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Introduction

The 3rd Generation Nest Thermostat has recently been launched by the smart home division of Google’s holding brand Alphabet and is the third generation of their state-of-the-art smart thermostats, Nest. The thermostat will be available at 7,000 retail locations across the globe as well as from 25,000 Nest Pro installers. The third generation of the smart thermostat features a variety of improvements over its predecessor. It has advancements in its physical profile, the size and quality of the display, as well as multiple newly added and improved features. Some features are made exclusively available to customers in Europe. For a full list of all features, see below.

Features

The price on release in the US was $249, with UK and European yet to be announced.

• Hot water (exclusive to Europe) – The 3rd Generation Thermostat can control your hot water tank, in addition to normal heating functions. The schedule of the hot water can be adjusted from your phone or thermostat, at anytime and anywhere, and the feature Auto-Away works in conjunction with the hot water tank to help save energy when the house is vacant.
• Advanced modulation with OpenTherm (exclusive to Europe) – 3rd Generation Nest uses the feature OpenTherm for communicating with compatible boilers and the Nest Thermostat to calculate the exact quantity of gas to burn to reach or maintain the requested temperature, instead of just turning the boiler on or off. This improvement helps save energy as well as prolongs the life of the user’s heating system.
• New and improved design – The 3rd Generation Nest Thermostat has a 40% larger display with a higher resolution of 229 pixels per inch – 25% more than the previous model graphics for the display have also been improved so it is possible to examine the display from a further distance. The 3rd generation Nest Thermostat also has a slightly thinner profile so it can sit flush against the wall and blend in better with the interior design.
• Farsight – The larger screen makes use of the newly added feature, Farsight, which automatically displays the time and temperature of the room upon detecting movement from across the room. The user can set the thermostat to display target temperature, a clock in an analog or digital format, or turn Farsight off.
• Furnace Heads-Up - Another feature that was firstly added with the launch of the third generation is Furnace Heads-Up, which monitors the in-house furnace.
• Internet Control – The 3rd Gen Nest Thermostat also comes with the ability to be controlled via the Internet through a mobile app and adapts to user behaviour over time. It also has compatibility with other Nest products.

The 3rd Generation Nest Smart Thermostat has received generally good reviews, with an overall score of 8.7/10 on CNET who praised the product for its “larger display, a better resolution and an all-new far-field sensor for viewing time and temperature information from a distance.” But noted that the thermostat lacked remote temperature sensors, taking away from its functionality. BestBuy customers gave the product an average score of 4.8/5. There have however been some requests for increased functionality, such as remote temperature sensors.

External links

• CNET
• Trusted Reviews