Best Wifi enabled thermostat
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VEX said:
Pheo said:
Loads of us on this thread have installed that if you go back a few pages
Yep, spotted that after I had posted, how are you finding it?V.
key saving comes from being able to turn off remotely when away on business for days on end
VEX said:
I find that anyway, even our water heat ever two or three days and only if we loose the sun as we have a clever solar / electric immersion diverter on our PV's
V.
What PV setup do you have? Might be interested in doing something similar where it diverts to heating hot water if there is excess solar capacity.V.
RE Tado, got it working finally yesterday, managed to transpose the heating and hot water wires. Also worked out I'd accidentally put the Y-Plan valve in manual mode (whoops!)
Obviously don't need it for heating at the moment but it seems to be working as per plan. Nice turning the hot water on via iphone this morning! Looking forward to the IFTTT / Smartthings / HomeKit integration which they are promising via their kickstarter, could be pretty cool.
Apologies for possibly a stupid question but as I'm one of those foreigners who are not very familiar with gas boilers, I'm presently choosing between a Vaillant and a Worcester Bosch and am curious if it makes any difference to it's compability. Does it work just as well with a Vaillant?
I know i am being lazy and not reading through whole topic but i have a dual zone system on an ideal logic+ combi boiler, with weather compensator. Due to having a father in law in a very cool job i have been offered a hive installation for free.
Now the system i have is brand new and the house is on a B epc rating already and as close to being passive as i can get without mechanical air circulation.
Is hive going to be of any great use in reducing bills or is it really aimed at those old inefficient systems?
Also with 2 zones would i require 2 hives?
Now the system i have is brand new and the house is on a B epc rating already and as close to being passive as i can get without mechanical air circulation.
Is hive going to be of any great use in reducing bills or is it really aimed at those old inefficient systems?
Also with 2 zones would i require 2 hives?
I'm going to give one of these Tado ones a shot. http://www.tado.com/gb/ Just rented one for the year for £41.95. I will see how the savings weigh up before committing to the full purchase.
Mr Obertshaw said:
I'm going to give one of these Tado ones a shot. http://www.tado.com/gb/ Just rented one for the year for £41.95. I will see how the savings weigh up before committing to the full purchase.
That's what I did about 7 months ago. Will be buying it shortly - esp now i have seen the summer deal price. Does what it says on the tin, so no complaints from me.I need to sort something soon as my current thermostat has no scheduling option. What are my options that have a physical device (as well as an app), and that are easily purchasable and easy to have fitted? As far as I see it, tado is out (app only?) and nest and hive are in. What else is there? Do the thermostats all require wired power? And where can they be placed?
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Matt.. said:
I need to sort something soon as my current thermostat has no scheduling option. What are my options that have a physical device (as well as an app), and that are easily purchasable and easy to have fitted? As far as I see it, tado is out (app only?) and nest and hive are in. What else is there? Do the thermostats all require wired power? And where can they be placed?
Thanks
Ive got the Salus IT500 as have a few others on this thread. Very pleased with it, does everything I want. easy to setup. Has phone/PC app as well as manual unit with the remote stat in it. I prefer this to stat on the wall as you can have it in the room you inhabitThanks
the thermostat is battery operated, the control box replaces the other controls on your boiler
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SALUS-IT500-Internet-Contr...
scottri said:
That's what I did about 7 months ago. Will be buying it shortly - esp now i have seen the summer deal price. Does what it says on the tin, so no complaints from me.
If you do buy the TADO system use quidco and get a further 10% off of the discount price. I'm just looking at it now to see if it will work with my setup.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff