How Nest Thermostats Saves Money

How does the Nest Learning Thermostat actually save you money? Looking at three factors, including learning your schedule, using home/away, and Google's algorithmic magic/tweaks, July, 2019.

[bobjohnson]

sorry to ask silly question but i recently installed this thermostat and i didn't know what to set it so i set it under eco. This kept the a/c running the whole day 24 i doing something wrong? This isn't saving me money it's making me lose

[branislavkorenic]

I would like that somebody writes down very simple way how to set this complicated device to cool at constant 74 F or to heat at constant 74 F! And how to turn fan on or off without any complicating time intervals.

[noahreed]

Is he describing the programmable or the learnable version?

[nolansherman]

I would do on that thermostat is set it to 68 in the winter when I'm home. When I'm going to sleep and work I would set it to 60. In the summer I would set it to 78 to keep the house more cooler I'll keep the same temperature when I'm sleeping. Before I go to work I'll set it to 82. Before I leave the house for vacation I would set it to 85

[artsoto]

Lets say it's 100 degrees outside, I usually have my thermostat at 74, let's say I set it at 80 when I am not home, wouldn't the AC struggle to get it to 74 when you come back home, therefore spending more electricity off and on throughout the day? Thanks

[sunshinehwy]

What generation Nest Learning Thermostat is this?

[SyDiko]

I just had one of these installed (v3 Learning), and its weird to see after a week it setting itself to your preferences.

[wimschoenmakers]

This Nest will not save you a Cent. After years running the thing I think it's looks great, it works fine, but it's nothing more than a nice bling gadget.

[randallsimonsen]

NO it did not. Hours trouble shooting, Hours customer support returned a month ago and still no credit. The nest was replaced with a simple progtamable for one fouth the cost in minutes. THIS product is a joke and not in a humorus way. SEE you really NEED 2 apps on your phone to heat the house you live in. If I leave I turn it off. if I want heat now I turn it up, if I wish to save I play with limits and scheduels.... Needless complication of a dead simple task. You have been warned, wish I was.