Nest Thermostat - Released in the UK
Discussion
lbc said:
The only places I have visited without thermostats are shared converted flats/houses where the landlord controls the heating, and the heating is usually on full blast.
My last place was a rented flat (not shared), and I've just bought the new place, which is a detached private house, and neither had a room stat so it does happen. It is a bit odd though, and coincidentally I was searching for Ariston thermostats to suit the boiler, wireless Ariston room stats & receivers ones are about £120 and look like something made by Amstrad in the eighties so the Nest one is quite appealing.VEX said:
If you like NEST then you would love this!
Should have pricing through for it in the next couple of days.
http://www.evohome.info/
£623 for a 4 room setup. Sledgehammer to crack a walnut springs to mind.Should have pricing through for it in the next couple of days.
http://www.evohome.info/
So on the whole Nest vs Tado I'm seeing the Tado can also control your water and the out of home feature is more automated by using GPS location on your phone to turn your heating on automatically as you return.
As much as I want to purchase this especially with the free installation offer (missed this on the Tado) I'm thinking the Tado is a better buy...
As much as I want to purchase this especially with the free installation offer (missed this on the Tado) I'm thinking the Tado is a better buy...
Zoon said:
VEX said:
If you like NEST then you would love this!
Should have pricing through for it in the next couple of days.
http://www.evohome.info/
£623 for a 4 room setup. Sledgehammer to crack a walnut springs to mind.Should have pricing through for it in the next couple of days.
http://www.evohome.info/
The Restorer said:
So on the whole Nest vs Tado I'm seeing the Tado can also control your water and the out of home feature is more automated by using GPS location on your phone to turn your heating on automatically as you return.
As much as I want to purchase this especially with the free installation offer (missed this on the Tado) I'm thinking the Tado is a better buy...
Ive had the Salus IT500 since it came out, very pleased with it for £150 does the same thing. But its not automated away from home, you have to press a button on the control or your phone when you go away and on the way backAs much as I want to purchase this especially with the free installation offer (missed this on the Tado) I'm thinking the Tado is a better buy...
works fine for me and saving money when im away on business 2-4 days a week.....
The nest is "just" a thermostat that learns rather than a CH/HW programmer with wireless stat like Tado or Salus
The Tado adds the automated away from home thing ....
B17NNS said:
It's pretty cool to look at. Has the whole Apple thing going on. But what does it do that a programmable room stat doesn't (other than 'learn'?).
I'd still go with the above and put the £120 saved towards gas myself.
Oh, and I've never been in a house without a room stat.
Our house doesn't (but will have once i've finished the rennovations). Only rads to have TRVs were in the recent extension, the rest of the house just had rads without TRVs. I'd still go with the above and put the £120 saved towards gas myself.
Oh, and I've never been in a house without a room stat.
Murph7355 said:
Totally agree. They look to be pitching themselves as the Apple of the central heating world.
Smoke detector's a piss take too price wise. Though that does have a couple of handy features on it.
It's not only the price that's the problemSmoke detector's a piss take too price wise. Though that does have a couple of handy features on it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26879987
Anyone tried the Owl system? allows you to monitor electricity useage too
http://www.theowl.com/index.php/products/smart-hea...
http://www.theowl.com/index.php/products/smart-hea...
Spare tyre said:
I have a wireless thermostat, when I go away I move it to near a radiator, this way the heating only come on for a min or two
Works well
I wouldn't mind a hive thing so I could fiddle with the temp without her knowing, leaving the old one on the wall so she can turn it up as high as she likes and tricking herself!
Switch the wireless thermostat to the off position then you don't have to move it near a radiator.Pointless having a radiator coming on for a min or two.Works well
I wouldn't mind a hive thing so I could fiddle with the temp without her knowing, leaving the old one on the wall so she can turn it up as high as she likes and tricking herself!
NH1 said:
It is, and the main employees are ex-Apple. Foppo said:
Spare tyre said:
I have a wireless thermostat, when I go away I move it to near a radiator, this way the heating only come on for a min or two
Works well
I wouldn't mind a hive thing so I could fiddle with the temp without her knowing, leaving the old one on the wall so she can turn it up as high as she likes and tricking herself!
Switch the wireless thermostat to the off position then you don't have to move it near a radiator.Pointless having a radiator coming on for a min or two.Works well
I wouldn't mind a hive thing so I could fiddle with the temp without her knowing, leaving the old one on the wall so she can turn it up as high as she likes and tricking herself!
gaz1234 said:
st reviews
Indeed, reminds me of Heatmiser nightmares.... but worse.I'm ooot !
http://www.amazon.com/review/RA3CGM9WKSW47/ref=cm_...
Shame, I was looking forward to it.
Zoon said:
VEX said:
If you like NEST then you would love this!
Should have pricing through for it in the next couple of days.
http://www.evohome.info/
£623 for a 4 room setup. Sledgehammer to crack a walnut springs to mind.Should have pricing through for it in the next couple of days.
http://www.evohome.info/
Mind, they still found that preferable to the 20 individual programmable thermostats that was running their electric heating, every one of which needed entering programming mode every time they went away and waned to turn the heating down...
as for the NEST, whats it beyond a smart stat like any comparible one but for a nice packaging?
hairyben said:
I recently fitted a DEVILINK system (as it was the only wholly wireless system I could find) that ran the client well into 4 figures
Mind, they still found that preferable to the 20 individual programmable thermostats that was running their electric heating, every one of which needed entering programming mode every time they went away and waned to turn the heating down...
as for the NEST, whats it beyond a smart stat like any comparible one but for a nice packaging?
I've decided that the Nest is nothing more than a basic thermostat with as you say nice packaging.Mind, they still found that preferable to the 20 individual programmable thermostats that was running their electric heating, every one of which needed entering programming mode every time they went away and waned to turn the heating down...
as for the NEST, whats it beyond a smart stat like any comparible one but for a nice packaging?
After researching smart thermostats it would seem that the Tado is a far smarter system.
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