Nest Thermostat in 5 Min: Scheduling

In this video, we cover scheduling the Nest Thermostat. We also discuss the best methods to control your Nest Thermostat and then show you how to create a simple weekly schedule. It's very simple to control the Nest Thermostat using the Nest App on your smartphone as we show you how to do it all.
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[@dennisthomas3729]

11:58PM. Thank you so much! Finally, someone made sense of how to set this thermostat up.

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Glad it helped!

[@RandomCyclist]

There is no ‘off’ option in the scheduling. At the time you wish the heating/cooling to be off, you set a temperature which will not trigger the thermostat e.g. if you were heating, then set a temperature at which the room is unlikely to drop to. This means the thermostat won’t detect a need to switch on the heating. You then set a temperature at a later time when you know you wish the room to be at that temperature. The thermostat will calculate how long it will take to heat the room to that temperature and start the heating accordingly. Note the time set is the time you want the room to reach the temperature you’ve set, so it will start the heating before that time to bring it up to temperature. The same applies if using for cooling. Hope this is clear and helps.

[@sylviahughes3407]

thank you this was my query too, so I've set mine to 9 degrees when I want it to go off , I can't seem to get it any lower.

[@fredhauck3993]

excellent help-my wife had been complaining that she just wanted a schedule and this was simple to do - my first real experience with nest - this was a 10 out of 10

[@user-rh3vl5bx1j]

*Works as expected **Fastly.Cool*

[@johnwestlystephens3086]

Just had new carrier unit with the nest Thermostat your video made my set so easy. Thanks for your help

[@JamieScottNYC]

Thank you!!! This does a little to make me hate my Nest thermostat a little less. Great instructions.😊

[@christina9207]

wow! you made it so easy. i have wasted so much time trying to figure this out and just gave up and manually adjusted on the actual Nest thermostat.... constantly. thanks for the advice on using the phone to set up the schedule..what a difference. i am now a subscriber!

[@MarieDoruth]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I was ready to uninstall this thermostat and replace with my old not programmable thermostat. Love the ease in which you explained the procedure.

[@jerryfinazzo9106]

Thank you great video. Nest should reward you for your help.

[@jamesbondcoughlin]

Brilliant. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this vid. You are saving the planet by helping people reduce energy costs. Great Job!!!!!

[@mysticwine]

Saving the planet? BS. Ever notice that there are no demands to limit electric car use? Huh? Same BS about cutting back on the use of paper. It's to save a tree! What tree would that be? The one from a pulp tree farm or the one from a pulp tree plantation? Huh? Liberal dystopia brain wash propaganda.

[@ChuckMehle]

Great video. Short and to the point. Thank you!

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kathleenhoffman3483]

Finally someone showed me a simple easy way to follow!! Honestly the first time it was made easy!! Well Done! I am subscribing!!!

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@007TWB]

Thanks for your help I’ve seen features that I never knew existed this was great

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Happy to help

[@marypward1575]

nice~ easy succinct ~ didn't have to waste time through a tons of other stuff! Thanks!

[@KeithHepburn]

First video I've found that actually explains some simple tasks. My question is what happens after you set the start time. So for example I set it to 21o at 8am what happens between then and the next time. What I'd like to do is have it switch off after say 1 hour. I'm running some tests now with the schedule.

[@Sbuswell]

Did you ever find out what happens between two times? Does the heating drop or maintain the temperature you set it, until it reaches the next one?

[@keithhepburn9855]

If you have set up a schedule it reverts to the new temperature. I understand how it works so I set the temp just below what it would reasonably come on at. It then starts again once you reach the new time. @@Sbuswell

[@MyJ2B]

The Nest website and booklet instructions are of limited assistance. This video presents the clearest explanation of the thermostat scheduling process. Some days I ask myself if manufacturers develop "smart" devices just because it is technologically possible. "Dumber" devices did 90% of the job with minimal setup ! Smart devices can do much more and can be accessed remotely. However, the myriad of options (many rarely used) and the need to "teach" them every step of the way can be frustrating. Using this video, I programmed my heating schedule in about 10 minutes. Thank you 😊

[@damonsutton8117]

Awesome video! You made it so easy to quickly program my Nest Smart Thermostat in just a few minutes. I agree that using the nest smart phone app is much more efficient than using the thermostat to program. Thank you very much for your help!

[@SmartHomeMojo]

I'm glad it was helpful for you.

[@walkerphelps9250]

I agree, easiest way to schedule is on the App! Good vid.

[@budwrigley926]

Great video, really simple and explained well.

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@anmolrathod5829]

How do we set auto turn off on the nest thermostat?

[@user-zakb]

Been trying to figure this out all week. Why would I want the ac running when I’m not home lol. Just want this thing to kick on at night for 2 hours then shut off

[@eddee80]

Did you figure out?

[@user-zakb]

Hell nah lol

[@peterneelon4986]

Pretty easy. Thank you!

[@cindylastname4404]

Just what I needed. I hate reading directions. I know it’s not realistic but the truth is I like to know but have little patience for the investment needed to learn. This video got to it, and is clear, consume and provided everything I needed to know.

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Thanks for the comment!

[@cthomp1667]

Great video! so easy to learn. Thank you!

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-yv6vx]

I would like to schedule my nest to be one temperature from 2am to 10am and then off at all other times. how would I do that?

[@theodorespara2830]

Very good video. Would have liked to see how to integrate a remote Nest sensor into the schedule along with schedule for the nest thermostat. Just a little confused how to do that.

[@rbrianjones]

Excellent video. Thank you!!

[@jamesragan3651]

Earned my subscription for sure.

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Thanks James!

[@markoconnor2713]

At 69 years old, I'm not good at electronics. This video "hands down" was step by step understandable!

[@AzitaSajjadi]

Thank you for the helpful video. Now when you are done setting up all these schedules, do you turn off the "Auto Schedule" sense? Also, what happens if you decide to change the temperature temporarily for a few hours and want to go back to the set schedule again? Let's say you have lots of ppl around and need to lower the temperature while you have guests over. Thank you.

[@e.d.j]

Perfect. Thanks man. 👌🏼

[@SmartHomeMojo]

My pleasure!

[@sydneywilliams7368]

Thanks for the vid - it helped!

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Glad to hear it!

[@ikeylmz1573]

Now I know how to do it 😅 Thank you

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Happy to help

[@almolin9394]

Great presentation. Thanks

[@andreluiscamposdeoliviera6654]

Still didn’t explained how it switches on and off….

[@patriciaslice1898]

Thank you, so much.

[@rickmurphy3327]

Hi this is extremely helpful. My question is, I have the nest set at 78 during the day but the nest seems to stay at 75 degrees. Its about 90 degrees outside. So, the air conditioner continues to run. Any suggestions?

[@familyb5597]

Thank you!

[@mika6516]

Thank you

[@ArjunShresthaVlog]

Great, Thank you sir.

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Most welcome!

[@margaritacrowell412]

Very helpful

[@davidwheeler6632]

That was really useful. Is there a way to program what you want the "away" temperature to be?

[@bridgetkelly3085]

Thanks

[@chrisflint4585]

Hi thanks for the video. I have a question if anyone can help please. I have set up manual temperatures for time when I want heat on and lower temperatures when I don't to prevent the Nest coming on ( unless extreme temperatures are reached ). This works well, but if I want to deviate from this - say because I'm at home when I am normally out, what should I do? So I tried turning up the thermostat in the app and that works, the heating runs, but how long for? and when will the Nest drop back into my schedule? TIA

[@TheTCOLL]

Is there any way to just turn on one of two schedules without having to schedule it for the week. eg. On day heat comes on at 4am another schedule having it come on at 9am? I work a rotating schedule.

[@johndaugherty7779]

Wonderful job! Thank you.

[@karlo407]

The Nest estimates the time it will take to get to a set temperature. So, when one sets a temperature and time, say in the winter, is that when the Nest begins to change the house temperature, or is that when the house, based Nest’s estimated heating time, will be at desired temperature?

[@rayfinch9830]

Hi, thats all good showing the scheduling the ON time, however you have not advised as to the OFF time. Please advise Kind regards

[@kiawahislandretreat1765]

Thank you for making it so easy!

[@mschultz78]

We seem to have an issue with the schedule. We have it set for 73 right now but it’s 78 degrees right now. I thought it was supposed to figure out how long it was supposed to take to get to 73 and then start. Any thoughts?

[@johnwheeler3916]

It’s 30 degrees outside you have temp set. 60between 2 am to 8 am. Does heat turn on at 8 am or does turn on earlier than 8 am so that’s it’s it’s 70 degrees at 8 am. Assuming it’s scheduled for 70 degrees at 8am.

[@williammedina7990]

Do you need to de select eco mode for it to change? Like on my way home from work if I have schedule set.

[@johntrainerjr.6251]

I love the scheduling functionality on my Nest thermostat. Is there a way to “suspend” the schedule for a period of time without going in and deleting it out and then having to set it all over again?

[@SmartHomeMojo]

There is not a current way to suspend a schedule on the Nest. It would be great to have a way to suspend or even create multiple different schedules. Perhaps a feature in the future.

[@Zeczam]

Can I set the schedule to change depending on whether it's sunny weather?

[@hammer43rd]

The last temperature of the day (night-sleeping) is set on my new Nest thermostat to 72 degrees. However, the temperature changes "early" between 9 and 9:30 pm. I have to move the temperature up to a higher temperature to keep house from "cooling" too fast. How can I make the last temperature setting work right?

[@ravneetnirankari94]

So will this setting will be maintained for 78 from Mrng till 73 in night. I need to understand how it will maintain.

[@user-vv7ul8vf3g]

How do you have it cool at night before going to bed, and then turn on the heat in the morning (and throughout the day)?

[@jwizzle9125]

So if you set it for 72 @ 9:30 am and for 76 at 9pm what temp will the temp be set at between the times? For example what will it be at 6pm? If I want it to stay 72 do I need to input 72 at every hour increment until it gets to 9 where it’s set to the 76?

[@cindywalker9202]

I did every you said to do in the beginning. I went to add my product,, and it had me scan my QR code. As soon as I did that, it said I how do use Google Home app. Why? Apparently the person that set it up originally, wanted to use the Google home app. I am interested in using the Nest app. How do I change it to the Nest app? Thank you😁👍

[@goldysingh2294]

But how do we schedule the the thing to turn off automatically??

[@comk135]

How do you set the schedule to OFF at a specific time? I am not able to find this feature at all. Very frustrating not seeing this simple functionality to turn OFF the heating at a specific time.

[@eleanordonaghue7405]

I have the Nest not nest learning one. do u have video got the NEST

[@hamos9847]

hi i need help please if i add a schedule for 7am for let's say 25c what do i do if i want to it turn off on its own at 9am. Will it turn off after 9am on its own if i don't add another schedule.

[@michaelredbeard]

Question if I want the schedule that I made for the week the same for every other week after, do I just leave everything as is, or do I have to go in at the start of a new week and copy and paste for that next week?

[@1baomao]

Will the scheduled temperature activate if set the mode to eco?

[@LindaRosenzweig]

How do you use the copy week feature?

[@sva3042]

What does the Copy Week function do?

[@VicInCommentSection]

Nest Thermostat (3rd Gen): When scheduling, how do I have it be at 72 degrees from 8am to 9am, and off for the other 23 hours of each day?

[@danielmailly755]

I live where we have time of use that makes the price of electricity doubles how do i have it simply turn off? id like for it do just run from 12pm to 3:30 pm and then be off

[@thomasgorman3727]

Hey Jon if you have learning on will it mess with the schedule you have set up?

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Great question, not sure. I initially had mine on learn and then bagged that for the schedule. Not saying learn mode is bad at all, I just have a very hectic lifestyle and the schedule was just easier for me at the time. I might go back to learn mode soon.

[@MelodieKate]

Thank you. Safe to assume that blue mean cool mode only?

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Correct, blue is AC (cool mode) and orange (heat mode). :)

[@shellywilson6778]

Hello, thank you for the video. Im a little confused though. On a normal thermostat and boiler, I would schedule my boiler for 6-8am to turn the heating on so it is warm by time im up and then set it again for 6-9pm so it's warm once back from work. Now we have this nest I cant see how you do that? In your video you set to x degrees for 7am but how long will it stay on? Does it turn on at 7am for example and then just stay on for the whole day?

[@carlossantin2287]

Did you find out about you question? I’m trying it out as you. Let me know please

[@zoroop5746]

need an answer to that question too !

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Great question. I don't use a boiler, so unsure of your situation. In making a schedule I would normally set heat to 68 during the night hours and then bump to 72 during the hours I was getting up and ready. When leaving the house I would program back down to 68 until about 5pm or so. I would suggest testing out what hours you would need to set to get your boiler churning your desired temps. Not sure how much I really helps there.

[@nickhoare8906]

I am still learning but my understanding is this. You ‘teach’ it in the first week by setting the temperature when you get up. Suffering cold mornings for the week. Then in the following week, with ‘True Radiant’ on, it learns how long ahead of time it need to start the heating in order to reach the temperature you set in the morning. I also think it does keep the temperature the same until you change it. I am guessing that it will also learn, in the first week when you set the temperature having come back from work, to set this in advance so it has reached that temperature when you come home. Everyone here seems to be wanting to manually schedule which is missing the point of a Nest isn’t it?

[@tommcnamara2260]

Can I set the thermostat to turn on heat when a temperature of 62 then heat to 66? Same with AC with on at a high like 80 then off at 76?

[@SmartHomeMojo]

I'm not aware of that ability. There are modes with the Nest, Heat, Cool and Heat & Cool. With the modes of Heat and Cool, you can program single temps that the Nest should stay locked onto when programmed. With Heat & Cool, you can program a certain range in which both heating & cooling will stay within a range. That mode may work for you. Please let me know if it does, interested to find out.

[@marinagaray9219]

How do I set the schedule for heating on the app

[@user-vx4yn4em8w]

I have used the scheduling and it all looked great. However our installer/technician set it as we advised at 19C (in UK its centigrade), we decided to up it to 22C. Worked fine, toasty warm but at 3:00 am this morning when up for a toilet break my husband found the radiators were on. Boiler was supposed to go off at 10:30pm! So now we are worried as we are presently staying in our apartment which is also a holiday let when we are not here and when we leave I want to turn the heating schedule down to 11C then when we come back in 3 weeks - I will turn the temperature on the schedule back up to 19C. But now we are worried if the NEST isn't doing as it's told. It's new and only installed 4 days ago. Any advice, any reason why this could be happening. It seemed fine initially when temperature was 19C and only seems to have gone haywire after we upped to 22C. ADVICE PLEASE!

[@tinylittle6008]

This has also happened to me now! Did you get any advice?

[@mikericci7489]

Once a temp is set at a certain time, will that temp stay the same until the next scheduled temp?

[@nikhilshah5841]

+1

[@mika6516]

For some reason, my temp keeps going down, even when I have it preset. I have eco mode turned off. What is going on? Thank you

[@user-oe9ux4yq4i]

Wish they added off option as well when you don’t want this running 24 hrs

[@SmartHomeMojo]

I set my upstairs AC on 77 during the day. My AC run's part of the day but only to monitor that 77 degree target. Mine isn't running all day though. What is your situation?

[@lennyb8293]

My Nest icon takes me to a screen where i can hit home or away only. None of the options you show. I installed this yesterday.

[@user-ro3zc4dx3u]

My Nest migrated to Google Home. Can I still do a schedule on the Nest App?

[@maanysingh7797]

What if i want it turn off at a time?

[@SmartHomeMojo]

If you just use the schedule feature and program temps that would be unreachable during night and day, then HVAC would not come on. If you go into the App, under 'Mode', you can turn the Nest unit off as well.

[@chrisk7084]

The scheduler is for a point in time. What if I want to set my AC to cool my house from 8pm to 2am only?

[@SmartHomeMojo]

The scheduler is generic and doesn't have dates assigned to it. I just set one of my Nest's at 72 from 9pm-6am, so it's cooler at night. I go back up to 78 for the day hours.

[@chrisk7084]

@@SmartHomeMojo if I set Nest for 70 degrees at 9pm, ie, one point in time does Nest turn off the AC once it reaches 70? What happens at 10pm ?

[@SmartHomeMojo]

The temp would stay at 70 degrees until a number of things happened. First, you physically changed the temp directly on the Nest or via the App, or you reached another point when a programmed schedule change occurred or you left the house and had different temps programmed in with Eco temps. In my situation, the temp stays at 72 all night until I get up in the morning and make a change right on the Nest.

[@MattBruns]

Is there a way to program it to go completely off at night?

[@SmartHomeMojo]

There are two ways that you can make sure the Nest doesn't come on at night. In the settings under Mode that is a manual option to turn the Nest off but that is not something that can be scheduled. If you do you a schedule you can certainly program in temps at night that you know will be out of range for the Nest to turn on. Where I live, it doesn't often get below 65 in the house at night, so I program the heat to 65 during the night hours until about 6:45am.

[@anthonypeters6487]

How do u keep it on cool but wake up to it on heat?

[@KeithHepburn]

So my questions are as follows: 1. I've set a schedule to come on and it was well over the room temperature but the thermostat didn't come on? 2. What happens after the time has passed, how do I set it to go off? 3. I've had it 1 year now and the auto schedule has not set up anytimes for me should I have expected this?

[@SmartHomeMojo]

I always set a range of times. I set two times for my AC to come on. I set it to 74 at 8pm and then 79 at 8am. I do not use the auto/learning feature of the Nest, but rather set my own schedules. If you only scheduled one temp, the thermostat would always bet set to that one temp. I think you need to pick a second time & temp so the Nest can then turn off.

[@tonykath]

I still don't know how to set timer so it goes on and off

[@CTOHeadShot51]

Mine would turn off 2 hours after the first temperature set time, why? I hate it.

[@lordTowle]

Mine is not following the schedule though, what is going on?

[@bridgetkelly3085]

😊

[@jamesglubka3296]

how to set up vacation mode

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Did you try setting a schedule for that purpose? How long will you be away from home? You can also simply control the temps for anywhere using your smartphone.

[@davidtwomey5937]

Mine used to work like this but doesn't now. I am wondering if I should completely uninstall it and start over. Should I?

[@davidtwomey5937]

I just uninstalled the app then reinstalled it. The only control I have is to mark it as Away and Home. What am I doing wrong?

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Did you ever get back into controlli9ng the Nest? Make sure it's connected to your home 2.4ghz network.

[@reneelibby4885]

thank you so much. I still hate the bloody thing, though. lol

[@SmartHomeMojo]

Love them or hate them, I think they definitely save people money and give people the option to control remotely if they need to.

[@Sputz3]

How do you set a schedule to turn off?

[@andreluiscamposdeoliviera6654]

I can’t find any video that explains that 🤯

[@lukeholland4132]

Did anyone ever find out? It’s mind blowing paying for a £180+ thermostat that you can’t schedule to turn off

[@eddee80]

Any one find answer to this?

[@RandomCyclist]

There is no ‘off’ option in the scheduling. At the time you wish the heating/cooling to be off, you set a temperature which will not trigger the thermostat e.g. if you were heating, then set a temperature at which the room is unlikely to drop to. This means the thermostat won’t detect a need to switch on the heating. You then set a temperature at a later time when you know you wish the room to be at that temperature. The thermostat will calculate how long it will take to heat the room to that temperature and start the heating accordingly. Note the time set is the time you want the room to reach the temperature you’ve set, so it will start the heating before that time to bring it up to temperature. The same applies if using for cooling. Hope this is clear and helps.

[@ls-33wraith33]

There is no off but ya can kinda do it but when you would want off schedule the temp to change to temp that will keep it from running It’s winter time so i want it to start to warm the house at 5:00Am to 70 degrees and shut “off” at 6:30am so i drop the temp to 63 degrees So the house won’t heat till I gets that cold Over all nest kinda sucks

[@Dr_b_]

this is so weird, those are the exact temps i wanted to schedule...

[@MoCityBeau]

How you turn the damn thing off and on with the schedule?

[@buya_pr]

I tried copying and pasting and It does not work

[@MrHandy-nr5hi]

No all hero’s wear capes

[@williammason7264]

need to set up nest using a computer or tablet, we do not own a smartphone

[@andrean20bomediano1]

1:29

[@slambladam]

I set my heat for 66 at 9:30pm at night, nest turns on heat at 12am at 70…WTF? It seems we MUST enter a temp setting at 12 AM each day

[@andyjame5150]

I’ve been using this little hygrometer for about a week now kzbin.infoUgkxcr5WULFU6yC9UUKc_cdNJT9jGa6VxO1l and I’m loving it, got it for a ball python so I can track her temps accurately while she battles a RI, so temps and humidity need to be accurate. I love how it’s Bluetooth no matter where I am in the house, I plan on buying more for my other snakes when I can, I highly recommend this! It’s so easy to check it without disturbing her and stressing her out. Only complaint is it’s in military time but otherwise not horrible