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kitacek in Cognitive Surplus, about +13Y ago: (root)
We ordered a Nest Learning Thermostat. We'll keep you appraised of how it goes.
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conrad in Cognitive Surplus, about +13Y ago:
It will seriously change your home heating bill.  I installed on in January, and it's been revolutionary.  Love being able to change the set point from my iPhone.  Also, the
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MrFood in Cognitive Surplus, about +13Y ago:
Now that the month is approaching that I will actually need to turn my heat back on, something like this is quite tempting. Granted our winters aren't half bad in Seattle, but still I
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kitacek in Cognitive Surplus, about +13Y ago:
We already have a programmable thermostat but it isn't perfect. We're looking forward to the remote login capabilities, too. Since I was only in there starting in March, I don't have
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kitacek in Cognitive Surplus, about +13Y ago:
you probably don't have AC in Seattle, but in my humble opinion and brief back-of-the-napkin analysis, the Nest can do more for AC users than it can for heating users. That's not to say
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conrad in Cognitive Surplus, about +13Y ago:
In particular, the Airwave functionality is damn cool for A/C users.
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MrFood in Cognitive Surplus, about +13Y ago:
Yeah I got nothing on the AC side, besides some windows that open and some fans and shorts.
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kitacek in Cognitive Surplus, about +13Y ago:
Nest Installed! Easy! 
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MrFood in Cognitive Surplus, about +13Y ago:
This makes me wonder, you are definitely not going to be using AC. So what are your expectations in terms of energy efficiency gained through your heating system with your new thermostat?
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kitacek in Cognitive Surplus, about +13Y ago:
I should save ~20 a month in the deep of winter!  So it should pay off in a couple years.
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kitacek in Cognitive Surplus, about +12Y ago:
You're right. The Auto Away sensor really is as smart as they say it is. Most times we walk by the Nest it's on our way out the door, so we thought it wouldn't be that smart as far as
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gunner125 in Cognitive Surplus, about +12Y ago:
In California those with PG&E are required to have a SmartMeter.  It will record your energy usage on an hourly basis which you can view online.  Nice "free" technology we
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