[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT: Talking Thermostat

Tue Mar 22 21:59:06 UTC 2016

I absolutely love my Echo.  My son gave it to me for Christmas.  As you I
didn't know anything about it the week of Christmas.  He mentioned something
Like why don't you have an Echo.  I asked what it was.

After Christmas I gave Jill a talk and show and tell on it and she rushed
out and got one.

I had to laugh as immediately after Christmas JC searched high and low to
buy himself an Echo and they were sold out every where with a statement that
they would not have any in until toward the end of February and that was at
Amazon the creators of the Echo.

He located one by mid January.

Joyce

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Thanks Dixie. I'll have to check into the Amazon Echo since someone said I
should get one just a few days ago and I don't even know for sure what it
does. (big grin). Going to check now.

Greg

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I don't know if the Nest has a desktop app.  I manage the Nest with my
iPhone.

I have just learned that it is supposedly accessible with the Amazon Echo as
well... I will certainly be looking into that!

Dixie
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That is truly amazing! You said it has an app. Does it require a smartphone
or could it be done from a pc? I may have to re-consider talking
thermostats!

Greg

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I have used both the VIP and the Nest.

At our old house I had the VIP and it was quite easy to use.

I could set a schedule of what times during each day the temperature was
warmer and when it was energy conserving.  I think there was 3 settings per
day available.  Something like Morning, Daytime and Evening.

When we moved here, we had the Nest installed.  When it was first installed
the accessibility of the iPhone app was very poor.  I wrote to the
manufacturer as I am sure many others did and they have improved the
accessibility measurably.  It isn't 100percent, but, it is 80 percent
better.  I am unable to change the "away" temperature levels, or set the
schedule, but, I am able to read the temperature, humidity, and change the
temperature for the presently home settings.

I am able to change it to Home or Away.

Like Annette I can call my husband and he can make the other changes
remotely while he is at work.

Another feature that is nice about the Nest, is it reverts to the Away
setting if there is no motion in the vicinity.  We have the Away settings
set to conserve energy.  When I walk in the room the Nest sees motion and
will revert to the Presently Home settings.

The Nest learns your habits too and will make a schedule based on that.  For
example: my husband pushes up the heat each morning before he gets up so the
bathroom will warm up for his shower.  Nest has learned when he was doing
that and now it does that automatically.

Dixie
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