Smurfin
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Hi all
Moving into my new house in a couple of week's time, and whilst I have an electrician onsite it makes sense to sort out my heating. I've got a combi boiler with a standard thermostat and controller currently. The big Q is, which automated control system should I buy?
I've had Hive in the past, and I bought a load of programmable TRVs (this was a few years ago though when it wasn't that common). I loved the idea of the programmable TRVs, although I didn't find them particularly accurate at the time. But especially inthe winter, I don't see the point of heating the bedrooms in the evening if we're all downstairs etc....
I also have a load of Hive plugs left over from my old install, although now I've got a bunch of other smart plugs and different brands can all be controlled by Alexa, I guess these don't really matter too much.
So, I guess my requirements are:
Easy to use
Be able to control my heating remotely (no hot water control needed as I have a combi)
Ability to control temps in different rooms independently (ideally from an app, but not sure how advanced the Hive and Tado TRVs are)
Thoughts?
Ps I have a Mesh wi-fi system so coverage throughout the house should be fine (thinking of TRVs losing connection).
Moving into my new house in a couple of week's time, and whilst I have an electrician onsite it makes sense to sort out my heating. I've got a combi boiler with a standard thermostat and controller currently. The big Q is, which automated control system should I buy?
I've had Hive in the past, and I bought a load of programmable TRVs (this was a few years ago though when it wasn't that common). I loved the idea of the programmable TRVs, although I didn't find them particularly accurate at the time. But especially inthe winter, I don't see the point of heating the bedrooms in the evening if we're all downstairs etc....
I also have a load of Hive plugs left over from my old install, although now I've got a bunch of other smart plugs and different brands can all be controlled by Alexa, I guess these don't really matter too much.
So, I guess my requirements are:
Easy to use
Be able to control my heating remotely (no hot water control needed as I have a combi)
Ability to control temps in different rooms independently (ideally from an app, but not sure how advanced the Hive and Tado TRVs are)
Thoughts?
Ps I have a Mesh wi-fi system so coverage throughout the house should be fine (thinking of TRVs losing connection).