Nest Thermostat in 2026

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Hey all, I spent the weekend updating my home’s thermostat to a smart model. I took a somewhat unusual path and went with a discontinued 2nd Gen Nest thermostat. Read about my journey - Nest Thermostat in 2026 - Artificially-Awesome

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lepinkainen@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I thought this was referring to it being set to 68 degrees, because 67 and 69 trigger two generations of people 😅

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Joelk111@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Congrats on the C wire! I was lucky in my 1950s house that when they installed AC in the 90s they ran a new thermostat wire with the C wire, the just didn’t hook it up, so that’s all I had to do!

I’ve gotta ask - why a nest thermostat? There are cheaper options out there that you haven’t got to de-evil. I use a Honeywell Z Wave unit and it’s great.

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- quadrant5835@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Great question and the answer is a combination of things. First, I got an absolute great deal on it, just $25 shipped. Second, I knew the hardware itself was really high quality. And lastly, I don’t have a zwave radio in my home (this far) and looking at the ZigBee thermostats seemed like a bit of a minefield. I do mention in the blog post that I was considering a Zen ZigBee thermostat and then when I found the super cheap Nest decided it was worth a try even if I later replace it.
  
  Nice luck on the A/C upgrade! I’ll never I understand why a house this modern skipped out on running a 5+ wire cable.
  
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  - Joelk111@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    That is a sweet deal! Can’t reccommend a z wave dongle enough though. I don’t really have much wifi stuff in my smart home any more.
    
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- observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Oh, those could be de-evilled? Will definitely look into it. I have one that the previous owner installed and I just disconnected and have always used as a dumb thermostat.
  
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TheGoldenV@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Wow, this came up at a good time for me. I’ve been running ours like an old school one since they tried to make me link my account to it.

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- quadrant5835@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  Good luck! We are on day 3 with it and it has been reliably following the schedule and responding to temporary overrides as expected.
  
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lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I have a 1st gen Nest flashed with NLE. No google, no Nest app, just local control with Home Assistant. I love it.

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W3dd1e@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I am degoogled in as many places as possible but I have a nest thermostat that was in the house when I bought it.

I’m going to try this for myself! I can’t believe it never occurred to me before.

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- quadrant5835@lemmy.zip ⁨40⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago
  Good luck! I imagine it will be really satisfying to restore full function and keep your data out of Google’s hands.
  
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rmtworks@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
This is a great write up, thanks for sharing! I’d like to do something like this when I own a home someday.

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- quadrant5835@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  Thanks for reading! I see posts like this every now and again and always wanted a reason to do one for myself. I’ve also been itching to be less of a lurker and make some posts here.
  
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