How to Turn off Eco Mode on Nest
Once your Nest is set up and running, and it’s in Eco Mode, switching it out of Eco Mode is easy to do manually on the Nest thermostat itself. Eco is just one of the modes Nest can be set to, much like the Heating or Cooling Modes you use all the time with Nest. The Eco Mode can be a good way to save energy or a good resting setting to leave your home on while you’re away, but you won’t always want it on, so knowing how to turn it off is important.
Nest Eco Mode Tips and Tricks
Eco Mode is built to save you energy without fully shutting off heating or cooling, so it’s most effective when you aren’t around. Consequently, this is also why if you switch your Nest to Away, either on Nest or in the app, you’ll automatically be switched to Eco Mode. Nest can also automatically detect when nobody’s home and switch to Eco Mode itself. However, these systems aren’t always foolproof, so being able to manually turn off Eco Mode is a good thing to know how to do. Beyond that, though, it’s useful to know how Eco Mode actually works: when a Nest detects your home’s temperature is higher than its cooling setting, it will start cooling until it reaches the desired temperature. It will then turn itself off. Heating works similarly.
