The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XVV

kenchan · 11-30-2015, 03:31 PM

possum up to no good.

kenchan · 11-30-2015, 04:21 PM

so it's confirmed... snow condition working in the field this week..

better not drop my tools.. be gone till Spring.

kenchan · 11-30-2015, 04:25 PM

oh yah, that new thermostat on our house is pretty good.

my hvac doesn't short cycle any more.

Masterbeatty · 11-30-2015, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

oh yah, that new thermostat on our house is pretty good.

my hvac doesn't short cycle any more.

Which one did you get?

I had a Honeywell but I broke it. But I loved the damn thing. Now I am looking into the nest since I have a drop cam.

kenchan · 11-30-2015, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Masterbeatty

Which one did you get?

I had a Honeywell but I broke it. But I loved the damn thing. Now I am looking into the nest since I have a drop cam.

i got a lux brand one. it was like $60 shipped, used prime points so it was free to me.

i saw that nest was having some issues on their firmware and i was too lazy to check wat that was all about.

but our hvac is a simple one stage so im sure it would've worked fine.

i had a honeywell programmable one too, it was short cycling like a mofo.

kenchan · 11-30-2015, 04:35 PM

only issue i have with this new thermostat is that it is a yay bit smaller than the honeywell so i have 2 holes and area around the new thermostat missing paint on the wall

will make a CF bezel for it and it'll be good.

will just put some kind of cover using craft paper or something.

Masterbeatty · 11-30-2015, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i got a lux brand one. it was like $60 shipped, used prime points so it was free to me.

i saw that nest was having some issues on their firmware and i was too lazy to check wat that was all about.

but our hvac is a simple one stage so im sure it would've worked fine.

i had a honeywell programmable one too, it was short cycling like a mofo.

Yha since I have oil baseboard I had to wire in a 24vdc power supply to power the wifi. But I dropped it on the floor when I was moving something around.

JARblue · 11-30-2015, 04:39 PM

We've had a Nest for a couple of years now. The thing works great. AC/heat comes on way less frequently than the old thermostat, and the bonus of being able to adjust the temp while laying in bed is awesome

onzedge · 11-30-2015, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette

or bent Z....

kenchan · 11-30-2015, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Masterbeatty

Yha since I have oil baseboard I had to wire in a 24vdc power supply to power the wifi. But I dropped it on the floor when I was moving something around.

ouch..

yah, the lux brand one can support the 24vdc. im not familiar with home hvac systems though so kinda went for the 'easy to install' 'easy to setup' kinda amazon reviewed model.

and there was a reviewer with a very similar problem i was having that this new thermostat fixed so that sealed the deal for me.

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Originally Posted by JARblue

We've had a Nest for a couple of years now. The thing works great. AC/heat comes on way less frequently than the old thermostat, and the bonus of being able to adjust the temp while laying in bed is awesome

very nice.

i like how they are round and colorful too. makes for a modern looking house. my furniture is contemporary so wouldve been a great fit.

Leingod · 11-30-2015, 04:48 PM

Why am i still at work? Why do things want to break as I'm ready to leave? grrr.... taco Hell tonight. No more leftovers.

How hard is it to install a nest? I know jack about thermostats.

JARblue · 11-30-2015, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

How hard is it to install a nest? I know jack about thermostats.

As long as you don't have any weird HVAC wiring, it's a piece of cake. I think I connected three existing low voltage lines to it. Took maybe 60 seconds

kenchan · 11-30-2015, 04:54 PM

my hvac uses 4 wires and as mr. jar mentioned, very easy to install.

my wires are color coded too.. yellow, green, white, red. i think they were. just hook it up to the Y, G, W, R terminals. can't get any easier.

kenchan · 11-30-2015, 04:54 PM

btw leon, did you hardwire your dashcam?

JARblue · 11-30-2015, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

my hvac uses 4 wires and as mr. jar mentioned, very easy to install.

my wires are color coded too.. yellow, green, white, red. i think they were. just hook it up to the Y, G, W, R terminals. can't get any easier.

The wire colors actually matched the colors on the terminals on the Nest

11-30-2015, 04:25 PM	#9573 (permalink)
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11-30-2015, 04:48 PM	#9581 (permalink)
Leingod A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Some Place Cold Posts: 16,053 Drives: In Circles Rep Power: 2684396	Why am i still at work? Why do things want to break as I'm ready to leave? grrr.... taco Hell tonight. No more leftovers. How hard is it to install a nest? I know jack about thermostats. __________________ I AM FLOOF! SOMEBODY FLOOF MY HORN!! ALL HAIL THE FLOOF!!I JUST FLOOFED ON THE FLOOR

11-30-2015, 04:54 PM	#9583 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	my hvac uses 4 wires and as mr. jar mentioned, very easy to install. my wires are color coded too.. yellow, green, white, red. i think they were. just hook it up to the Y, G, W, R terminals. can't get any easier. JARblue likes this.

11-30-2015, 04:54 PM	#9584 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	btw leon, did you hardwire your dashcam? JARblue likes this.

11-30-2015, 03:31 PM	#9571 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	possum up to no good.

11-30-2015, 04:21 PM	#9572 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	so it's confirmed... snow condition working in the field this week.. better not drop my tools.. be gone till Spring.

11-30-2015, 04:35 PM	#9576 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	only issue i have with this new thermostat is that it is a yay bit smaller than the honeywell so i have 2 holes and area around the new thermostat missing paint on the wall will make a CF bezel for it and it'll be good. will just put some kind of cover using craft paper or something.

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