My 'smart' thermostat tried to save energy by freezing me out

I got a Nest last winter thinking it would cut my gas bill, but the auto-schedule went nuts and set the heat to 55 degrees while I was home sick. My apartment in Denver felt like a walk-in freezer for a whole day before I figured it out. Has anyone else had their smart home tech fight them on comfort versus savings?

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ben40224d ago

I've had my Nest for three years and it's been the opposite for me. The auto-schedule learned my routine perfectly, and my gas bill actually went down without me ever feeling cold. Maybe yours just needed a better setup period or a manual schedule tweak.

the_jamie24d ago

Honestly I saw a whole thread about this last winter. A bunch of people said their Nest never really learned right and kept kicking on at weird times. Others, like you, had it work perfectly. The big takeaway was it seems totally random whether the auto-schedule works for someone's house or not. There's no consistency, which is pretty frustrating for a smart device. Makes me wonder if it depends on how predictable your daily routine actually is.