Outrageous Nest Thermostat Installation Troubleshooting

If the nest doesn t turn on after installation and the red led is blinking on front the nest thermostat battery is low and needs to be charged.

Nest thermostat installation troubleshooting. If there is a common wire installed the nest thermostat will not power share. Wi fi routers that are. If you leave it where it is the nest will slowly charge and eventually turn on.

Your wi fi router may not fully support a wi fi standard known as power saving mode. 1 install the heat link first 2 remove or configure the programmer 3 attach the nest thermostat to the wall 4 plug the thermostat in with the power plug and cord installing the nest thermostat in a new spot if you re installing the nest thermostat and aren t connecting it to any cables within the wall then you ll need to. If all your nest thermostat displays is a black screen and won t turn on try the steps below to troubleshoot the problem.

Some heat pump installations may have the auxiliary heat connection labelled as x w1 or w2 on the thermostat. If your system works. Check the c terminal of the base to see if your nest thermostat base has a c wire attached to it.

The nest thermostat should pop off the base. If you still have it use the picture of the wires in your old thermostat that you were instructed to. You should verify that the x wire on the old thermostat is not a common wire.

This can take an hour or two. Once you re sure you can assume that the x is the auxiliary heat and should be inserted into the aux w2 connector on the nest thermostat. When x w1 or w2 is an aux wire.

If it doesn t turn on you might see a blinking red light to indicate that the battery is charging. Use the picture you took of your old thermostat s connectors during the installation of your nest thermostat to help you know where each wire should go on your old thermostat. Pull the silver ring of your thermostat gently away from the wall.