this is an old robert shaw thermostat
and this is a new google nest learning
thermostat stick around and i'll show
you how to install google nest
learning thermostat hey guys welcome to
daddicated my name is andy
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before you proceed taking the old
thermostat off make sure you don't have
a high voltage thermostat
google nest is not compatible with a
high voltage
such as 120 or 220 volts it operates
only on low voltage
first find your electric panel and turn
off the circuit breaker for the hvac
system
make sure that the thermostat screen
turns off next use your hand
and pop off the cover of the face you
may need to use a little bit of force
then use a small flathead screwdriver
and loosen all the screws
that are clamping the wires use the
label stickers that come with your
google nest thermostat and label each
letter with the color
wire that it is this way you can remove
the thermostat
and then label all the wires it's also a
good idea to take a picture
before removing the thermostat next
locate the two mounting screws and
remove them
using a drill or a phillips head
screwdriver then carefully take off the
old thermostat
next take the time and label all the
colored wires with the stickers
from the cheat sheet that you made
earlier then you can use this cover that
came with the nest thermostat to cover
the unpainted wall section or you can
mount the thermostat directly on the
wall first
take this piece right here and trace
around to see what area you will need to
repair
in addition mark the top and bottom
mounting holes
next repair the wall by taking out the
old drywall anchors
then filling the holes with some dry
wall putty and use some
touch-up paint to cover the unpainted
area use a drill and drill two pilot
holes
for new drywall anchors you can use any
drywall anchors available to you i'll
have some in the links below
install the drywall anchors next take
the nest base
pull the wires through the center hole
and start connecting the wires with the
matching letters on your labels
make sure the wires are stripped well
before connecting them into the base
plate
push the wires all the way in and make
sure that the connector buttons stay
down
otherwise the thermostat may not work
properly next take the provided screws
and screw the nest
into the wall using a phillips head
screwdriver that came with the
thermostat
use the level indicator on the base and
make sure that it's straight
make sure that the wires are pushed in
into the base plate then
take the nest thermostat and make sure
that the connector on the back lines up
with the connector on the base plate and
push it in
until you hear a click next power up the
google nest by switching your circuit
breaker
then go through the setup process by
first selecting the language by pressing
on
on the nest to make the selection or
spin the wheel to change it then i
selected
the homeowner option then the single
fuel heating system then i had to select
the emergency option
because my system is set up this way
next it showed me what wires were
detected
on my system and what they're for that
was a kind of cool feature
so just click continue again it showed
me what my system consists of
for what type of heating i have i wasn't
sure so first
i clicked on more info which gave me
their website for help
the website had this nice diagram where
i knew i needed to select
forced air for the wire type i selected
o-wire but if you don't know
you may want to do some more research
before selecting which one you have
next you can add the nest thermostat to
your phone so i hit continue
and it showed me the serial number that
i need to connect to their app
then i download the nest app created an
account and enter the serial number and
hit next once it's ready
you will see the next button so you
press next then select the location
where the thermostat
is in my case it's in the hallway then
it tells you
about the auto scheduling so you just
hit next then you can set the economy
mode
temperature parameters orange is for the
heat and blues for the ac
then i hit next then select the mode you
want to use today
in my case it would be the ac or the
cool since
we live in florida next you will see
that the thermostat screen changes to
your thermostat is now configured for
your system and the button on the phone
says done so hit done and put the phone
away then hit continue and it has
another message that says your system is
ready to test
i hit the test now next select which
part of the systems you want to test i
selected the heat
pump cooling to test the ac it told me
that the air should be
on and it was so i hit done and the ac
turned off
then i tested the fan and it worked fine
as well next i attempted to test the
emergency heating
but it warned me not to because it was
86 degrees outside then finally i hit
done
and it brought me to the main screen
where i can adjust the temperature of my
unit that's it
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