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Pros

Incredibly easy and solved my problem. Installed this little wonder and problem solved. If your thermostat lacks sufficient power, this is a way to fix it.

Bought a nest from my power company for dirt cheap ($15) as part of a green initiative program. Though i believe this was a little bit expensive for what it is, the clear instructions and the use of the two old wires make it worth imho. Don’t hesitate...  Read More



Cons

Same issue with the nest thermostat in the basement (heat only) with the power connector at the hvac. I am not able to access the actual furnace, i live in an apartment & the furnace is on the roof.

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Quality


Installed was simple and the product works.


Installation of the device was super easy - just a few wires to re-route based on the very good instructions that come with the product.


If google and nest did quality control and designed a unit that actually worked without a c wire, then this unit would not be n...  Read More

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Should make clear that your using the negative (-) side of the built-in 24vac transformed (c wire).

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  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 2,668 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 28 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Descriptions of the google nest thermostat indicated it would work ok without a cwire but ours did not


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Works ok but you will have less operating hassles if you install another wire instead


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However you can probably also fix it for free if you have an unused wire in your thermostat wiring bundle by using that wire to connect the ccom port of your thermostat to the ccom24 v power line on your blowers control board


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    We only realized this after starting the install


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I wish google nest had just told us up front


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There should be a schematic included with this unit so to better understand how this unit works


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Should make clear that your using the negative side of the builtin 24vac transformed c wire


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I initially bought one of the plug in transformers because of the next day delivery and it worked for two months

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