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Nest Thermostat Bug Leaves Owners Without Heating (thestack.com)

Posted by timothy on from the bit-chilly-in-here dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Google-owned smart homeware company Nest has asked users to reset their connected thermostats after a software bug forced controllers offline and left owners unable to heat their homes. The company has confirmed that a software update error had caused the thermostat's batteries to drain, therefore making it unable to control the temperature. Users of the smart home device took to social media to express their anger at being left with cold houses. Some feared that the fault had put water pipes under pressure, risking burst plumbing.

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  1. Anyone who complains is a DENIER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Anyone who whines about the so-called "cold" is obviously science denying scum who pretends that there's no climate and shills for BIG OIL!