Does Alexa Work With The Nest Thermostat?
How to get the nest thermostat to work with Alexa
Yes, the Alexa works with the nest thermostat, including nest e, nest generation 3 thermostat, and nest generation 2 thermostat. If you connect your nest thermostat to Alexa it will allow you to control your heating and cooling using your voice through Alexa. We teach you how to set up your nest thermostat with Alexa below.
STEPS TO SET UP NEST WITH ALEXA
1. Set up and install the nest thermostat generation 3
2. Set up and install the Amazon Alexa App.
3. Within the Amazon Alexa App click on the “Skills Tab” within the Amazon Alexa menu.
4. Search “Nest” in the skills tab, and click enable on the nest skill.
5. Login in to your nest account.
6. Nest and Alexa now work together. You can now say “Alexa, set thermostat to 72 degrees”
Best Nest Thermostat & Amazon Alexa Commands
“Alexa, set thermostat to 70 degrees”
The nest thermostat gen 3 will then change temperature to requested.
“Alexa, set thermostat to heat”
Changes nest thermostat to heating mode.
“Alexa, set thermostat to cool”
Changes nest thermostat to cooling mode.
“Alexa, set thermostat to eco mode”
Changes nest thermostat to eco mode to save energy.
“Alexa, set thermostat to off”
Turns off nest thermostat.
“Alexa, what temperature is the thermostat set to?”
Alexa will respond by telling you if your thermostat is in heating or cooling mode and what temperature your thermostat is currently set to.
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