How To Use A Nest Thermostat
A Nest thermostat is the perfect way to maintain control of your home's heating. It offers a host of useful features and it's intuitive design programs itself and adjusts the temperature based on whether you're at home or not.
In this guide we'll walk you through the steps showing you how to use a Nest thermostat properly so you can get the most out of this smart heating system.
Step 1: Understanding Your Nest Thermostat's Basic Functions
- Learn to adjust your home's temperature effortlessly by rotating the Nest's dial.
- To increase the temperature of your room, simply turn the dial clockwise. When doing this, the screen will glow orange indicating that the boiler is now active.
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To turn the boiler and your heating off, rotate the dial anti-clockwise when the screen will revert to black
Step 2: Explore The Farsight Feature
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The Farsight feature displays certain information as you approach the thermostat. You can customise what you see, whether that's the current temperature, the time, or even the weather!
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To do this, press the device and rotate the dial until the settings icon is at the top. Press it again and turn the dial until you reach 'Display'. From here, you'll be prompted to choose your preferred display option.
Step 3: Navigating The Menu For Advanced Settings
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Your Nest thermostat offers a wide range of settings to choose from and the user-friendly interface makes changes quick and easy.
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Settings range from altering the display brightness to scheduling times for your heating to turn on and off.
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To move between the different settings, just rotate the dial in either direction and press the screen to select.
Step 4: Scheduling Your Nest To Turn On And Off
- Creating a schedule on your Nest allows you to set specific days and times for your heating to come on.
- Rotate the dial on the Nest until you reach 'Schedule'. Press the Nest face.
- It'll automatically take you to today's date. From here, rotate the dial to the time when you'd like your heating to come on, then press the screen.
- Next, turn the dial again until you reach the time that you want the heating to turn off, or for the temperature to reduce.
Step 5: Connect The Nest To Your Smart Device
- As well as setting your heating directly on the Nest thermostat, you can also use your mobile or tablet.
- To do this, download the Nest app and run through the easy-to-follow instructions. You can then adjust your heating even when you're out and about.
