Nest with Electric Ireland

The Ayatolla · 13-08-2019 11:23pm

Raoul wrote: »

Is the cashback just in the form of money off your bill?

Yes.
You can't use the €200 credit towards buying a Nest.

wingnut · 16-08-2019 8:58am

Looking to get an automated valve to heat hot water only via the nest. Has anyone had this done? If anyone knows any plumbers that serve Limerick that can do this with NEST I would be much obliged.

sozbox · 08-10-2019 8:03am

ashish.13 wrote: »

generally they are not knowledgable, nor are the installers very knowledgable.
I have an air to water heat pump with two zones and no hot water/immersion
control and this made the guys who came to our home very nervous.
I had to call, DIAKIN (manufacturer of Heating unit), nest, builder's foreman (who was luckily around). All these calls were worth it as this gave some confidence the Electric Ireland guy.
Now we have a nest thermostat for downstairs and another heatmiser thermostat upstairs. The nest thermostat would not control hot water though, as its always on with Air to water heating.
I'm planning to install another one upstairs soon.

So the general rule of thumb: one nest can only control one zone.
If you have two zones you could assign nest to one of the zones and keep another thermostat for other zone.

Did electric Ireland have any issue with this? They’re telling me they won’t install with heat pumps

Captain Flaps · 09-10-2019 4:57pm

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Yes.
You can't use the €200 credit towards buying a Nest.

I just switched to EI, I asked about this and they said that the €200 would be applied to my account and that would go towards the first bill, with any change left carried over towards the next one. The sales guy also highlighted that I could have the cost of the nest install added to my first bill so I'd effectively be paying for the nest with the 200

The Ayatolla · 09-10-2019 11:19pm

Interesting - that must be new then as they told me when I ordered a few months back that I couldn't do that.

KilOit · 10-10-2019 8:53am

Captain Flaps wrote: »

I just switched to EI, I asked about this and they said that the €200 would be applied to my account and that would go towards the first bill, with any change left carried over towards the next one. The sales guy also highlighted that I could have the cost of the nest install added to my first bill so I'd effectively be paying for the nest with the 200

Last year the nest was completely free with 175€ credit added

thebackbar · 10-10-2019 9:30pm

Hi, I'm recently after moving to electric Ireland,

Currently I have one controller which has two thermostats connected (one for upstairs and one for downstairs).

Do I need two nest devices ? Is there a way to avoid paying 400 euros ?

The Ayatolla · 10-10-2019 10:00pm

Need two Nests.

Not sure there's a way to avoid it - one poster mentioned using credit on your account to pay for it, hence using the 200 euro bonus credit.

400euro for two nests, including installation and two free Google Homes is great value.

bazz26 · 10-10-2019 11:23pm

You could try ordering one nest via phoning them and then order the second one online with different installation dates.

I tried this when I had mine installed back in March/April, however when they installed the first nest it turns out I didn't need the second one and rang them up and cancelled it and got a refund. But up to that point I paid €260 for the two, not €400.

ablelocks · 21-01-2020 2:54pm

I'll be switching from bord gais in a month, so doing my research now. It looks like the offer to buy the nest for €130 is still available, but i can't see an option to get the cash back and nest in one order.

So switch to get the cashback and then buy the nest after?

Basq · 21-01-2020 3:10pm

ablelocks wrote: »

So switch to get the cashback and then buy the nest after?

We joined the Electricity Plan for Nest for €130 and €175 Welcome Credit..

.. but didn't see a cashback option on any of the plans, just "welcome credit"

marisila · 21-01-2020 5:35pm

You should be able to avail of the cashback offers for Electric Ireland via switcher.ie. Once your account has switched over, you can apply for the nest for €130. Unfortunately I don't see any better deal right now.

torrevieja · 21-01-2020 10:56pm

is the Nest not free anymore

peteb2 · 22-01-2020 12:18am

torrevieja wrote: »

is the Nest not free anymore

Hasn't been for years

torrevieja · 22-01-2020 1:39am

peteb2 wrote: »

Hasn't been for years

Was a good offer when it was

the-island-man · 16-12-2021 3:44pm

Just thought I'd update this thread. It seems like Electric Ireland have dropped the NEST. They're no longer selling it. Bit of a shame.

I like the sound of the Climote in the way that it can cover three heating zones in the one device but the connection via sim is putting me off. I live in a rural area. The Broadband is good thanks to Fiber to the Home but the mobile coverage is poor, a lot of tree cover.

matchthis · 16-12-2021 4:35pm

Went to get it today after moving months ago and EI making balls of my account. Hopefully is a stock thing and will come back

markf1982 · 16-12-2021 4:51pm

Had the climote before the nest and in my opinion its not worth it.

live in a rural area too and the sim kept dropping connection. climote then developed a fault and could only use it manually. took 3 months of contacting them and elcectric ireland to try to get a repair.

swapped it out for the nest and haven't looked back. night and day for me

SouthWesterly · 16-12-2021 6:48pm

Couldn't see the climate on their site

wolfyboy555 · 16-12-2021 7:07pm

I'm in the hunt for a nest.....two actually as I need one for upstairs also. Pity I missed out on this offer. Hopefully soke deals come up as I'm not willing to blow over €400 on two stats.

griffdaddy · 16-12-2021 8:22pm

I had the nest 3rd gen for a few years but recently got the Hive instead with proper zoned heating and smart TRVs. The nest is good for basic stuff but there's no real way of expanding it or doing anything more advanced like adding radiator valves

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