I’ll go one further Geek: since watching your videos, I now understand the sequence of the programmer- the stat- the valve- the pump/boiler. In addition to that, how the valve works. So much so that I’ve installed a nest system for a builder friend of mine Of which I’ve just got to go back and install the part for the hot water cylinder. Thanks big time Geek. I’m a Sparks bytheway and your workmanship is pucker!
Thanks Bro appreciate your it. You really wouldn't believe the time these videos take and it's not even my day job. So makes it all worth while reading comments like this.
Excellent video and perfect for me. Changed my boiler recently and the old boiler had the Altech (Salus under another name) and wanted to change it to the nest for the new boiler. Spot on!!!!
Great Video chief. The major drawback is, if you are not using the free standing option and require it in a hallway that replaces a standard room stat, you will need a 240v socket on the other side of the wall to plug it into. The feed to the transmitter is very similar to an iphone charger and cable
Thanks for the comment and good point. Using the freestanding option is better than having it in the hallway as you really want the temperature to controlled in the room / area you spend the bulk of your time in.
Hi, I’m running of a Combi boiler with a 230v system and I have 2 neutrals. 1 from the boiler and the other from the fuse do I put both of them in the neutral in the nest box
that's really useful, I won't be installing it myself but it's good to know how it works, how easy is it to then later connect an AC unit to the thermostat? or do you have to purchase a whole new hvac system to have it regulate cooling and heating?
I have a wire thermostat that's part of the boiler. Any idea how I connect my nest and remove the existing one? I removed the unit from the front, took out the red bridge wire in 24v swith and connect the nest to that. It seemed to work but then the boiler just stays on?
Just bought one tonight. Notice of doesn't come with a cable. I will have it on a mount in the hall plugged into USB wall charger. Packaging says to use a 12v wires or USB. Did you just use a bog standard cable?
Good video on the Nest installation but you should never use the earth wire as a conductor. You needed to replace the 3core flex that was probably installed by the plumber who installed the boiler with a 4 core
Thanks for the comment much appreciated. It did look a little odd when I saw it so then for the info. Hope you can support my channel by liking the video and subscribing.
I've got no experience of the honeywell system but ive seen a few others in the background essentially they are all the same a expensive switch to remotely control your boiler and set timers.
I think the best video the 3rd Generation that i have found thanks .Have got 3 questions that i hope you can answer. 1)At about 7 mins in you mention that a link on the 24V RT was removed ,did you mean by the the installer that installed the cellus thermostat ? 2) Did you also have a room stat elsewhere in the house as i think that the Cellus box may be a receiver and switch only .3) Does the nest stat do away with the the 7 day type timer that you may of had ? Thanks in advance .
Thanks for the comment. I had an existing thermostat and the installer didn't install the thermostat correctly and I only realised this when I was installing the nest them managed to work out they left the 24V RT link by accident. The existing thermostat was located in another room. I never had a 7 day timer just a 24 hour one and yes the nest has a 24 / 7 timer. it's been 3 months since I installed and its great. Life changing the fact I remotely control the heating. I hope this helps. Don't forget to like and subscribe!
Am I best putting a Nest in the hall where the radiator has no TRV installed. Or in the sitting / dining room where the room has radiators with TRVs? At the moment I have a Salus stat which I am not keen on at all. The Salus was installed by the heating engineer who installed the replacement Baxi boiler.
Geek Street Thanks, my thought had been that I was told that one should not put a stat in the same room as TRVs. That was the way the heating ran until I got this boiler and Salus
@@m.v.k4681 that's because your main thermostat would be interfered with by your TRVs. E.g. if you put the nest in a back room where the TRV is turned down more than the TRV in the living room. Your nest will turn on the heating until the back room reaches temperature. Meanwhile your living room is like a furnace. Equally if you keep the nest with you in the front room, your nest will turn off your heating as it's where the warmth is, while your back room gets unbearably cold. You should put your thermostat somewhere where the temperature in the room is controlled centrally, not via local TRVs for that reason, that's why modern central heating installs generally have 1 radiator without a TRV fitted usually in the location of the original thermostat. Alternatively, don't mix the two technologies. Turn all your TRVs to maximum. Use the nest as your primary thermostat and carry it around the house with you or install a system that replaces your TRVs so you have zoned heating.
I don't have one of those white boxes. Just a temperature control in the hall, and a time clock, which i can set to On, Off or Timer, outside the cupboard the boiler is in. Is a Nest compatible?
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Hi. Thanks for this. I have a slightly different set up but this has helped a lot. However, do you remember the size of live wire you used to extend from live to common? I'm comfortable fitting it myself but confused about the size of the wire I need to use. Thanks
hello, I have a question please tell me which model number, is it? because what you wright link there are no wired. please wright witch models are wired
@@GeekStreet I actually managed to suss it out. These replacement thermostats the nest give out aren't totally cleared and have still got stored information on them like the heat links serial number so does not let you sink to it until you physically punch in the numbers from the heat link under the front face plate on the left next too the screw. As soon as I done a manual input I was good to go.
@@GeekStreet hopefully because I have not seen any other thread out there with this on it. Just checked it and thought that doesn't match mine so done a manual input and boom
+Asim Sharif thanks for the comment much appreciated. Below is a snippet from the internet, I like the idea of its ability to self learn and the feel of it it has a real solid build quality to it and looks great. Nest vs Hive - Which one should I buy? It’s a tough decision, since both products are great ways of making your heating smart, and offer a similar array of features. They’re both well priced and look great, too. Nest has the slight edge in that its learning algorithm should make for smarter scheduling over time, and Works With Nest brings support for other smart home kit. Hive’s own-brand smart home products extend what the product is capable of, but they’re not quite as good as third-party alternatives.
Hive is much easier to install in the UK. In fact with many boilers you don't even need to change/wire the backplate, it takes the universal fitting. Nest on the other hand was designed for US market firstly, and therefore does require rewiring. The Nest app offers better functionality in terms of energy tracking etc, and i prefer the look of it, but for general functionality, (and it has IFTTT support anyway) Hive is great, simple and often a lot cheaper (i paid under £100 for the display, receiver and hub)
Why would you want it in a stand ? Use existing cable in wall to power the device. You do not need this cable. The ugly white back plate is purely to hide old screw holes that your old thermostat made. . Not to house the usb cable
In fact you can also do so via the andriod app. On the schedule page click on the day and it expands to show the day over the whole screen, you can then drag the temperature circles along the timeline at 15 minute intervals
I got a question about the heat link base, is there a chance I can just switch the heat link base with a third generation normal learning base since i dont have a boiler and i need the cooling system! I live in KUWAIT pls HELP its 140 degrees out here!
The nest is a great system, but essentially it is just a switch. You can easily achieved want you require with a sonoff thermostat check out this video ruclips.net/video/d4cro7Kpk_M/видео.html Let me know what you think.
The installation it’s all fine but the hole in the middle should be filled in to avoid wrong readings in the unit .. hot air travels inside empty walls from the attic or ceiling
Hello, I have buy one hermostat Nest and I have a NEW boiler like this Model (Vaillant EcoTec Plus). Please help me to connect corectly my wires . I need cable whit 2 wires or 3 wires from the heatlink? I live in Belgium. Tks for this video and someone help pls :).
Salut ! Comment t’es es-tu sorti pour la connection des 2 et 3 du Nest ? Pour le moment j’ai raté quelque chose il me semble, l’eau chaude ne s’active que quand je monte la température du thermostat pour le moment 😊
I have one major issue with the nest thermostate. After doing a ton of research I came to the conclusion that there is no way to override the nest schedule. Most times I want to use the schedule that I manually set up. But other times my work shift schedule occaisionally changes for short periods of time and I would like to bypass my nest schedule and run manually. But it really sucks that the nest will not let me have that option. I have an older Honeywell wifi thermostate that easily allowes me to bypass schedule when needed. Looks like I will be reinstalling that.
@@EtruscanRecords Well yes and no... I eventually found that you can override the schedule by setting in it Eco mode on the thermostat only. It will not stay in override /Eco mode if you set it in Eco on your phone or PC. It will continue to follow the schedule.
If you are a business, do not buy the NEST thermostat system! I installed it in two holiday properties. After approx 2 years, both HeatLinks failed and my guests were without any heating for > 12 hours. I had to fit a temporary standard thermostat. Nest replaced the HeatLinks, but they arrived about 10 days later. NEST offered to pay up to £100 to fit the temporary thermostat and the new HeatLink, but it cost far more than that and they insisted on ridiculously complex formatting of the invoice that my engineer refused to comply with. So I could not claim. I had to compensate my guests £200 each as well. I have removed the NEST systems and am selling them on Ebay! I cannot afford failures and no heating every 2 years!
If you are a business, do not buy the NEST thermostat system! I installed it in two holiday properties. After approx 2 years, both HeatLinks failed and my guests were without any heating for > 12 hours. I had to fit a temporary standard thermostat. Nest replaced the HeatLinks, but they arrived about 10 days later. NEST offered to pay up to £100 to fit the temporary thermostat and the new HeatLink, but it cost far more than that and they insisted on ridiculously complex formatting of the invoice that my engineer refused to comply with. So I could not claim. I had to compensate my guests £200 each as well. I have removed the NEST systems and am selling them on Ebay! I cannot afford failures and no heating every 2 years!
It sucks, that NEST thermostat is USB powered. I am replacing my old Salus thermostat and, of course, I don't have USB cable in my wall; just 2 wires (COM and NO) that are connected to the heating system.
As an electrician, i just hate how people use the earth wire as a live conductor instead of buying the correct multicore flex.... what a cowboy... earthwires green/yellow colour are for earth wires ONLY.... I know some people oversleeve the earth wire with a blue or brown depending what function that wire is doing but even that can be dangerous... Poor standard of a good working practice... Also what really makes me laugh is people call it a wireless stat....NOT REALLY IS IT....you got to either have a 2 wire d.c supply to it or use a USB cable plugged into it.... so however you look at it isnt wireless.. Wireless to me implies there isnt any wiring.... 😖... But there IS... !!
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
I've never understood why they don't put in shorter intervals. I used to turn the radiators on for 15mins when there was a slight chill in the morning. Shame I just can't do that now I don't need it on for 1 hour. I've tried playing about with the thermostat temperature but its just not the same.
Excellent instructional video. Simple and clear instructions. Probably one of the best videos on RUclips. Thank you.
Thanks for the comment much appreciated
I’ll go one further Geek: since watching your videos, I now understand the sequence of the programmer- the stat- the valve- the pump/boiler. In addition to that, how the valve works. So much so that I’ve installed a nest system for a builder friend of mine Of which I’ve just got to go back and install the part for the hot water cylinder. Thanks big time Geek. I’m a Sparks bytheway and your workmanship is pucker!
Thanks Bro appreciate your it. You really wouldn't believe the time these videos take and it's not even my day job. So makes it all worth while reading comments like this.
Well done good demo of this product and installation. Nice easy no jargon and no missing bits out
Thanks!
Great review, very useful, cheers.
Thanks
Excellent video and perfect for me. Changed my boiler recently and the old boiler had the Altech (Salus under another name) and wanted to change it to the nest for the new boiler. Spot on!!!!
Thanks for the comment much appreciated. Hope you can support my channel by liking the video and subscribing.
Thanks Geek. You’ve swayed my opinion, I’m going to purchase one.
Thanks for the comment, glad the video helped.
Thanks for the instructions. I found it very useful!
Your welcome!
Great Video chief.
The major drawback is, if you are not using the free standing option and require it in a hallway that replaces a standard room stat, you will need a 240v socket on the other side of the wall to plug it into. The feed to the transmitter is very similar to an iphone charger and cable
Thanks for the comment and good point. Using the freestanding option is better than having it in the hallway as you really want the temperature to controlled in the room / area you spend the bulk of your time in.
I thought you could replace the thermostat using the power from that?
Hi, I’m running of a Combi boiler with a 230v system and I have 2 neutrals. 1 from the boiler and the other from the fuse do I put both of them in the neutral in the nest box
Excellent video
Thanks for this video. "NO" should be "Normally Open" relay characteristics.
+Raul Ramos thanks for the comment. Good to know finally! Don't forget to like and subscribe!
Well done perfect video as I have the same boiler.
that's really useful, I won't be installing it myself but it's good to know how it works, how easy is it to then later connect an AC unit to the thermostat? or do you have to purchase a whole new hvac system to have it regulate cooling and heating?
I have a wire thermostat that's part of the boiler. Any idea how I connect my nest and remove the existing one? I removed the unit from the front, took out the red bridge wire in 24v swith and connect the nest to that. It seemed to work but then the boiler just stays on?
Thank you for the video🔥
Got it. Many thanks, very informative.
You're welcome.
Just bought one tonight. Notice of doesn't come with a cable. I will have it on a mount in the hall plugged into USB wall charger. Packaging says to use a 12v wires or USB. Did you just use a bog standard cable?
i have a timer programmer just want to replace old thermostat will it do this
Good video on the Nest installation but you should never use the earth wire as a conductor. You needed to replace the 3core flex that was probably installed by the plumber who installed the boiler with a 4 core
Thanks for the comment much appreciated. It did look a little odd when I saw it so then for the info. Hope you can support my channel by liking the video and subscribing.
Does it give you the ability to programme hot water schedule or is it only central heating ?
Yes it can do that
Is this better thna the Honeywell Lyric T6R? Tks
I've got no experience of the honeywell system but ive seen a few others in the background essentially they are all the same a expensive switch to remotely control your boiler and set timers.
Good video
Thanks
I think the best video the 3rd Generation that i have found thanks .Have got 3 questions that i hope you can answer. 1)At about 7 mins in you mention that a link on the 24V RT was removed ,did you mean by the the installer that installed the cellus thermostat ? 2) Did you also have a room stat elsewhere in the house as i think that the Cellus box may be a receiver and switch only .3) Does the nest stat do away with the the 7 day type timer that you may of had ? Thanks in advance .
Thanks for the comment. I had an existing thermostat and the installer didn't install the thermostat correctly and I only realised this when I was installing the nest them managed to work out they left the 24V RT link by accident. The existing thermostat was located in another room. I never had a 7 day timer just a 24 hour one and yes the nest has a 24 / 7 timer. it's been 3 months since I installed and its great. Life changing the fact I remotely control the heating. I hope this helps. Don't forget to like and subscribe!
Am I best putting a Nest in the hall where the radiator has no TRV installed. Or in the sitting / dining room where the room has radiators with TRVs? At the moment I have a Salus stat which I am not keen on at all. The Salus was installed by the heating engineer who installed the replacement Baxi boiler.
I personally think you should put in the sitting / dinning room as that's where you want to control the temperature. That's where I keep mine.
Geek Street Thanks, my thought had been that I was told that one should not put a stat in the same room as TRVs. That was the way the heating ran until I got this boiler and Salus
@@m.v.k4681 that's because your main thermostat would be interfered with by your TRVs.
E.g. if you put the nest in a back room where the TRV is turned down more than the TRV in the living room. Your nest will turn on the heating until the back room reaches temperature. Meanwhile your living room is like a furnace.
Equally if you keep the nest with you in the front room, your nest will turn off your heating as it's where the warmth is, while your back room gets unbearably cold.
You should put your thermostat somewhere where the temperature in the room is controlled centrally, not via local TRVs for that reason, that's why modern central heating installs generally have 1 radiator without a TRV fitted usually in the location of the original thermostat.
Alternatively, don't mix the two technologies. Turn all your TRVs to maximum. Use the nest as your primary thermostat and carry it around the house with you or install a system that replaces your TRVs so you have zoned heating.
Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for the informative video. What model of thermostat is used in this video? T3021US? I just need a wireless thermostat just like yours.
Great video
+Richard Spencer thanks for the comment much appreciated. Don't forget to like and subscribe!
I don't have one of those white boxes. Just a temperature control in the hall, and a time clock, which i can set to On, Off or Timer, outside the cupboard the boiler is in. Is a Nest compatible?
I don't see why not as it's compatible with most systems.
@@GeekStreet Thanks for the reply. I've been considering buying this for a while now, but i don't want to buy it, then discover it wasn't compatible.
No problem, also worth doing your own research, I'm sure on Google if you search your boiler model and nest you'll get more info.
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Hi. Thanks for this. I have a slightly different set up but this has helped a lot. However, do you remember the size of live wire you used to extend from live to common? I'm comfortable fitting it myself but confused about the size of the wire I need to use. Thanks
An old comment but for anyone else that visits in the future,I used 1mm but I believe 0.75mm is ok
It's not very wireless if you have to plug in the stat, or sm I missing something ?
Hello
I can’t find how to program the hot water I noticed
That you didn’t have hot water on yours as well
Please let me know
Thank you
Im installing one next week on Vaillant 837 ... if i use a 4 core wire will it be the same way to connect to boiler ...
Best to check the manual and confirm the wiring at the boiler end but the nest side should be the same in theory.
Thanks
@@boilers24-7 Your welcome!
hello, I have a question please tell me which model number, is it? because what you wright link there are no wired. please wright witch models are wired
I mean without cable, just you install it in one room and get wired heatlink wiring. witch models have heatlink wiring???
@@tsakito the description of the video has links to the products check it out.
Mine will not connect to the heat link. Any help as this is a replacement unit after the last 1 failed to stay connected to the router.
Perhaps try with the controller closer to the heat link.
@@GeekStreet I actually managed to suss it out.
These replacement thermostats the nest give out aren't totally cleared and have still got stored information on them like the heat links serial number so does not let you sink to it until you physically punch in the numbers from the heat link under the front face plate on the left next too the screw. As soon as I done a manual input I was good to go.
@@TTT-Turbo Excellent, thanks for letting me know, hopefully your comment will help someone experience the same issue.
@@GeekStreet hopefully because I have not seen any other thread out there with this on it. Just checked it and thought that doesn't match mine so done a manual input and boom
Another great Video.
Question; whats the primarily difference between the nest and Hive?
Thanks for Sharing
+Asim Sharif thanks for the comment much appreciated.
Below is a snippet from the internet, I like the idea of its ability to self learn and the feel of it it has a real solid build quality to it and looks great.
Nest vs Hive - Which one should I buy?
It’s a tough decision, since both products are great ways of making your heating smart, and offer a similar array of features. They’re both well priced and look great, too.
Nest has the slight edge in that its learning algorithm should make for smarter scheduling over time, and Works With Nest brings support for other smart home kit. Hive’s own-brand smart home products extend what the product is capable of, but they’re not quite as good as third-party alternatives.
Geek Street thanks for the reply and keep up sharing Vid's.
Asim Sharif thanks again!
Hive is much easier to install in the UK. In fact with many boilers you don't even need to change/wire the backplate, it takes the universal fitting. Nest on the other hand was designed for US market firstly, and therefore does require rewiring. The Nest app offers better functionality in terms of energy tracking etc, and i prefer the look of it, but for general functionality, (and it has IFTTT support anyway) Hive is great, simple and often a lot cheaper (i paid under £100 for the display, receiver and hub)
I accidently turned my stat on before installing the heat link and now they won't pair! What do I do?
Can the dial be hard wired. I want to install this on the wall with no cables on display, any suggestions
As an idea you could buy a step down transformer and connect to that.
Didn't get the USB cable and the wall socket with my 3rd gen Nest Uk
AP 95 me neither! I thought mine was missing but its also not listed in the manual! Wherefore is the cable? For a standing socket?
@@DSauve checked with Nest support they stopped supplying the USB cable with the thermostat you need to buy the stand to get the cable
Thanks for the comment and info, very disappointed to hear that.
Why would you want it in a stand ? Use existing cable in wall to power the device. You do not need this cable. The ugly white back plate is purely to hide old screw holes that your old thermostat made. . Not to house the usb cable
Cheers
Hi. You can set the schedule at 15 minute intervals if you the PC web access
I just tried it from the PC and you can't schedule at 15min intervals!?
In fact you can also do so via the andriod app. On the schedule page click on the day and it expands to show the day over the whole screen, you can then drag the temperature circles along the timeline at 15 minute intervals
Excellent :)
Thanks for the comment much appreciated.
I got a question about the heat link base, is there a chance I can just switch the heat link base with a third generation normal learning base since i dont have a boiler and i need the cooling system! I live in KUWAIT pls HELP its 140 degrees out here!
The nest is a great system, but essentially it is just a switch. You can easily achieved want you require with a sonoff thermostat check out this video ruclips.net/video/d4cro7Kpk_M/видео.html
Let me know what you think.
Hi , so how do you add another mobile phone on it , does it need to log on the same user name and pass or set up completely new. Thanks
You go to Settings -> Family -> Add Person
The other person is then invited to join and has to create their own account.
Good video do you have to plug in the plug to control
Thanks for the comment much appreciated. Yes you would have to plug in to control. Don't forget to like and subscribe!
Geek Street where do you plug it in and not have a wire trailing from the thermostat to to the plug?
The controller can be plugged in anywhere you have a socket, I have a through lounge and mine is in the dinning room at the back.
The installation it’s all fine but the hole in the middle should be filled in to avoid wrong readings in the unit .. hot air travels inside empty walls from the attic or ceiling
Can i ask what boiler model do u have ?
It's a Vaillant ECOTEC plus 937 Combi Boiler
@@GeekStreet thks !! im deciding which combi boiler to get !!😁
Ah ok, good luck! Don't forget to like and subscribe.
Hello, I have buy one hermostat Nest and I have a NEW boiler like this Model (Vaillant EcoTec Plus). Please help me to connect corectly my wires . I need cable whit 2 wires or 3 wires from the heatlink? I live in Belgium. Tks for this video and someone help pls :).
Salut ! Comment t’es es-tu sorti pour la connection des 2 et 3 du Nest ? Pour le moment j’ai raté quelque chose il me semble, l’eau chaude ne s’active que quand je monte la température du thermostat pour le moment 😊
Do I need an existing thermostat to install this
If you have an existing thermostat it will be easier to do.
were did you buy the nest
I brought this brand new on eBay.
I have one major issue with the nest thermostate. After doing a ton of research I came to the conclusion that there is no way to override the nest schedule. Most times I want to use the schedule that I manually set up. But other times my work shift schedule occaisionally changes for short periods of time and I would like to bypass my nest schedule and run manually. But it really sucks that the nest will not let me have that option. I have an older Honeywell wifi thermostate that easily allowes me to bypass schedule when needed. Looks like I will be reinstalling that.
Is that true? it makes no sense not being able to do that…
@@EtruscanRecords Well yes and no... I eventually found that you can override the schedule by setting in it Eco mode on the thermostat only. It will not stay in override /Eco mode if you set it in Eco on your phone or PC. It will continue to follow the schedule.
How come you have a cable included?
No idea that's what was in the pack.
How come there is cable in sde the box.
Workinng white Apple HomeKit ?????????
It is a shake it couldn't connect to an existing receiver that comes with most boilers.
Yeah
Yep
If you are a business, do not buy the NEST thermostat system! I installed it in two holiday properties. After approx 2 years, both HeatLinks failed and my guests were without any heating for > 12 hours. I had to fit a temporary standard thermostat. Nest replaced the HeatLinks, but they arrived about 10 days later. NEST offered to pay up to £100 to fit the temporary thermostat and the new HeatLink, but it cost far more than that and they insisted on ridiculously complex formatting of the invoice that my engineer refused to comply with. So I could not claim. I had to compensate my guests £200 each as well. I have removed the NEST systems and am selling them on Ebay! I cannot afford failures and no heating every 2 years!
If you are a business, do not buy the NEST thermostat system! I installed it in two holiday properties. After approx 2 years, both HeatLinks failed and my guests were without any heating for > 12 hours. I had to fit a temporary standard thermostat. Nest replaced the HeatLinks, but they arrived about 10 days later. NEST offered to pay up to £100 to fit the temporary thermostat and the new HeatLink, but it cost far more than that and they insisted on ridiculously complex formatting of the invoice that my engineer refused to comply with. So I could not claim. I had to compensate my guests £200 each as well. I have removed the NEST systems and am selling them on Ebay! I cannot afford failures and no heating every 2 years!
where did you get it from at that price?
I brought it brand new from eBay sold by a company but eBay had a 20% site wide offer.
Is there anyone who done this without heat link? Is it actually needed?
It sucks, that NEST thermostat is USB powered. I am replacing my old Salus thermostat and, of course, I don't have USB cable in my wall; just 2 wires (COM and NO) that are connected to the heating system.
Maybe buy a stand?
I did afterwards!
I guessed you would 😀
As an electrician, i just hate how people use the earth wire as a live conductor instead of buying the correct multicore flex.... what a cowboy... earthwires green/yellow colour are for earth wires ONLY....
I know some people oversleeve the earth wire with a blue or brown depending what function that wire is doing but even that can be dangerous... Poor standard of a good working practice...
Also what really makes me laugh is people call it a wireless stat....NOT REALLY IS IT....you got to either have a 2 wire d.c supply to it or use a USB cable plugged into it.... so however you look at it isnt wireless..
Wireless to me implies there isnt any wiring.... 😖... But there IS... !!
It's faulty don't buy this
Nah you have a faulty one....mine is still working perfectly.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min
intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your
unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
guessing Jim doesnt like his nest by the amount of posts!
1h minimum is a bummer! is that still the case?
Unfortunately yes, it really is annoying.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min
intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your
unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min
intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your
unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min
intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your
unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min
intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your
unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min
intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your
unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min
intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your
unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.
I've never understood why they don't put in shorter intervals. I used to turn the radiators on for 15mins when there was a slight chill in the morning. Shame I just can't do that now I don't need it on for 1 hour. I've tried playing about with the thermostat temperature but its just not the same.
@@GeekStreet Might I suggest using IFTTT to create custom schedules? It's a little workaround and is kinda convoluted but It can be done
Interesting, thanks for the suggestion much appreciated.