Best Wifi enabled thermostat
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Setup the new app over the weekend. Seems a bit clunky with the swipe from the left menu not doing a lot now, but the operation is so much better.
The system is about perfect for me now, the morning temperature being too high was my one criticism. It works seamlessly in my house, you can't tell when the heating is on or off, it just puts the house at exactly the right temperature and keeps it there with no fluctuations. Once the setup is perfectly fine-tuned for temperatures it'll pretty much never need to be touched.
I'd like them to cache the daily heating info rather than loading it from the net ever time you look at the stats as it takes ages to draw me the graph. They could also pull more stats to the app screen, things like how long the heating has been on that day etc.
I also really like the Live Tile implementation on Windows Phone that changes the tile colour to match the heating status, highlights that it's missing an Android widget.
The system is about perfect for me now, the morning temperature being too high was my one criticism. It works seamlessly in my house, you can't tell when the heating is on or off, it just puts the house at exactly the right temperature and keeps it there with no fluctuations. Once the setup is perfectly fine-tuned for temperatures it'll pretty much never need to be touched.
I'd like them to cache the daily heating info rather than loading it from the net ever time you look at the stats as it takes ages to draw me the graph. They could also pull more stats to the app screen, things like how long the heating has been on that day etc.
I also really like the Live Tile implementation on Windows Phone that changes the tile colour to match the heating status, highlights that it's missing an Android widget.
Setup the new app over the weekend. Seems a bit clunky with the swipe from the left menu not doing a lot now, but the operation is so much better.
The system is about perfect for me now, the morning temperature being too high was my one criticism. It works seamlessly in my house, you can't tell when the heating is on or off, it just puts the house at exactly the right temperature and keeps it there with no fluctuations. Once the setup is perfectly fine-tuned for temperatures it'll pretty much never need to be touched.
I'd like them to cache the daily heating info rather than loading it from the net ever time you look at the stats as it takes ages to draw me the graph. They could also pull more stats to the app screen, things like how long the heating has been on that day etc.
I also really like the Live Tile implementation on Windows Phone that changes the tile colour to match the heating status, highlights that it's missing an Android widget.
The system is about perfect for me now, the morning temperature being too high was my one criticism. It works seamlessly in my house, you can't tell when the heating is on or off, it just puts the house at exactly the right temperature and keeps it there with no fluctuations. Once the setup is perfectly fine-tuned for temperatures it'll pretty much never need to be touched.
I'd like them to cache the daily heating info rather than loading it from the net ever time you look at the stats as it takes ages to draw me the graph. They could also pull more stats to the app screen, things like how long the heating has been on that day etc.
I also really like the Live Tile implementation on Windows Phone that changes the tile colour to match the heating status, highlights that it's missing an Android widget.
I think the app update broke something. Mine has been worse since.
I altered the map to make sure the X was actually on my house not 2 doors up. It keeps drifting off.
The fixed Away temp mode won't warm in advance so that isn't much good unless you set a very small difference in temperature or you have a small place that heats quickly which seems to be the only scenario they've considered.
It's annoying that half of it doesn't work while the other bit - weather compensation etc - works really well.
I altered the map to make sure the X was actually on my house not 2 doors up. It keeps drifting off.
The fixed Away temp mode won't warm in advance so that isn't much good unless you set a very small difference in temperature or you have a small place that heats quickly which seems to be the only scenario they've considered.
It's annoying that half of it doesn't work while the other bit - weather compensation etc - works really well.
So it looks like it's possibly not the Tado at fault. I've had it set to manual all day - it's now 10.41pm and its managed to work its way up to a heady 20deg...
I have a Vaillant Ecotec Plus boiler, it's showing 58deg on the lcd but is refusing to move past that number.
Anyone any ideas why?
ukwill said:
So it looks like it's possibly not the Tado at fault. I've had it set to manual all day - it's now 10.41pm and its managed to work its way up to a heady 20deg...
I have a Vaillant Ecotec Plus boiler, it's showing 58deg on the lcd but is refusing to move past that number.
Anyone any ideas why?
We have the same boiler (but attached to a Nest) and when the boiler is on the temperature reading is 55 degrees, and they CH works as expected and the radiators warm the house.I have a Vaillant Ecotec Plus boiler, it's showing 58deg on the lcd but is refusing to move past that number.
Anyone any ideas why?
bogie said:
f1_dragon said:
Targarama said:
f1_dragon said:
I have been using a Salus IT500 for about a year, for 1 zone Heating and Hot Water.
Once I downloaded the app and didn't have to circumnavigate the thermostats complicated menus, I've found it to have good functionality and usability.
One question I did have: what are everyone's experiences generally with the temp set vs. when the heating does/does not fire. I.e. if you set temp at X degrees, what temp does the heating come on and what temp does it go off?
My Salus (iT500 and an iT300 due to 2 zones) works great. Turns on at required temp, turns off at required temp. One thing to remember is that the house will still keep heating up at turn-off time as the heating is on and the radiators are still radiating plenty of heat. I've seen mine go +0.5 degrees compared to the required setting but this seems logical to me.Once I downloaded the app and didn't have to circumnavigate the thermostats complicated menus, I've found it to have good functionality and usability.
One question I did have: what are everyone's experiences generally with the temp set vs. when the heating does/does not fire. I.e. if you set temp at X degrees, what temp does the heating come on and what temp does it go off?
The monitoring allowed me to adjust the on and off times I used to ensure the house was comfortable when I was at home. What I did learn was that I could turn off the heating one hour earlier than I had previously been and turn it on a little later.
I also find that the ability to adjust the timings from my computer at work (or my phone) allows me to make quick adjustments for the various times people are coming and going. All in all I am very pleased with the system, so much so I have just installed another in the girlfriend’s house; installation is a doodle, I had it installed and working within 30 mins.
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