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where2 · 11-09-13, 11:38 PM

For people who don't have the patience or the programming skills to program a technology device, Autolearn is a great feature. Once the Nest is installed, the user simply goes on with their life. The Nest essentially develops a "macro" to follow their lives and repeat their thermostat adjustments.

For me, Autolearn was overkill. My family got our first personal computer in 1979, when I was 8 (Apple ][+). I've been capable of programming things ever since (I took 4 courses in different programming languages in college, and my BS degree is actually in Surveying and Mapping). I'm presently employed to design show control/automation systems for theme parks using devices like Medialon Show Master Pro Mk2's and Alcorn McBride V16 Pro's.

My most complicated thermostat program day presently has 7 different set points. My least complicated day has 4 set points. In looking over my present Nest A/C program, it was all "set by Nest Web" which is to say "Autolearn" didn't program any of it.

11-09-13, 11:38 PM	#6
where2 DIY Geek Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 401 Thanks: 74 Thanked 83 Times in 73 Posts	For people who don't have the patience or the programming skills to program a technology device, Autolearn is a great feature. Once the Nest is installed, the user simply goes on with their life. The Nest essentially develops a "macro" to follow their lives and repeat their thermostat adjustments. For me, Autolearn was overkill. My family got our first personal computer in 1979, when I was 8 (Apple ][+). I've been capable of programming things ever since (I took 4 courses in different programming languages in college, and my BS degree is actually in Surveying and Mapping). I'm presently employed to design show control/automation systems for theme parks using devices like Medialon Show Master Pro Mk2's and Alcorn McBride V16 Pro's. My most complicated thermostat program day presently has 7 different set points. My least complicated day has 4 set points. In looking over my present Nest A/C program, it was all "set by Nest Web" which is to say "Autolearn" didn't program any of it.