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 ...

HVAC technicians routinely encounter a wide variety of thermostats in homes and buildings, from the basic dial-face thermostats to cloud-based intelligent units that can learn an occupant’s schedule ...

If you own a Nest smart thermostat, you may be experiencing problems with the battery. Big problems with the battery. As in, the battery keeps draining and leaving you in the literal freezing cold. A ...

Unlike previous generations, the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen) that launched last month debuted without any manual control for display brightness. As such, the default dim settings of the display ...

A thermostat is the brains behind your home’s heating and cooling system, whether that system has a heat pump, furnace, boiler, central AC, or a combination. By monitoring and controlling the ...