Over the previous weekend I seen that it was getting hotter in the home throughout the afternoon. The thermostat can be on ECO, and I did not set it there.
On Tuesday June fifteenth it obtained as much as 95 levels exterior. In Deep East Texas, the temperature solely tells half the story. The humidity exterior being at close to 100% actually makes it really feel hotter in your home.
I was stunned to listen to about some folks in Houston having their thermostats adjusted routinely as a result of they enrolled in a specific power saver program.
I assumed that may very well be my challenge as nicely. I’ve a nest thermostat controlling the temperature in the home. It is fancy, however maybe too fancy, if it leaves you sweating.
A deeper dive into my nest app helped me discover my challenge. In a latest iPhone replace, my apps connectivity to the surface world was restricted attributable to safety considerations.
Nest is a google product, and iPhone is nicely, an apple product. They normally play nicely collectively. This time, they didn’t.
The settings for my Eco temperatures are fairly modest and throughout the vary that has been steered for if you find yourself away from the home. So no points there.
You possibly can see right here {that a} deeper dive into my nest app allowed me to search out a problem with my location settings. That massive exclamation level was a lifeless giveaway that I used to be having a connectivity downside.
A latest iPhone replace had this setting tousled. This was the reason for my challenge. I set it to ‘ALWAYS’ now, so it’ll observe the place I’m, and never go into eco mode when I’m at dwelling.
Trying on the ultimate web page right here, you’ll be able to see that it not solely tracks my cellphone, however it additionally is aware of if somebody is dwelling in the event that they stroll in entrance of the termostat. Some days, we simply do not go strolling round that a part of the home.

I believe I’ve found out my points with the app. Fortunately it wasn’t warmth wave associated, or something my energy firm did, or that I used to be enrolled in. Hope that helps you too.
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