During this especially brutal summer, I’ve come to appreciate a lot about the Nest — though buying one used on eBay wasn’t the smartest, as the thing could never stay connected to Wi-Fi. Aside from access to central air, the greatest thing that the installation afforded me is confidence.
Live in an apartment long enough, and you’ll begin to doubt yourself when it comes to even the simplest tasks. On one particularly sweltering mid-July afternoon, however, I flipped off the house’s power, removed the ancient digital thermostat and wired up the Nest. The only thing more surprising than me not putting myself in the hospital was the fact that it worked (Wi-Fi glitches aside).