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Re: [RFI] Nest Thermostat

To: "dave@nk7z.net" <dave@nk7z.net>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Nest Thermostat
From: "W5JR.Mike" <w5jr.mike@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 15:25:36 -0500
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I wonder if Honeywell's similar product has similar issues?

tnx
Mike / W5JR

> On Dec 3, 2013, at 3:22 PM, David Cole <dave@nk7z.net> wrote:
> 
> Well...  That crosses off a Nest Thermostat from my list of cool geeky
> things to own...  I had actually been thinking about one...
> -- 
> Thanks and 73's,
> For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
> www.nk7z.net
> for MixW support see;
> http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
> for Dopplergram information see:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info
> for MM-SSTV see:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tue, 2013-12-03 at 15:15 -0500, Larry Bryan wrote: 
>> Problem is they refuse to send another base and without it, the stat
>> won't work. 
>> 
>> 73
>> Larry - W8LIG
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 2:29 PM, David Cole <dave@nk7z.net> wrote:
>>        If it were mine, I would bypass it for RF.  A call to Nest
>>        letting them
>>        know it is living in a high RF environment might be in
>>        order...
>> 
>>        Also, you might want to run some exposure calculations as
>>        well...  :)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>        --
>>        Thanks and 73's,
>>        For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
>>        www.nk7z.net
>>        for MixW support see;
>>        http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
>>        for Dopplergram information see:
>>        http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info
>>        for MM-SSTV see:
>>        http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>        On Tue, 2013-12-03 at 13:09 -0500, Larry Bryan wrote:
>>> I bought a NEST programmable thermostat in 2012 so I could
>>        monitor the
>>> house while in Florida. It's worked very well until last
>>        month. I was
>>> working 40m and after I was done, the wife wanted to know
>>        why the HVAC was
>>> running and cold air coming out of the floor vents. I
>>        investigated and
>>> found that both the AC and Heat was running and the
>>        thermostat was showing
>>> the wrong temperature.
>>> 
>>> Calling NEST the next day, I was informed that the base of
>>        the thermostat
>>> has fusing and the fuse was blown. NEST sent a replacement
>>        base and after
>>> installation, it was working again.
>>> 
>>> Again last night while working a DXpedition on CW, I shut
>>        down and walked
>>> into the family room to find the same thing had happened. My
>>        SteppIR is on
>>> a tower directly adjacent to the house and it was raised to
>>        about 35 feet.
>>> 
>>> So I'm looking for suggestions on how I can reduce the RF
>>        getting into the
>>> thermostat. Obviously going back to an analog thermostat is
>>        a solution but
>>> would like to make that the final solution if possible.
>>> 73
>>> Larry - W8LIG
>> 
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