago
Really? Automating turning off AC/Heat when you're not there saves a ton of money and is very low effort. Especially if you don't have a programmable thermostat at all.
I cut my bill enough to cover the Nest in less than 3 months and I purchased it shortly after launch. For me it was the 80% and now I continue to work on fixing the rest of the problems with my AC/heat related costs.
- ghaff 12y agoSome level of programmability is probably worthwhile although you can get a lot of the same effect by manually turning the thermostat up and down which I do a lot anyway. And if I didn't have a programmable thermostat I might well spring for the extra dollars on the Nest if only for the cool factor. As it is I have a programmable thermostat that mostly works just fine. A lot of people are likely in that situation. I've thought of getting a Nest but there's some finite probability I'd run into installation problems and it is unlikely to save me much if any money. Edit: I should mention it would be for heat only. I don't have AC.
- feld 12y agoYes, because the average person has the willpower to go walk over to their thermostat all the time -- especially when they leave / come home. Not a chance.
- wodenokoto 12y agoTurning off your heating/cooling apparatus is the most natural thing for people in Japan. Don't people turn their lights off in the us?