Anyone here have a HomeKit thermostat? Such as the ecobee, or Honeywell or
another? If so can you give me your opinions on the accessibility of the app?
And do you use the thermostat app most or the home app?
Thanks
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Hi John,
We have the Ecobee. Mostly I use that app rather than the home app, or I just
use Siri. Ecobee has done a nice job with accessibility. My only criticism is,
having also used the Nest app, I like the Nest app better. It's less layered,
so easier to do things like modify the temperature.
Thank you, that’s the kind of feedback I was hoping to get. That is the one
I’ve been looking at. But really would love to know if somebody like something
else better or not.
I think a lot of the thought from different companies is that people will put
it in automatic and let it build your rout
Hi Donna,
I, too, have the Nest thermostat, and yes, the app is pretty straight forward.
Like you, I particularly like the fact that wherever I am in the house I can
adjust the temperature as needed. My only complaint so far is that I can’t use
the schedule feature, but have to keep adjusting t
Well, if you're a control freak, then I am, too.
I gave up trying to use Siri with the Nest, because I found it a little too
quirky. So in a nutshell, the Ecobee works great with Siri, but the app is far
less intuitive than Nest. The one thing I can say though, is when you change
the temperatur
Hi List,
Is there any way to have "SIRI" on my IPhone 11 include the wind speed & chance
of rain when you ask for the whether forecast?
Thanks
Chuck
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Trouble with a nest for me is it’s not HomeKit
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> Well, if you're a control freak, then I am, too.
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> I gave up trying to use Siri with the Nest, because I found it a little too
> quirky. So in a n
Hi. I'm looking at various thermostat options as ours is on it's way
out and we want something more blind friendly.
How is the Nest app in terms of ease of use with Voiceover?
We have Alexa via my echo third gen speaker but I think I'd rather go
the iOS route...
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Cameron, that is the very reason that we switched from Nest to ecobee. Nest and
Siri do not play well together. The only way to control Nest using Siri is via
Google Assistant. You cannot set up a Nest device in HomeKit.
Cheers,
Donna
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Hi Cameron,
Well, I've been a happy Nest user for several years. The app works well. You
can adjust the temperature easily and eventually, it will remember your
preferred settings. The only issue is the scheduling option as that based on a
grid. Honestly, not being able to schedule my temperatur
Hi Donna,
I have not experienced the problems with SIRI that you have referenced. But my
needs are modest, I'm retired and that makes a difference.
Best Regards,
Les
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Hi. Okay, thanks for the info.
One more question...
We have a gas furnace with bassboard heating and electric central air.
Our current thermostat has a physical switch that let's you choose
heat, cool, or off.
Does the Nest have this sort of switch or is it in the app? (I haven't
actually got to
It’s in the app. But it’s easy to do.
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> Hi. Okay, thanks for the info.
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> One more question...
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> We have a gas furnace with bassboard heating and electric central air.
> Our current thermostat has a physical sw
If you just want to control the thermostat the nest app works very well with
voiceover. I have no real complaints with that. But if you want to integrate it
into a HomeKit environment like say to use it to control fans or shades then no
it’s not HomeKit compatible. Plus it isn’t as secure as Hom
The nest has no physical switches. Whether it can be controlled or not depends
on what wires are coming to the thermostat. You would really probably be best
if you contact Nest and ask them.
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Hi Cameron,
It's in the app. As stated, the Nest has no physical switches. I use the app to
switch from heat to cool and sometimes to off.
Best Regards,
Les
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