Installing the Nest the Hard Way

dedegroup:

Robert has written up a post on the installation of his shiny new Nest Thermostat. He documents each step of the process with photos.

We love this product as it improves an area of our lives that is very important but has been allowed to stay static with little technical innovation let alone any good design. It is also a great example of hardware, software and the web tied together to make a better experience.

In addition to the device, the Nest mobile and desktop software is really easy to use and allows you to control multiple thermostats when away from home.  That will be useful this winter to get your home toasty warm by the time you get off the train or out of your car.

(Click through to see all the photos.)

robspychala:

Why the hard way? Well, if you’re gonna bring the dry wall cement and paint out, you might as well do a couple things!

Last week we got the Nest and I decided we would need to paint the area where the previous thermostat was. You can do without this if you choose to use some of the braces that…