Nest Thermostat - Released in the UK

[Nuisance_Value]

lbc said:

The only places I have visited without thermostats are shared converted flats/houses where the landlord controls the heating, and the heating is usually on full blast.

My last place was a rented flat (not shared), and I've just bought the new place, which is a detached private house, and neither had a room stat so it does happen. It is a bit odd though, and coincidentally I was searching for Ariston thermostats to suit the boiler, wireless Ariston room stats & receivers ones are about £120 and look like something made by Amstrad in the eighties so the Nest one is quite appealing.

[Zoon]

VEX said:

If you like NEST then you would love this!

Should have pricing through for it in the next couple of days.

http://www.evohome.info/

£623 for a 4 room setup. Sledgehammer to crack a walnut springs to mind.

[The Restorer]

So on the whole Nest vs Tado I'm seeing the Tado can also control your water and the out of home feature is more automated by using GPS location on your phone to turn your heating on automatically as you return.

As much as I want to purchase this especially with the free installation offer (missed this on the Tado) I'm thinking the Tado is a better buy...

[cuneus]

Zoon said:

VEX said:

If you like NEST then you would love this!

Should have pricing through for it in the next couple of days.

http://www.evohome.info/

£623 for a 4 room setup. Sledgehammer to crack a walnut springs to mind.

£192 for base pack + £224 zoning kit = £416

[bogie]

The Restorer said:

So on the whole Nest vs Tado I'm seeing the Tado can also control your water and the out of home feature is more automated by using GPS location on your phone to turn your heating on automatically as you return.

As much as I want to purchase this especially with the free installation offer (missed this on the Tado) I'm thinking the Tado is a better buy...

Ive had the Salus IT500 since it came out, very pleased with it for £150 does the same thing. But its not automated away from home, you have to press a button on the control or your phone when you go away and on the way back

works fine for me and saving money when im away on business 2-4 days a week.....

The nest is "just" a thermostat that learns rather than a CH/HW programmer with wireless stat like Tado or Salus

The Tado adds the automated away from home thing ....

[Zoon]

cuneus said:

£192 for base pack + £224 zoning kit = £416

Read a review which mentioned the £623 for four rooms which I thought was quite steep.
400 is more like it.

[pmanson]

B17NNS said:

It's pretty cool to look at. Has the whole Apple thing going on. But what does it do that a programmable room stat doesn't (other than 'learn'?).

I'd still go with the above and put the £120 saved towards gas myself.

Oh, and I've never been in a house without a room stat.

Our house doesn't (but will have once i've finished the rennovations). Only rads to have TRVs were in the recent extension, the rest of the house just had rads without TRVs.

[spitfire-ian]

Murph7355 said:

Totally agree. They look to be pitching themselves as the Apple of the central heating world.

Smoke detector's a piss take too price wise. Though that does have a couple of handy features on it.

It's not only the price that's the problem

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26879987

[rich85uk]

Anyone tried the Owl system? allows you to monitor electricity useage too

http://www.theowl.com/index.php/products/smart-hea...

[fourpointsixgt]

BG are doing their Hive with 10% off till end of april, making it £179, that might be for homecare customers only though.

[page3]

Not a great start.

Nest finally arrived (next day from Amazon, but took three days).

Free installation 'booked' on the Nest website. Apparently 'HomeServe' are my installer, but on calling them they deny all knowledge of Nest installations.

Anyone managed to book an install?

[SirBadger]

page3 said:

Anyone managed to book an install?

I've got an appointment booked on Wednesday morning although my hive hasn't arrived yet. The installer emailed me asking when I'm available.

eta. I'm impatient so opted for the paid install

Edited by SirBadger on Saturday 5th April 21:57

[NH1]

http://www.coolsmartphone.com/2014/04/04/nest-halt...

Says its owned by Google too.

[Foppo]

Spare tyre said:

I have a wireless thermostat, when I go away I move it to near a radiator, this way the heating only come on for a min or two

Works well

I wouldn't mind a hive thing so I could fiddle with the temp without her knowing, leaving the old one on the wall so she can turn it up as high as she likes and tricking herself!

Switch the wireless thermostat to the off position then you don't have to move it near a radiator.Pointless having a radiator coming on for a min or two.

[untruth]

NH1 said:

http://www.coolsmartphone.com/2014/04/04/nest-halt...

Says its owned by Google too.

It is, and the main employees are ex-Apple.

[Rickyy]

Foppo said:

Spare tyre said:

I have a wireless thermostat, when I go away I move it to near a radiator, this way the heating only come on for a min or two

Works well

I wouldn't mind a hive thing so I could fiddle with the temp without her knowing, leaving the old one on the wall so she can turn it up as high as she likes and tricking herself!

Switch the wireless thermostat to the off position then you don't have to move it near a radiator.Pointless having a radiator coming on for a min or two.

Or just use it as intended and maintain the house at a lower temperature! I usually leave mine set to around 12-13 degrees when I'm away.

[CorradoTDI]

Hmmm - just been reading... so the heatlink does replace the existing progrmmer you have - in that case, how is the hot water controlled, I can't find anything on that?

[loughran]

gaz1234 said:

st reviews

Indeed, reminds me of Heatmiser nightmares.... but worse.

I'm ooot !

http://www.amazon.com/review/RA3CGM9WKSW47/ref=cm_...

Shame, I was looking forward to it.

[hairyben]

Zoon said:

VEX said:

If you like NEST then you would love this!

Should have pricing through for it in the next couple of days.

http://www.evohome.info/

£623 for a 4 room setup. Sledgehammer to crack a walnut springs to mind.

I recently fitted a DEVILINK system (as it was the only wholly wireless system I could find) that ran the client well into 4 figures

Mind, they still found that preferable to the 20 individual programmable thermostats that was running their electric heating, every one of which needed entering programming mode every time they went away and waned to turn the heating down...

as for the NEST, whats it beyond a smart stat like any comparible one but for a nice packaging?

[Zoon]

hairyben said:

I recently fitted a DEVILINK system (as it was the only wholly wireless system I could find) that ran the client well into 4 figures

Mind, they still found that preferable to the 20 individual programmable thermostats that was running their electric heating, every one of which needed entering programming mode every time they went away and waned to turn the heating down...

as for the NEST, whats it beyond a smart stat like any comparible one but for a nice packaging?

I've decided that the Nest is nothing more than a basic thermostat with as you say nice packaging.
After researching smart thermostats it would seem that the Tado is a far smarter system.