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Re: [RFI] Nest Thermostat

To: "W5JR.Mike" <w5jr.mike@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Nest Thermostat
From: David Cole <dave@nk7z.net>
Reply-to: dave@nk7z.net
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:31:58 -0800
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Right now, my biggest worry would be high levels of RF on the heater
control lines...  My first step would be to bypass everything.    
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On Tue, 2013-12-03 at 15:25 -0500, W5JR.Mike wrote: 
> 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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