Lock and unlock your Nest thermostat

  • Locking your Google Nest thermostat prevents people from irresolute settings or irresolute the temperature exterior of a restricted range with the thermostat.
  • Anyone who shares access to your home with the Dwelling or Nest app volition still be able to change the temperature and settings or unlock your thermostat with the app.
  • Yous can lock your thermostat in the Settings menu on your thermostat, or with the Home or Nest app.
  • To unlock a thermostat, y'all demand to enter the iv digit PIN code on the thermostat, or employ the app.
  • When a Nest thermostat is locked, it will still rut or absurd to whatever temperatures in your schedule, even if they are exterior of the locked temperature range. Information technology will also follow your Eco Temperatures.

How it works

Lock your Nest thermostat while in Rut fashion or Absurd way

When you lock your Nest thermostat in Heat way or Absurd mode, you'll set a temperature range later on y'all create a iv digit Pin. Anyone tin plough the thermostat'southward ring to change the temperature within the range you've set, but they won't exist able to set the temperature outside of your range or change whatever of your settings.

Note: When yous lock your thermostat with the Nest or Dwelling house app, the smallest temperature range is 5º F (for case, 70-75º F). There is no minimum temperature range if you fix the lock direct from the Nest thermostat. So if yous desire to set a smaller range or lock the thermostat to a single temperature you'll demand to set up the lock on the thermostat itself.

Lock your Nest thermostat in Heat•Absurd mode

When you prepare your Nest thermostat to Rut•Absurd mode, y'all can choose a temperature range. Your thermostat will oestrus or cool to stay within this range. The smallest range you can fix on your thermostat is 2º F (for example, 68-70º F).

When yous set the lock, you'll create a Pivot, and so your thermostat will be locked to the range that you've chosen. Unless you enter the PIN and unlock your thermostat, you won't be able to use your thermostat to adjust the temperature or change any settings.

If you need to change your temperature range or settings, you can utilize the Nest or Dwelling app or unlock your thermostat

How to lock your Nest thermostat

On your thermostat

Annotation: The Nest thermostat Eastward tin can't exist locked on the device itself. Use the app to lock or unlock information technology.

Follow these steps to lock your Nest thermostat:

  1. Press your thermostat's band to open the Quick View menu.
  2. Turn the band to Settings Nest settings icon and press to select.
  3. Turn the ring to find Lock.
  4. Press the ring once more to confirm that yous desire to lock your thermostat.
  5. Enter a four digit Pivot that'due south easy to remember, and enter it again to ostend.
    • Note: If you forget your Pin you can unlock your thermostat with the Nest or Dwelling app.
  6. If you lock your thermostat in Estrus•Cool mode, the Lock icon will appear at the bottom of the screen.
  7. If you lot lock your thermostat in Heat mode or Cool mode, you'll need to set a temperature range. Turn the ring to set the minimum and maximum temperatures. Press to keep.
  8. Press the thermostat band to cull Washed and lock your thermostat, or select Change if you need to make any changes to your lock settings.
  9. The Lock icon at the bottom of the screen shows that the thermostat is locked.

"Set locked range" screen on Thermostat

With the Nest app

With the Home app

How to unlock your Nest thermostat

On your thermostat

Follow these steps to unlock your Nest thermostat using its band. You'll need the Pivot that was set when the thermostat was locked. If y'all don't have the PIN, y'all can notwithstanding use the Nest or Habitation app to unlock the thermostat.

  1. Printing the thermostat'southward ring to wake upwards your thermostat. The Lock icon at the bottom of the screen shows that the thermostat is locked.
  2. Press the thermostat's band over again.
  3. Enter the PIN to unlock your thermostat. Turn the ring to change the number, and press the ring to enter information technology.
  4. If the Pivot is right, the Lock icon will disappear. Your thermostat is at present unlocked.
 Nest thermostat PIN unlock screen

With the Nest app

Anyone who has access to your Nest home can employ the
Nest app to unlock your Nest thermostat. You won't demand
the PIN.

Notation: To unlock your Nest thermostat with the Nest app,
it must be online. If your Nest thermostat is locked, offline,
and you don't have the Pin, please contact us for help.

Follow these steps to unlock your Nest thermostat
with the Nest app:

  1. Tap the Nest thermostat you lot'd similar to unlock.
  2. Tap the Settings Nest settings icon icon in the top right corner.
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the card and tap Unlock.
 app unlock

With the Dwelling house app

How to change the lock code

To change your thermostat's PIN code, you'll need to employ the Home or Nest app.

Nest app

To change your thermostat's PIN, you'll demand to apply the Nest app on your phone or tablet.

  1. Open the Nest app.
  2. Select the Nest thermostat that has the Pin yous want to change.
  3. Select Settings Nest settings icon Unlock.
  4. Once your Nest thermostat has been unlocked, you can select Lock in the Nest thermostat settings to lock it again and set a new Pin.

Home app

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