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TRoundy
Aug 15, 2022Tutor
Nighthawk AX12 wifi draining batteries
I have been having issues with my Nighthawk AX12 router draining the battery of my Nest thermostat. Google Nest tech support is worthless. It seems that something about this router is causing bat...
TRoundy
Aug 19, 2022Tutor
Yes, I followed all the Nest pointers other than adding a c wire. The Nest battery holds a charge as long as it isn't connected to wifi.
I've had a Nest for years (with same connection) for years and never had an issue until 2021. I bought a new Nest thinking that was the issue but it wasn't. New one did the same thing. I tried to get the point across to google that the issue is between some Netgear routers (I am not the only one having issues) and the Nest but they choose to ignore me.
FURRYe38
Aug 19, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Does disabling Smart Connect change the behavior?
Try setting manual channel 1 and 40.