Re: Anyone else fallen in love with the Nest thermostat.

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--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "davidcfromtheuk" <ukdavidc@...>
wrote:
>
> I've been teased by a friend in the States about it (after years of
ribbing him about the way they waste energy !) Website is nest dot com.
It's designed by ex Apple engineers !
>

Whilst this is undoubtedly a good looking piece of kit, I must be missing
something because it looks like a flawed piece of design to me.

The most efficient way to heat a house is to have a temperature sensor in
every room and individual room control, with inputs from other rooms and
the external environment.

This is one sensor in one room and has intelligence built in based on
activity and settings for one single room. It will be slightly better than
the dumb thermostat in my current home but, it is never going to do as good
a job a properly installed heating and control system.

Rob



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