SMART THERMOSTAT OVERVIEW:
If you’re looking to smarten up your home, your thermostat is a good place to start and can help you save a considerable chunk of money by reducing your heating and cooling costs.
However, not all smart thermostats are equally capable, some that work with simple heating and cooling systems just offer basic scheduling and programming options, while others that support complex multi-stage systems can control heating, cooling, dehumidifier, and ventilation systems.
As is the case with most smart home devices, prices vary depending on features and capabilities. Read on to find out what to look for when shopping for your smart thermostat, as well as our favorite models in testing.
The Hive active home controllers come in 2 versions. The single channel mainly used with combination boilers, and then twin channel which would be used with system or heat only open vent boilers.
The Hive V3.2 channel smart thermostat comes with Hive hub. The hub is your gateway between your wifi and the thermostat. This is for use with conventional boilers and works seamlessly to control your central heating system – giving you great savings by never heating an empty home and also allows control of your domestic hot water.
Control it on the device, via the Hive app, or even with your voice. So wherever you are, you can set schedules and get alerts if you leave the heating on when you’re not there. And with built-in Frost Protection, it works in the background to prevent problems in the winter.
Hive hub included
- Manage your heating and domestic hot water from anywhere using the Hive app
- Ideal for conventional boilers with separate hot water tanks
- Works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Home Kit
- Geo location reminds you to switch off the heating if you’ve gone out and left it on
- Holiday mode lets you manage your heating while your away
- Frost protection protects your pipes from freezing in winter
- Group with other Hive devices to create a smart home
- Add more thermostats to control up to 6 heating zones in your home.
- Available from our online store www.heatingcentreonline.co.uk
NEST LEARNING THERMOSTAT.
Comes in Chrome, Copper and Black, the third generation learning thermostat by Google, is probably the market leader. Available as a single channel for Combination boilers.
From the beginning Google thermostat was going to change things. Big things. Like the way people use energy. Because the more you know about how much you use, the more you see how to use less. The Nest Thermostat actually helps people save energy, and there’s proof. Since 2011, it’s saved over 4 billion kWh of energy in millions of homes worldwide. And independent studies showed that it saved people on average of 10-12% on heating bills and 15% on cooling bills. That means in two years or less, it can pay for itself.
Its got better with the new 3rd generation Nest Thermostat. It’s thinner, sleeker, and more beautiful than ever. The display is even bigger and sharper. And now the Nest Thermostat does something new it’s called Farsight. When you walk into the room, Farsight lights up and shows you the temperature you set or the time. You can even choose a digital or analog clock face. It’s big and bright – you can see it from across the room.
Built with more temperature sensors, the Nest 3rd Gen Thermostat is more accurate. So it’s even better at learning about your home. It gets to know how it heats and cools, or how drafty it is, and adjusts accordingly. And if your furnace is acting up, the Nest Thermostat will let you know. Most heating and forced air furnaces have an automatic shutoff to avoid overheating. The Nest Thermostat is always looking out for shutoff patterns that indicate a persistent problem with your furnace. If anything’s out of the ordinary, every heating season you’ll get a Furnace Heads-Up message on your phone or tablet and the thermostat screen. And you’ll also get a notice in your monthly Home Report
The Nest Thermostat is even better at learning what you like, too. So when you wake up in the morning, you’ll be cozy. When you leave for work, it’ll turn itself down. When you come home, you’ll be cozy again. And you can control it from anywhere. The Nest Thermostat does everything it’s always done keeping you comfortable. and it saves energy.
To Summarise it all:
• Control your heating and hot water systems from anywhere, via your smartphone
• Use the Nest app to easily change temperatures or settings
• Auto-schedule setting learns from your behaviour, creating a programme to suit you
• Automatically turns itself down after you leave the house to help you save energy
• Receive real-time alerts on your mobile device if your home gets too cold
• Easily check energy history to keep on top of usage and spending
• Nest app can be used to control hot water tank boosting
• Seasonal Savings feature can help to reduce heating bills
• Works with Google Home Voice and Amazon Alexa
• Bright, backlit LCD display
• Kit contains 3rd Generation Nest thermostat and Nest Heat Link
- Available from our online store www.heatingcentreonline.co.uk
CP4i Smart Thermostat provides the ultimate convenience in heating control. Takes command of your home’s temperature effortlessly, whether you’re within arm’s reach or miles away.
With its one-click boost function, you can decide the duration and desired temperature instantly. Elevate your comfort and enhance energy efficiency with the reliable smart heating control from EPH.
The EPH CP4I Smart Thermostat is the perfect combination of simplicity and Technology. The thermostat, the receiver and the gateway hub are all pre-wired during manufacturing to enable a quick and easy installation. Plug and play using, the EMBER app it is possible to have complete home control over your heating system anywhere and anytime.
The following features come with EPH CP4i:
- OPENTHERM
- Prewired Components Thermostat, Receiver and hub have prewired RF connections making installation simple plug and play.
- Multizone – control upto 6 zones by adding more thermostats. Hot water option is also available with CP4-HW-OT thermostat.
- Voice Control – Control your heating system, check tempreture, boost zones and more with Alexa voice control.
- Multi Control – Multi users can control system via the app
- Cost Effective – Reduce energy bill with time and temperature control remotely.
- Programmable – Set your preferred times either on the device or via the app.
- Comes with 5 Years warranty
- Available from our online store www.heatingcentreonline.co.uk
5 Series Wi-Fi programmable room thermostat
An easy to install, simple to use programmable room thermostat suitable for domestic heating control
Features:
● Control via your smart device to help minimise energy usage saving money on bills
● Delayed Start & TPI Technology for maximum energy savings
● 7 day, 5/2 or 24 hour operation offering full flexibility over your heating control
● Wall mounted for a neat finish within the home
● Automatic summer/winter time change
● Easy to use and quick to install
● Holiday Mode to allow control when you’re away saving energy, lowering costs
●3-year warranty for complete peace of mind
●ErP class 4 energy rating for maximum energy efficiency
The ESRTP5WIFI is the alternative to the big boys such as NEST and HIVE. Here at www.heatingcentreonline.co.uk this is our best seller Programmable Room Thermostat providing seamless control at home or from your mobile phone or tablet. It is designed for time and temperature control of your heating and comes with 7 day, 5/2 or 24 hour programming options all in one unit with a factory-set programme which can be user modified.
The simple click on/off backplate is designed to be fully interchangeable throughout the entire 5 Series range and, with just a 5 volt connection, can be changed over safely by the homeowner without disconnecting the power or re-wiring. The new unit will simply click on to the existing backplate and be ready to use – it really is as simple as that. This gives the homeowner full control and flexibility to interchange between any of the 5 Series Room Thermostats with no need for an engineer.
Users can boost heating for up to six hours and choose between TPI and Delayed Start energy saving features.
Value for money as it comes below the price bracket to the other three stats we have discussed. Available from our website www.heatingcentreonline.co.uk
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