Hand holds a phone with the Nest app next to a Nest thermostat on a screen indicating HVAC running time - oasisamuel/Shutterstock For many homeowners, smart thermostats are worth the hype, as they let ...

In early July, when temperatures were rising to the 90s, my smart thermostat, a Nest Gen-4 model, shut down completely in the worst timing possible. None of the quick fixes I had used when testing ...

Pay attention to furnace smells. A metallic or burning odor could mean overheated electrical components. A musty smell ...

While the Google Nest Thermostat install can be fairly simple on most systems, there are occasions where something goes wrong. We’re going to cover 3 common problems and how to solve them quickly and ...

Our homes today are equipped with some smart device or another, even if it's just a smart TV. But despite their seemingly intelligent features, not many of them are smart enough to foresee problems in ...

You already know your Google Nest Thermostat learns your heating and cooling needs and can automatically keep your home the perfect temperature. Now Nest has some new tricks in the works. Google Nest ...

Google is aiming to make its Nest smart thermostats smarter with a new capability that lets you know when the HVAC systems in your home may be experiencing problems. The thermostats will use ...

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