I have been using my Nest secure offline for the past ~6 months in conjunction with the ADT one they gave for free... but the ADT one is so bad i have stopped using it.

ADT have sent me 4 different motion sensors and they all have the same issues - wont alarm when im walking in front of it waving my hands, and then when i do arm it - will randomly set off the alarm when nobody is home.

They sent me a 2nd base station and same thing. So i just threw it in the trash.

At least Google let me double dip on their offer and i also got the $200 voucher from the google store to flip something.

Anyway - what are people using now?

Im looking for a good alternative - something with NO monthly fees, something that works, and has granularity settings (which is very important to me and ADT does not even do).

That is i have motion sensors downstairs and upstairs - when im away, all are on obviously. When i go to bed i want to enable downstairs only.

ADT only lets you enable or disable ALL at once.

Any one having trouble with the nest app and google home app right now? Both apps are saying no connection to Nest service.

Everything else on my home network is working fine.

Edit: I re started the apps a couple times with no luck. Restarted my phone 10mins later and everything seems to be working again.

What are the best Heat/Cool safety temperature to choose for Toronto area, Ontario Canada?

We have two thermostats in our house. One in the kitchen that controls the heat and one in the upstairs hallway for A/C. Does this mean I would absolutely NEED two nests/smart thermostats or is it somehow possible to get by with only 1? We have central air (inside unit in attic) and oil heating/furnace (in basement). I’m comfortable with most DIY stuff and have done many projects but I’m kind of curious as to if this would be out of my skill set or just downright impossible.

Thanks!

Just clicked on my thermostat and it fell to the floor flat on its face, after that it froze on the previous screen and wouldn't operate, I tried putting it back on its base a few times now it's black with a flashing green light (when held for 10 seconds it flashes orange and then green) it won't turn on I'm not sure what to do, any help would be very appreciated!

The title says it all. The camera--out of the blue--went offline and i can't get it connected again. I can't even find on the computer or the phone my wi-fi network! Ugh!!!!!!

My nest camera is connected, showing live video from my livingroom. However, when I want to go to settings it says "cannot connect". How do I fix this? Cant delete it either, cant re install it.

We had a strong thunderstorm with higher winds the other day. I noticed that our wired outdoor nest cam had real blurry video (which i had seen before after a rainstorm but it was just water on the outside). It has been like this for a day or two now and went out to look at it and there was condensation on the inside of the lens cap. Is there something to make sure the lens cap is watertight so I don't get this again?

I've seen some Nest forum and Reddit threads lean toward "yes, maybe," and others toward "no, forget it." Wondering if the Nest team can provide any input here.

Hey,
Was anyone able to connect Google Nest Doorbell (wireless) to their Sonos speaker?

I am having some trouble and would appreciate any and all feedback.

Thanks!

I have rads throughout my house, heated from my air source heat pump, controlled via a single Nest thermostat in the main living area of my house.

My front entrance and utility area are undergoing renovation at the moment and I'm taking the opportunity to retro fit some water-fed underfloor heating, replacing the rads. The UFH will be T'd into the flow and return of my radiators and managed with a manifold.

I will use floor probes to monitor the temp of the UFH to ensure it doesn't get too hot, but I dont really understand the interaction of a manifold and a thermostat. Do I need a thermostat to control the temp in that area? And if so, can the Nest do that job?

If this question is better suited to another thread, feel free to advise. I am not very technically minded and I am new to DIY in general so please ELI5!

So my family just moved back into our house after renting it out for a year. We had the hvac system replaced before we left because we had to. The new hvac uses electric heating and cooling where we use to have gas furnace for heat and electric cooling. Last night the nest thermostat turned off and the gas furnace kicked on and made the house unbearably hot. We had to turn the gas valve off to make it stop but I can hear the pilot light still trying to light. Has anyone had this issue before and if so how did you resolve it?

We are experiencing a heat wave and the Nest seems to be prioritizing cooling the main part of the house and never switching to the Master Bedroom zone. The result is that the bedroom (which is also my office) gets incredibly hot and stays hot. I don’t want to shut off the main zone because it’s so hot, I’d like have it prioritize cooling the bedroom to the desired temp, then have it switch to the rest of the house. I’ve tried turning the temperature control up in the main house and down in the master bedroom but it doesn’t seem to make a difference. Any ideas?

Anyone noticing increasing issues with Chromecast just not working properly?

I've got a 4k CCwGtv in multiple rooms and lately I haven't been able to cast to them and I wonder if it is due to the mesh network?

A detailed example: Today, I was sitting in the dining room (located below my master bedroom, which has a Mesh Pro point in it) and I was trying to connect to the living room TV (40 feet away, same level of home) which has a Mesh point next to it. I could not see the TV on the list of devices, nor could I access the virtual remote via the Google Home app (it explicitly said it couldn't connect to the device). In fact, I could only connect to the Master Bedroom TV - but we have a total of 3 castable screens in the house.

We've had several other issues over the last year (Nest speakers or groups not appearing on Spotify).

Overall it's gotten very flaky lately.

Anyone know anything I'm missing?

I've had nest since they were originally "Dropcam" and loved it. Loved the upgrade to the nest cams. Loved the outdoor nest cams. Mine are now obsolete and I upgraded to the brand new cameras now that only work with Google Home a few months ago.

They're battery and not plugged in which is my first issue obviously. (I'd love to get them hardwired in if it's possible - not sure it is but haven't had any time to research this lately) Anyway, we had a huge storm here when we were out of the country this past week and our huge trampoline is gone! It was staked down and has survived 80-90mph wind gusts more than once so obviously i wanted to see what happened. Zero events on that day and there were no power outages! How can a huge trampoline not register as an event?

Not only that, our front lawn is a a few acres, so when we mow we go in and out of the camera's frame multiple times with minutes in between coming back into frame. It will only pick up maybe 1 of these events, maybe 2. I have tested the cameras event recognition while they were plugged in and charging and it still didn't alert every time the mower came into frame.

These new cameras just don't seem very reliable to me and I'm mad at myself for spending what I did on them! Has anyone else had these issues too??

ETA- our hired man found our trampoline and brought it back to our house and put it, in pieces, back to it's original spot, and none of that was picked up on the cameras either!

my house is a new build. I don't have a C-wire (common).

I tried to install a 3rd gen nest but it gave an error saying it needs a c-wire. googled it and found that the 2nd gen operates without one. bought a 2nd gen and got the same error.

should i try the Nest E or just give up?