Beginner's guide to the Nest thermostat

Nest thermostats and Nest Learning Thermostats (4th gen) include a few printed materials in the box to familiarize you with the product and installation. Follow the installation instructions in the Home app which provides you with the right wiring diagram for your system.

Each thermostat has different guides you can download.

Tip: These guides should open directly in your browser. If you have trouble viewing them, download and install a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader.

There are a few ways you may save energy with your thermostat like setting Eco temperatures when no one’s home, reviewing your Home Report to monitor your energy use, or joining an energy saving program.

• Improve energy savings with your Nest thermostat
• Learn about the Nest Home Report
• Thermostat Energy History
• About Nest thermostat savings
• Home & Away Routines

Your Nest Thermostat has many settings to help you feel comfortable in your home. Hold temperature can maintain the current temperature or any of your presets. You can also set temperatures with a swipe of your thermostat’s touch bar. Learn more about how to control your thermostat.

• Learn about Early-On and how to change settings
• Thermostat Safety Temperatures
• Air filters and filter reminders
• Furnace Heads-Up
• Learn about Airwave and how to change settings
• Nest thermostat information menu
• Hold the temperature on your thermostat
• Change the temperature on a Nest thermostat
• Change Nest Thermostat batteries (Low battery message)
• Adaptive Comfort and Adaptive Eco (Nest Learning Thermostat 4th gen only)
• Set up Humidity Helper on your Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen)
• Natural Heating and Cooling (Nest Learning Thermostat 4th gen only)
• Set up Smart Ventilation on your Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen)

These articles cover the most common issues you may encounter after setting up your Nest thermostat or Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen). This is not an extensive list so if you don’t find what you’re looking for below, there are other troubleshooting articles that you can find using the search bar above.

• Troubleshoot common issues
• Restart or reset a Nest thermostat
• Troubleshoot a "No power" alert on a Nest thermostat (E298, E448 or M20 help code)
• Manual reset for Nest Thermostat

If you moved into a home that already has a Nest thermostat or Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen) installed, follow these steps to remove the previous owner’s settings.

1. Have the previous owner remove the thermostat from their account if possible. If this isn’t possible, reset the thermostat to factory default. You may also need to do an account reset on your thermostat before you can pair it to yourself.
2. Set up the thermostat and add it to your account.

Nest thermostats don’t have a touch screen. Use it just like a normal thermostat, turn the ring up when you want it a little warmer, and turn it down when you want it a little cooler. Press your thermostat ring towards the wall to check more options. Turn the ring to select an option. Press the ring again to confirm your selection.

Here are the most important articles to familiarize yourself and get you comfortable with using your thermostat:

• Control your Nest thermostat with the app
• Nest thermostat temperature modes
• Learn about Nest thermostat displays
• Nest thermostat settings

There are a few ways to save energy with your thermostat like setting Eco Temperatures when no one’s home, reviewing your Home Report to monitor your energy use, or joining an energy saving program.

• Improve energy savings with your Nest thermostat
• Learn about the Nest Home Report
• Thermostat Energy History

Your Nest thermostat starts learning on day one, so it’s up to you to teach it good habits to help save energy. You can set your own heating or cooling schedules or have your thermostat Auto-Schedule for you.

• How Nest thermostats learn
• Nest thermostat temperature schedules
• Disable learning for the temperature schedule
• Restart or reset a Nest thermostat
• Learn about Eco Temperatures, Auto Eco and how to change settings

Your Nest thermostat has a few different features that can keep you comfortable. For instance, Early-On pre-heats or cools to reach your scheduled temperature on time. You can also set Safety Temperatures, which prevents your home from going above or below certain temperatures. Learn about the other ways your thermostat works.

• Learn about Early-On and how to change settings
• Thermostat Safety Temperatures
• Air filters and filter reminders
• Furnace Heads-Up
• Learn about Airwave and how to change settings
• Learn about Sunblock and how to change settings
• Nest thermostat information menu