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But the Nest isn't competing with a dial thermostat, it's competing with a $20 programmable thermostat which will save you the same amount of money for 1/10th t
by minikites 12y ago
But the Nest isn't competing with a dial thermostat, it's competing with a $20 programmable thermostat which will save you the same amount of money for 1/10th the cost.
- FireBeyond 12y agoThat's a bit of a simplification. Things the Nest can do that a $20 programmable can't: - use the thermostat, and the Protects, as occupancy sensors and do auto-away when it determines no-one is in the house - have a 'never below' temperature to prevent freezing of pipes, even if everything else says the heating should be off - learn about cooling and heating rates so that if I say I want the house to be 68F at 0600, it knows when to switch on based on what temperature the house cooled to the night before.
- S_A_P 12y agoI disagree- most of my savings come from the ability to a) shut off when we leave the house. You can program a thermostat to your work schedule and weekend schedule, but ours varies by enough that I would never be diligent enough to keep up with it(and I shouldnt have to be) b) take in consideration the external temperature and the properties of my house to know when to start cooling it down.