r/Nest • u/berns4ever • 18h ago

New temperature differential and minimum compressor run time settings

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Just saw that these settings were added to the advanced settings of Nest on Google home. Has anyone tried these out yet? It's open window weather right now here so I'm going to test it for myself probably next week.

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u/harriskleyman 18h ago

What gen thermostat?

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u/staticlens 13h ago

Is it possible to offset the humidity?

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u/JonJackjon 13h ago

I would increase the Compressor lockout time to at least 5 minutes.

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u/[deleted] 13h ago

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u/JonJackjon 12h ago

In the photo, the Compressor lockout time is shown as 2.5 minutes (default).

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u/DevelopmentNo247 14h ago

If I suspect my system is oversized. I wonder if setting a longer minimum compressor time would help lower my indoor humidity.

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u/berns4ever 14h ago

This is the main reason I'm thinking about doing this. When it's hot and humid outside I force my system to run for 30-60 minutes using a low holding temp because the normal 10-15 minute cycles don't do the trick in my home. My home gets a little cold when I do it but it uses less energy than running a separate dehumidifier plus normal AC.

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u/DevelopmentNo247 14h ago

Same here. Where is this advanced configuration setting? I can’t find it

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u/berns4ever 14h ago

I go to the screen with the thermostat mode control change then settings in the top right corner,  then under device features section click thermostat and then on the next screen click "advanced configuration" which is listed after the wiring menu.

 I have the current cheaper Nest Thermostat (not learning) so I'm not sure if the older versions have the same options yet.

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u/DevelopmentNo247 14h ago

What section under “device features” ?

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u/berns4ever 14h ago

Thermostat. Sorry edited above. Was switching back and forth from the menus to the post

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u/DevelopmentNo247 13h ago

Ah dang I don’t have it

Pic: https://imgur.com/a/ckcNaxY