When we bought the house, we had a gas furnace in the basement that was coupled with a condensing unit to heat and cool the first floor.  Then we also had a heat pump to heat and cool the second floor. Here’s what that looked like:

When we were basically forced to replace these units, we decided to go a more energy-efficient route.  This plan also gets the gas furnace out of the basement, which was somewhat of a fire hazard.  So now, we will have a gas pack to heat and cool the first floor, and another heat pump to heat and cool the second floor.  Both are Goodman, if you’re interested.  If you’d like to know more about how a gas pack works, click here.  For more on the heat pump, click here.

Here’s our dilemma: we know that we want a “smart” thermostat that we can set and operate from almost anywhere using our smart phones, and we’ve narrowed our choices down to two.  But now we’re having a hard time deciding between the Honeywell WiFi Smart Thermostat and the Nest Thermostat.   We’ve heard pros and cons about both, but none have made our decision any easier.

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Has anyone tried these?  Would you recommend one or the other?  Any new pros or cons you can offer?