Thank you 🙏 so much that message just show up ( low battery ) abs I was W.T.F. I completely forgot that you can charge the nest by yourself. Thank you 🙏 again
EXCELLENT tip on how to charge via USB-C! I have five wires, including the C, but every now and then I get a Low Battery and it doesn't work Thank you!
This was really helpful, just bought a house with one of these. This guy felt like I was listening to a cool uncle talk to me the whole time, felt really at home, thanks!
I love being the cool uncle, pull my finger hahaha. I am happy to hear this worked for you. Enjoy that new house. Check the dryer vent to make sure it is cleaned out, no fire hazard, and change your furnace filter.
I tried everything before with zero success. After watching your video I reset the furnace and the system began working again. The LIN was at 20 and now it reads 40 and the problem has been resolved. Thanks for the suggestion to reset the furnace, that worked for me.
Thank you so much for this helpful video because my Nest was giving me the same issues! And I did exactly what you instructed and it fixed it! I appreciate this video!
Thank you so much for your knowledge on this matter of the Nest thermostat. I have learned something new and thanks for the tip too. Stay safe and God Bless.
If the AC or heat is ON for prolonged periods of time the power scavenging for charging the thermostat is not possible which is when the battery buffers power supply. When your battery gets old it can’t maintain the voltage for as long. When the battery voltage sags below 3.8 volts the nest drops Wi-Fi to conserve power and local control. The way to over come this is to wire the C terminal to the 24v ac supply from the control board or 24vac supply. You can also change your battery with a replacement from Amazon.
Thank you! I wish I had looked for your video instead of wasting my time on the Nest web site and app to figure out what was happening. They are going to run this product in the ground with terrible customer support. Glad you shared this info. Cheers.
Couldn't really tell for sure, but it didn't look like the "type C" charger to me. I think those are called "micro" chargers. The "type C" chargers look like a flattened oval to me, the micro ones have slanted edges so one side is smaller than the other.
@@FROSTYLIFE HI. Mine is hooked up that way too. And I may have finally figured it out. When the thermostat is turned off, it drains the battery. Now we leave it on heat, but keep it turned way down when not in use. It seems to be charging.
Same issue. I reset the whole system, charged the Nest with the android cable, cleaned the outside coil with 409 and power washed the unit from all of the built up soot and grime. Nest worked back up and the voltage returned to normal from VOC 7.37V to VOC 36.14V. Thank you.
I have a blank screen. I charged the front with a cable, and it started back up, but stopped again. Tried the furnace stuff, and I was afraid of it. I did fill up the water hose with vinegar water. Did the electrical panel, and now it’s blank again. Everything in this 1958 house goes wrong, even though I had it inspected and everything was perfect!
My thermostat has been saying it has a low battery and I changed it and now it’s saying no power. I have reset it multiple times and even tried factory reset. No avail. Is there a way to have it run on just the battery instead of the direct source? I don’t have the thermostat where you can charge
Frosty I see you too have a humidistat as I do for the winter. I tried integrating it into the Next (Learning Thermo, just like yours) and could not get it to work even after reading through Google ideas. I gave up and have it run separately. Why didn't you hook your's up?
Soo.. what if you HAVE had a C wire connected and it just randomly dies anyways. Charging it via USB but trying after 30 min it almost immediately shut off again. Fubar?
I would ask your local heating repair company about that but I believe that is a repair they will have to make. It should be a simple fix but requires a heating professional or electrician
@FROSTYLIFE I got it going. Didn't work plugged into a charger for a while- several fails. Plugged it into the computer for 20 minutes and then it worked just fine- battery/voltage/charging all looks fine now. How odd😅 thank you for the computer tip- I wouldn't have tried that- not saying for SURE that's what worked but it worked after I did that🤣
I have been using this for a year. It worked all winter without any issue because thermostat get chrged by 12 v from furnace and now furnace is in sleep because nobody using heating right now. So resting the furnace will cause to charge the battery of thermostat.
Hey Frosty, story here, my wife was throwing a dog toy down the hallway and knocked the nest off the wall and damaged it. It was in the middle of the winter in Canada so I sent her out to buy a replacement. I installed the new Google version on the old Nest wall mount. Now it is 8 months later and I get low battery displays. Just wondering is there is a difference between older versiion and new google ? Currently charging with a usb and have turned off the furnace awaiting charge of thermostat.
I really dont know the answer to that. There are some very helpful Google forums that provide specific instructions for special circumstances like this. Perhaps your internet signal at the location is too weak. Try to move your modem closer. If the last one charged properly through your wiring, then this one should too. In my experience, low battery often occurs from weak internet and the thermostat wears the battery down in trying to connect.
Mine literally just did that lol 😆 I just walked over to the thermostat as soon as I started to turn the dial it reconnected smh. The way I wired mine the red wire go's to RC not rh didn't think it would matter
Without a "C" wire your nest will not charge. See any number of other YTube videos for info on adding a "C" wire if your thermostat wire only has 4 leads in it.
@@MrXMasterTrader Been wrong before. Perhaps mine needs 5 wires because the furnace is a heat pump with emergency resistive heat backup. Mine was not charging at all without a C wire so I would say that I'm wrong as it pertains to your system...but not mine.
@@patbowen9704 Great, thanks for the response. Every house is different. The best way to find out is go to the "Technical Info" of the Nest, in the "Power" option, if the "lin" is 40ma when the Nest is idle, you are fine. If "lin" is 20ma, then you would need the Common wire.
@@MrXMasterTrader Thanks for the clarification. Lots about these devices that isn't covered in any manual. I guess enough of them work just fine out of the box to allow them to be a success for Nest. I'm tenacious and like to know how things work.
Some people get lucky and they have enough of a charging current supplied by their system to maintain proper battery voltage. If you are plagued with low battery issues that come and go, have the C wire connected! Nest saying that the C wire isn't needed is BS. That method does not work well for all systems.
Thank u for this help, I tried both so let’s see. Would u believe I call google nest and a representative name Chris asked me if I wanted him to work F$&king magic. He kept sending me an email that I wasn’t receiving. So I could get to verify my account. He asked me to go to the breaker which I wasn’t sure about because of all the things I had connected and just didn’t want to disrupt anything because I’m just a single mom and no help close by. This was 4am this morning. I hung up his call and tried calling back, the phone will answer but no response before disconnecting. I called a friend to call who lives 37 miles away and he got through. He put the phone on a three way call and I spoke with someone else who then rectify that Chris could not have been putting in the correct email. So disgusting! I was referred to a local troubleshooting company but hopefully your method works. Thanks again
Hi. Please help me. After connecting C wire, everything (Cool, Heat, Fan) is functioning. It shows a new wiring configuration and the current now reads 200mA. The battery voltage is 3.4V (low). The problem is after few minutes, a message pops up "the nest thermostat needs to shut down to recharge the battery", and it turns to the black screen. I thought after adding a C wire, the battery is not an issue anymore. What else I should do?
did u ever figure the problem out? i had it go crazy yesterday after installing it, it’d reset all the time, low battery warning, and lag really bad. I don’t have a C wire and i’m getting that wire installed today but i charged mine thru the wall for an hour or so and it made it thru the night but it kept turning the furnace on and off this morning which was odd but apparently it’s due to old wiring. it’s really confusing tbh
I bought one of these Used, After installing it, it said "low battery"... I took it off charged it with USB, then put back on and after several hours later, even overnight, full charged! went from 3.52 battery/lin 20 to 3.72 battery/ lin 40! (Look under Tech Info)
Could the low power be a possible symptom of a bad transformer in the furnace? If it is what kind of transformer is it and where can I find it in the furnace? Thank you
I should've taken NASA more seriously. Would have invested in nest stock. I didn't think the company would amount to much... lol @ myself.. Mar's Rocknest
Thank you. Lived in my house for two years and never knew these had batteries, I thought they were hardwired.
Restart worked for me to resolve the low battery issue which occurred after power was cut overnight. Thanks for the help!
Did you restart your thermostat or your furnace? Or both? TIA
Thank you 🙏 so much that message just show up ( low battery ) abs I was W.T.F. I completely forgot that you can charge the nest by yourself. Thank you 🙏 again
EXCELLENT tip on how to charge via USB-C! I have five wires, including the C, but every now and then I get a Low Battery and it doesn't work Thank you!
The USB-C cable does not work for this thermostat.
Thank you so much, I was scratching my head for a while. Restart and that fixes my issue
Glad it helped!
This has been my problem on more than one occasion. Thank you
Thank you for this amazing video you helped me out a lot. I am charging my nest now.
Glad it helped
This was really helpful, just bought a house with one of these. This guy felt like I was listening to a cool uncle talk to me the whole time, felt really at home, thanks!
I love being the cool uncle, pull my finger hahaha. I am happy to hear this worked for you. Enjoy that new house. Check the dryer vent to make sure it is cleaned out, no fire hazard, and change your furnace filter.
Thank you so much!
I tried everything before with zero success. After watching your video I reset the furnace and the system began working again.
The LIN was at 20 and now it reads 40 and the problem has been resolved. Thanks for the suggestion to reset the furnace, that worked for me.
Thank you kindly! I put mine to charge , husband replaced the whole thermostat! I HAVE A POINT TO PROVE 😅
Did the reset and so far so good. Thanks for the information!!
Great to hear!
Thanks for the info was helpful I saw both videos on low battery issues!
you are everything I am looking for in a man, thank you
This worked perfect, now it's back to normal thanks
Thank you so much for this helpful video because my Nest was giving me the same issues! And I did exactly what you instructed and it fixed it! I appreciate this video!
Thank you so much for your knowledge on this matter of the Nest thermostat. I have learned something new and thanks for the tip too. Stay safe and God Bless.
Ours wouldn't connect to internet so I RESET it like you suggested
and works fine now
If the AC or heat is ON for prolonged periods of time the power scavenging for charging the thermostat is not possible which is when the battery buffers power supply.
When your battery gets old it can’t maintain the voltage for as long. When the battery voltage sags below 3.8 volts the nest drops Wi-Fi to conserve power and local
control.
The way to over come this is to wire the C terminal to the 24v ac supply from the control board or 24vac supply.
You can also change your battery with a replacement from Amazon.
Thank you! I wish I had looked for your video instead of wasting my time on the Nest web site and app to figure out what was happening. They are going to run this product in the ground with terrible customer support. Glad you shared this info. Cheers.
Thanks. Did both resets and still saw the error. Overnight the battery recharged and all good again!
Do you have your "C wire" connected? Will it change while on the base?
Couldn't really tell for sure, but it didn't look like the "type C" charger to me. I think those are called "micro" chargers. The "type C" chargers look like a flattened oval to me, the micro ones have slanted edges so one side is smaller than the other.
What does your furnace power have to do with charging the nest battery? Those are not connected.
Wrong, on my system, the charge power that keeps the NEST charged is hooked up to the master power for the furnace. It is how it is wired
@@FROSTYLIFE HI. Mine is hooked up that way too. And I may have finally figured it out. When the thermostat is turned off, it drains the battery. Now we leave it on heat, but keep it turned way down when not in use. It seems to be charging.
Same issue. I reset the whole system, charged the Nest with the android cable, cleaned the outside coil with 409 and power washed the unit from all of the built up soot and grime. Nest worked back up and the voltage returned to normal from VOC 7.37V to VOC 36.14V. Thank you.
Perfect. Solved my problem. Thanks!
Yes, thank you. My thermo lost its charge today and this was very helpful on how to resolve it. Great channel by the way, I subscribed.
I have a blank screen. I charged the front with a cable, and it started back up, but stopped again. Tried the furnace stuff, and I was afraid of it. I did fill up the water hose with vinegar water. Did the electrical panel, and now it’s blank again. Everything in this 1958 house goes wrong, even though I had it inspected and everything was perfect!
Issue fixed from restarting furnace. Thank you
Thank you! This helped me!
is your nest connected to a baseboard heating furnace or forced air just curious.
My thermostat has been saying it has a low battery and I changed it and now it’s saying no power. I have reset it multiple times and even tried factory reset. No avail. Is there a way to have it run on just the battery instead of the direct source? I don’t have the thermostat where you can charge
Frosty I see you too have a humidistat as I do for the winter. I tried integrating it into the Next (Learning Thermo, just like yours) and could not get it to work even after reading through Google ideas. I gave up and have it run separately. Why didn't you hook your's up?
What model Google nest is it I don't have a c wire
Such a helpful video! Thank you!!!
Why is there an old thermostat next to the Nest?
That is a system to circulate fresh air into the house and control humidity
Thank you for sharing. Great tips*****
Glad it was helpful!
I need entry key afraid to remove cover do I need to twist left or right to remove
It just pulls right off
Just pull it straight out
You have no "C" connected. This way you have it connected will only charge when the system is actually working ( furnace firing or the fan running).
Thank you! this was a great help!!
h v a c technician in the field since 2001 this would be the last product I would ever recommend for anybody to buy
excellent clip
Soo.. what if you HAVE had a C wire connected and it just randomly dies anyways. Charging it via USB but trying after 30 min it almost immediately shut off again. Fubar?
I would ask your local heating repair company about that but I believe that is a repair they will have to make. It should be a simple fix but requires a heating professional or electrician
@FROSTYLIFE I got it going. Didn't work plugged into a charger for a while- several fails. Plugged it into the computer for 20 minutes and then it worked just fine- battery/voltage/charging all looks fine now. How odd😅 thank you for the computer tip- I wouldn't have tried that- not saying for SURE that's what worked but it worked after I did that🤣
I did factory reset now I can get pass language it won’t let me in?
I have been using this for a year. It worked all winter without any issue because thermostat get chrged by 12 v from furnace and now furnace is in sleep because nobody using heating right now.
So resting the furnace will cause to charge the battery of thermostat.
How long should you charge it for ?
@LeeVincent-f1z unfortunately there is no indication of charge level but I charge for at least 6 hrs
I agree on the Apple products. My new tabby kittie's feet's coffee beans are gray, looks cool with the black and tan fur. He's in my new icon!
I've never heard of kitty paw pads called coffee beans until now, lol.
Hey Frosty, story here, my wife was throwing a dog toy down the hallway and knocked the nest off the wall and damaged it. It was in the middle of the winter in Canada so I sent her out to buy a replacement. I installed the new Google version on the old Nest wall mount. Now it is 8 months later and I get low battery displays. Just wondering is there is a difference between older versiion and new google ? Currently charging with a usb and have turned off the furnace awaiting charge of thermostat.
I really dont know the answer to that. There are some very helpful Google forums that provide specific instructions for special circumstances like this. Perhaps your internet signal at the location is too weak. Try to move your modem closer. If the last one charged properly through your wiring, then this one should too. In my experience, low battery often occurs from weak internet and the thermostat wears the battery down in trying to connect.
Thank you for this brother
No network find , what should i do ??
Think this fixed my problem, had no idea I had to turn off the furnace and let it reset.
Thank you for all your info. Your video helped alot.
Well done bud thx!
Mine literally just did that lol 😆 I just walked over to the thermostat as soon as I started to turn the dial it reconnected smh. The way I wired mine the red wire go's to RC not rh didn't think it would matter
The NEST thermostat does not charge with an USB-C power cable.
Do with a nest I don’t need a C wire correct? It’s battery operated? My tech found I have 4 wires only
Without a "C" wire your nest will not charge. See any number of other YTube videos for info on adding a "C" wire if your thermostat wire only has 4 leads in it.
@@momule55 That's not true. It is still charging but slower without C. Mine only has 4 wires and it works fine.
@@MrXMasterTrader Been wrong before. Perhaps mine needs 5 wires because the furnace is a heat pump with emergency resistive heat backup. Mine was not charging at all without a C wire so I would say that I'm wrong as it pertains to your system...but not mine.
@@patbowen9704 Great, thanks for the response. Every house is different. The best way to find out is go to the "Technical Info" of the Nest, in the "Power" option, if the "lin" is 40ma when the Nest is idle, you are fine. If "lin" is 20ma, then you would need the Common wire.
@@MrXMasterTrader Thanks for the clarification. Lots about these devices that isn't covered in any manual. I guess enough of them work just fine out of the box to allow them to be a success for Nest. I'm tenacious and like to know how things work.
Some people get lucky and they have enough of a charging current supplied by their system to maintain proper battery voltage. If you are plagued with low battery issues that come and go, have the C wire connected! Nest saying that the C wire isn't needed is BS. That method does not work well for all systems.
fantastic...totally agree with your comments about Google Support....terrible
Cutting power to furnace for about one minute did the trick.
Fun fact....don’t have an Android however a kindle cord works perfectly!!
Thank you I forgot about charging it up
Thank u for this help, I tried both so let’s see. Would u believe I call google nest and a representative name Chris asked me if I wanted him to work F$&king magic. He kept sending me an email that I wasn’t receiving. So I could get to verify my account. He asked me to go to the breaker which I wasn’t sure about because of all the things I had connected and just didn’t want to disrupt anything because I’m just a single mom and no help close by. This was 4am this morning. I hung up his call and tried calling back, the phone will answer but no response before disconnecting. I called a friend to call who lives 37 miles away and he got through. He put the phone on a three way call and I spoke with someone else who then rectify that Chris could not have been putting in the correct email. So disgusting! I was referred to a local troubleshooting company but hopefully your method works. Thanks again
Hi. Please help me. After connecting C wire, everything (Cool, Heat, Fan) is functioning. It shows a new wiring configuration and the current now reads 200mA. The battery voltage is 3.4V (low). The problem is after few minutes, a message pops up "the nest thermostat needs to shut down to recharge the battery", and it turns to the black screen. I thought after adding a C wire, the battery is not an issue anymore. What else I should do?
did u ever figure the problem out? i had it go crazy yesterday after installing it, it’d reset all the time, low battery warning, and lag really bad. I don’t have a C wire and i’m getting that wire installed today but i charged mine thru the wall for an hour or so and it made it thru the night but it kept turning the furnace on and off this morning which was odd but apparently it’s due to old wiring. it’s really confusing tbh
Very helpful
Perfect! Thank you!!
I bought one of these Used, After installing it, it said "low battery"... I took it off charged it with USB, then put back on and after several hours later, even overnight, full charged! went from 3.52 battery/lin 20 to 3.72 battery/ lin 40! (Look under Tech Info)
Could the low power be a possible symptom of a bad transformer in the furnace?
If it is what kind of transformer is it and where can I find it in the furnace? Thank you
You only need a common wire
So did it eventually start charging on the wall by itself or did you have to continually remove it and charge it with a chord?
Yes
Thank you,
Thank you
I live in an apartment so I can't clean the furnace.
it means you battery is going bad if you have to keep charging it
micro USB is the name of this port
goodSuper
Thanks
HELLOGood❤
Emerson Sensi Touch thermostat is way easier to use. No endless scrolling, nice big colour touch screen and app. Everything laid out clearly.
Don't buy a nest. Mine broke and was under warranty they never honored it but sent a bunch of BS promises to send new replacement.
I should've taken NASA more seriously. Would have invested in nest stock. I didn't think the company would amount to much... lol @ myself.. Mar's Rocknest
😊❤️
Temp set to 69. Nice.
That’s sounds like no fun
Mr. Frosty, where are you? Miss your vlogs it's been over 3 weeks. Don't you love us anymore?
After 4 years, got rid of this stupid invention. It sucks & advise the same.
What do you use now?
Junk thermostat
Thanks
Thanks