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An Overview Into Why The Nest Thermostat Is Special

By Bob Richmond


Nest Lab is a manufacturing and design company that specializes in producing the Nest thermostat used for homes and light-commercial buildings. Over the years, they have honed their skills to come up with a highly efficiant mainstream consumer product. The Nest is sensor driven, programmable and Internet connected via Wi-Fi.

The company was founded in 2010 by two Apple veterans, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers . The headquarters are in Palo Alto, California. The company distributes the product mainly within the United States and Canada although is upping production to meet other markets. Purchasing of the device can be done via online stores or through special certified local retail shops and installers.

The hardware component of these devices is made up of two primary pieces, the main printed circuit board and a rotating ring made of steel. These two major components are fitted together via a base where the connecting terminals and holes to screw the device onto a wall are located. Lab has simplified DIY installation by reducing the number of connecting wires.

In terms of software, the device is fitted with an operating system that allows the owner to interact with the thermostat both physically and remotely. The device has a control wheel which the operator turns to display a menu for the various functions or to simply tuen the temperature up or down. Functions such as switching to heating or cooling mode can also be selected.

Other features make the device more user friendly than any other thermostat on the market. First, there is an option that displays energy history to allow the user to monitor how much energy is consumed over the last 10 days. Plus, there is a scheduling option that shows what program the device is following; this can also be altered to fit into a long term or punctual change in the user's heating habits. Being Internet-linked means the device can also be regularly updated with new programs that are downloaded online.

This thermostat strives to improve the big issue of energy economy that traditional devices have been unable to address with success. Nest Lab technology enables the device to learn the general heating requirements of a household and memorize the trends to use them as a basis from which to operate. In this way the Nest manages the heating system more efficiently while providing more comfort. The user is also saved the task of having to constantly adjust temperature settings.

On the same note, the consumption of power is markedly reduced especially when the user is away or the weather is more clement. This thermostat is especially helpful to people who easily forget to turn off their device while away as it senses when no one is home and automatically runs into low energy mode.




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