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Google offering free Nest Power Connector to Thermostat owners with wiring issues

Google last month started to sell a $24.99 accessory for Thermostat owners with otherwise incompatible setups. Some are now being offered a free Nest Power Connector to resolve their issues. If ...
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Use a Common Wire With a Nest Thermostat (Part 2)

Technology Editor Bill Wong didn’t have to pull a new cable to fix his thermostat. He should have tried Energate’s EZWire instead. In an earlier post, I described how a snafu with my Nest thermostat ...
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Nest Power Connector is a C wire adapter for otherwise incompatible Google Thermostat setups

While there’s no hardware presence at I/O 2021, Made by Google today did release the Nest Power Connector as a “simple and affordable alternative to a C wire” for Thermostat setups that require ...
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Use a Common Wire With a Nest Thermostat (or Suffer the Consequences)

Technology Editor Bill Wong takes some unwanted time to replace his Nest thermostat after the heating system went south. It was one of those weekends. Being rather cold out, the air conditioner (of ...