Most Popular Smart Thermostat: the Nest
Smart thermostats can save you money and make your home comfortable , obviously, but what investment is worth it? Last week we asked you to make a choice , and then we looked at five of the best smart thermostats and put them to a vote. We will now return to your favorite.
By and large, the thermostat that pioneered this product category was the one you thought was the best – the Nest Learning Thermostat . Even though this is one of the most expensive you can buy, our comments were filled with stories of people who got their money back through energy savings and enjoyed the remote control, data and graphs for viewing, and hands-off operation. … The “nest” learned when you got up, whether you were sleeping or not at home and what temperature to set at this time. He got 62% of the votes.
The Ecobee3 Smart Wi-Fi Thermostat came in second with 23% of the vote, mostly from a group of enthusiastic users who claim their model is as good as Nest or better thanks to remote sensors, a similar data-driven approach to energy savings and a lower price tag. In third place, with nearly 9% of the vote, was the Honeywell Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat , which spiced up the more affordable programmable model with some nice and smart features. Fourth place went to Honeywell’s Z-Wave Programmable Thermostat , which many of you praise for its excellent integration with other Z-Wave smart home appliances and platforms. The second place with 2% of the votes was taken by the intelligent programmable thermostat Sensi Wi-Fi .
To learn more about each of them, be sure to return to the full Hive Five feature to find out more.