Update 3/23: Pleasantly surprised that it has operated more or less faultlessly since setup, so will add one star (now 3) as I add another device to a different furnace. PS I really, really dislike the lack of a sign out in this app. Just more things to go wrong with no actual advance. Yes the device is an improvement (and is the only reason this isn't a one-star review), but really, it's easier to set the thermostat manually if you are away than it is to do it here. (A page of text would be much better than lots of fun bouncy graphics-we're installing things like thermostats, not playing). As an example of poorly thought-out operation (that is, privileging circuit design over utility) it took me longer to find out which device version it was than to put it on the wall. Using this for an old-style Nest t-stat obtained from my electric utility. Like others say, the app is cumbersome, slow, and awkward. Overall, feels a bit like an acquisition they now regret and will let die. I would put the old t-stat back if I hadn't recycled it. An advance that is far worse, cumbersome and otherwise difficult to use.
Irksome, poorly designed (T-stat use only)Įdited after a season's use. I regret all the money spent on this worthless system. I even had a google tech help me set that up, thats not safe, anyone who knows what I named the door can simply ask google loudly through my glass window or glass door and it opens anything. I tried everything to have the system recognize only my voice so people couldn’t open my garage or my front door, that does not work.
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