I recently downloaded the SmartThings app to control multiple devices (Kasa plugs, Samsung TVs, and nest thermostat).
I recently hooked up an aroma machine to push scent into my hvac system so that it spreads the scent across my home. To not waste the scent when the hvac is not running, I decided I would use a plug to trigger on/off whenever the status of the nest thermostat is running. I created power on routines for when the nest state changes to cooling, heating and fan only. I than created power off routines for when the state changes back to idle.
It seems to be working when the state changes to cooling and heating. But when the fan auto runs, the SmartThings app shows the status as “idle” and therefore, does not power on the plug. Is anyone else having issues with the nest status remaining as idle when the fan is running?
Please note, if I manually toggle the fan from auto to on in the ST app (which runs on a timer), that works. However, the problem is when you have the fan set to auto. When it kicks on randomly, it seems that the status doesn’t change from idle. Any work around or fix for this? I should also note, I have a 3rd generation Nest Learning thermostat.
I see the same behavior with my Nest thermostat. Seems that something in the integration isn’t updating. I’d start with Nest support since cloud to cloud integrations are the responsibility of the product vendor.
Thanks for the details. I just got off the phone with Nest support. Of course I was pointed to contact SmartThings support.
However, I did decide to download the Google Home app just to see if I could just do the automation there. Come to realize, they don’t even list a nest state for the fan. So I’m wondering if maybe these earlier generation nest thermostats just don’t provide a status/state update for when the fan auto runs? Does anyone have a nest 4th generation thermostat where this is not an issue?
I had the same issue with the learning thermostat (gen 3). I want to turn on all my house’s exhaust fans whenever my furnace runs. I run the furnace fan for 30 minutes every hour but the state won’t change from idle when the scheduled fan turns on. State only changes when heating, cooling or when I run the fan manually. I just got the gen 4 learning thermostat and lo and behold, I get an error trying to add it to smartthings via matter. I’m going to reach out to smartthings to try to diagnose the issue, and I’ll update this thread if I figure it out and the state changes correctly.