What Does Airwave Mean On Nest?

You might wonder if it is worth buying a smart thermostat when you have many less expensive options. The answer is yes!

Nest Thermostat comes with many advanced features that also save Nest owners energy and help them live more comfortably in their homes.

One of the praiseworthy features is the Nest Airwave.

The airwave feature sends a turn-off message to the air conditioner compressor at the right time. It is when the interior humidity level falls below a fixed level.

The magic keeps the HVAC blower fan on to continue passing cool air through the cold interior coil.

It is reasonable to spend some extra dollars on the Nest Smart Thermostat to enjoy Airwave and save a lot of money later.

What is Nest Thermostat Airwave And How Does It Work?

The Nest Thermostat has a cool feature of Nest Airwave.

You get energy savings when using your air conditioner. The Nest learns about the exact amount of cooling it needs to emit through the AC unit.

Your Nest thermostat turns on Airwave automatically when interior humidity falls below a certain level. Nest calculates this level to be optimal for your house.

The Airwave activation icon shows up on your thermostat display and controls temperature using a heat pump and light sensors.

You should first learn about the working of the HVAC system before you get into more details about this advanced thermostat feature.

Nest Airwave And Energy and HVAC

Your home HVAC system has an air handler that has a built-in furnace burner. It burns natural gas that passes through a heat exchanger. It then uses that heat around your home using a blowing fan.

The air-blowing fan pushes the air around your house. The furnace part is the natural gas burner heating the air, but the blowing fan blows the hot air and cool air through the house.

It works according to the heating or cooling settings on your Nest Thermostat.

Your house cooling air conditioning system on hot summer days requires a closed system full of refrigerant.

The cold refrigerant is also called a coolant.  removes the heat from your house and sends it to the outdoor condenser and compressor system.

While traveling through your AC cooling system, the coolant removes the heat from your house with a coil. The coil is small piping that is bent into rows.

It transfers heat filled with cool refrigerant pushed by the AC compressor.

It is located inside the blower fan normally above the furnace or blower. Then the blower inside your house blows the hot air in the house across the cold coil and cools down your home.

We can say that the cooling down process of your home works with two main components:

1. A blower motor inside the blower fan
2. An air conditioner compressor

The blower motor consumes a very less amount of electricity in comparison to the AC compressor which takes a ton of power to push coolant through the system.

The Nest devices use this to save you a lot of energy with airwaves.

How does Nest Airwave work?

The Nest Airwave works by taking advantage of the power consumption difference. The difference between the AC compressor and the blower motor.

Once the Nest Airwave function activates, it stops your compressor before the optimal reach of the temperature. As a result, your HVAC system consumes less power, and your AC fan motor keeps running.

It has less energy consumption, increasing the efficacy of your air conditioning device.

The cold compressor coils enable the fan to continue blowing hot air while the condenser is turned off, making the most of the coil that is already very cold.

It does the same even when the compressor that’s a huge energy consumer in your AC system is turned off.

How can you set up a nest airwave?

Here are the steps to set up Nest Airwave on your Nest Thermostat.

1. Download the Nest app.
2. Install the Nest Thermostat.
3. Set up the Nest Thermostat in the app.
4. Open the app and go to the settings icon.
5. Scroll down the menu to the page bottom.
6. Click the Airwave menu item.
7. Turn off or on the Nest Airwave by dragging the menu bar.

The Airwave feature functions for the Generation E thermostat and the Generation 3 thermostat.

What Amount of Energy Does Nest Airways Save You?

Nest Airwave saves up to 10% to 15% on the HVAC energy bill every month. It works well in summer as an energy saver.

When most electricity companies charge you more as the electricity grid is very congested in summer, Nest Airwave is an ultimate savior.

AC problems arise due to the over usage of the ACS in hot weather.

The peak hours are more suffocated with most energy requirements.

It can lead to higher costs and fossil fuel emissions. So, Nest Airwave lessens your total network energy consumption in times of maximal power demand.

To save even more energy, you should use the Home and Away functions and set it to various environment-friendly temperatures.

Your energy savings will also depend on the hot and cold seasons as well.

Why Does The Nest Keep Going Into Eco Mode?

Your Nest thermostat will keep switching to Eco temperatures. It is when you set the temperatures to Away mode using the nest app.

When someone comes home, they’ll again turn the cooling or heating on. So, your home’s Away mode remains on always.

You can use some fixes when you notice that your Nest Thermostat is not switching between the Eco temperature and heating.

Ensure your thermostat is set on a flat surface at the recommended height between 0.75 and 1 meter above the floor.

If the thermostat doesn’t switch to Eco Temperature in a couple of hours, you can manually set it to Eco Temperature.

How to Fix it?

1- Ensure that automatic switching to Away is set to switch to Eco Temperatures. Someone may have changed the Nest app settings. Check that the Eco Temperatures switching is on the thermostat or with the app.

2- Check the Nest Stand location. Nest placement is crucial for its automatic switching between Eco Temperatures and heating. Check the location first. Make sure that the device can sense activity, then make the adjustments. It should be placed between 0.75 and 1 meter above the floor.

3- Check that “Works with Nest connections” aren’t interfering. If you have an active Work with Nest connection, try removing it using the app to fix the issue. It might prevent your Nest thermostat from switching to Eco Temperatures or Home from switching to Away.

4- Reset Autoway Learning. If you have recently changed your habits or changed your thermostat’s location, you should reset the Nest Learning thermostat. It will relearn your habits and preferences. It will get ready to auto-switch to Eco Temperatures in a few days again.

Here are the steps to reset Away:

• Press the thermostat ring.
• On the Home screen, open the Quick View menu.
• Select settings.
• Choose Reset.
• Select Away.
• Follow the instructions on the screen.

• Add a phone to help with automatic switching to Home and Away. Your phone’s location is useful for Home & Away features as it lets your thermostat know whether you are present in your home or not. Phone location helps the thermostat switch between modes without sensing you.

How To Disable Eco Mode On Nest?

Your Nest Thermostat switches to Eco mode by itself when they sense that no one is home. If needed, you can set your thermostat manually to Eco mode using the Nest app.

But if you prefer the automatic switch, you can disable this feature by following these steps:

• Go to your Nest app home screen.
• Select your Nest thermostat.
• Tap on the Nest Settings.
• Select Home/Away Assist.
• Disable automatic switching to Eco Temperatures on top of the screen.

Note: You can also choose if your thermostat will use Eco Temperatures when home or away.

After disabling automatic switching, you’ll no longer have your thermostat problem going into eco mode without your consent.

How to Turn Off the Nest AC From Your iPhone App?

You can manage your Nest Thermostat through your Nest app. This app is downloadable from Google Play Store or Mac App Store. It enables you to control your settings remotely.

1. To turn off the Nest AC using your iPhone, do the following steps:
2. Open the Nest App.
3. Locate the Nest Thermostat and select it.
4. Tap the Cool option at the bottom-left of this screen.
5. In the new options list, click Off.

The app can turn off your Nest AC. If you want to heat the room, choose the Heat option to get a warmer temperature change.

How to Turn Off the AC on a Nest From the Android App

If you have an Android device instead of an iPhone, you can still use the Nest app. Download it from the Google Play store, and install it on your Android smartphone. You can use this app to turn off your Nest AC by using these steps:

1. Open the nest app.
2. Tap on the Thermostat option.
3. Tap on the “Cool” option at the bottom-left of the screen.
4. Find Off in the new list of options and tap it.

You can make your life simple by using it to remotely access and manage the target temperatures throughout your home.

Nest Airwave – Conclusion

Google Nest thermostat is a unique home appliance that optimizes your smart home’s cooling and heating system.

Nest Airwave has reduced energy, and it has been a great product, lasting long, and the manufacturers at Nest keep upgrading the versions like version 3 now has new ingenious features that keep improving my life.

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