Just a quick comment to say thank you for helping me and my flat mate understand this absolute war crime of a thermostat! Been losing our minds trying to figure it out and the owners manual was no help at all. This video has solved everything. 10/10.
+Naffen This is the best description of this unit ever. Warcrime is about right. I've sworn so much at this thing in the last week it's not even funny!
Same here it's the worst thermostat I've come across. why don't they just put a manual override button on it instead of having to turn off on the boiler. but the video helped alot
Totally agree. I just had this installed this weekend and being used to a Worcester Greenstar, that was easy to manually over ride and adjust for holiday periods, this is an exercise in anger management. Baffled by why it makes you have to programme 5 times when you may only want 4 (on/off morning & on/off evening). I have to adjust my "off" times to 5C to ensure i doesn't come back on. Maybe I'll calm down after a couple of weeks use but if not, I'll be looking for a new controller.
Thank you so much for this video, as someone termed it on a previous comment, this “war crime of a thermostat” 😂 has been driving me insane, since moving into my new house. Thought I was so stupid for not understanding how to programme the thing. Can’t thank you enough for posting this, as you have restored my sanity and probably saved me from bankruptcy with current gas prices, as now the heating won’t keep coming on when I’m not at home or at some ungodly hour in the night. I can truly believe this thermostat is the one boiler engineers get the most questions about!! It’s like the Da Vinci code!
The time you set and the temperature you tag to it. Don’t set the temperature too high during times you want the heating off. E.g. 08:00 - 22c (This will turn the heating on at 8am if the temperature Is lower than 22c and until the temperature reaches 22c) 10:00 - 15c ( This will turn the heating off IF the temperature is above 15c and IF the temperature stays above 15c) 16:00 - 22c (This will turn the heating back on if the temperature is below 22c and until it reaches 22c) Note: Between 10:00 and 16:00 if the temperature drops below 15c the heating will come on until the temperature gets to 15c. So it is important if you do not want it to come on during an OFF period. You set the temperature to what is suitable for Your home. Some houses loose heat more than others. So some homes will never drop below 15c a newly insulated property and some can go well below 15c like a draughty old farm house or cottage. Failing that: Put it in the bin or call the heating engineer to change it for something better.
Thanks so much Brad. I’ve been living in arctic conditions in my flat for the past 6 weeks and without your easy to use guide, I have no idea how I’d have made it through the winter. Linda barkers ‘throw’ rug range only heats you so far in these cold wintery days. Gosh she’s a one, All talk and no warmth. Alas, now my radiators are pumped full of heat and I can stop sitting around my flat wearing a balaclava. Thank you so much for saving my life.
Feraz Ishfaq oh gosh I’m so sorry. Linda baker I’m unsure of but I’m pretty sure you’ll know who linda barker is. She’s quite a pushy saleswomen, but sells top quality stuff
Like so many here, I too found this video incredibly helpful. I delayed watching it for a couple of years because I just assumed that I wouldn't understand it and I couldn't bear to add more frustration on top of a full tank of it, trying to work out this thing! I asked the installer to sort it out for me. He said he'd done it but roasting temperatures and stone cold radiators at random times of the day and night suggested otherwise.... I finally asked another installer to fit me a simple dial on the wall. He wanted a huge fee to do it so I left it again. Winter started to set in and I couldn't go through all this frustration again so I finally sat down to watch this video. I was amazed that I understood it. I did what was said AND IT WORKED!!! You've saved me a few hundred pounds for a new dial, you've saved me from being defeated and paranoid that the modern world is out to frustrate and confuse people. I can't thank you enough!
Thank You!!!! This is the most difficult thermostat I have ever had to try & programme, most are very simply and self-explanatory.... I don't appear to be the only person having this problem. Now all sorted - thank you for putting this on RUclips x
First time I've had to set a thermostat, it's been worrying me what with gas prices being so crazy this autumn and winter. Thank you for an excellent video, I've managed it. Feel great to not have had to call on a neighbour to help me!
Just had a boiler serviced engineer who said he has more questions about this thermostat than any other. Advised me to watch your video, THANK YOU.at long last a lot wiser.
I can't tell you how grateful I am for this video! I'm pretty tech savvy and it's been doing my head in trying to figure out how to set this darned thing! I understood how to change the figures, but it's no good knowing how to change your 'set point temperature' if the manual doesn't explain what you're looking at in the first place and what your SPT actually is! And it's all very well being able to turn Frost protection on and off, but what use is that if it doesn't tell you what frost protection actually is!
That's brilliant, thanks. The Salus manual only says that you're in a program but not what that program is or does. Nicely explained and I now, hopefully am able to control my system better.
Thank you very very much for this video!! I have been living in my new build property for months without understanding the thermostat and this instantly cleared things up! I have set it all up now so fingers crossed my gas bill will go down! Wish I had searched for this sooner, thanks again!
Keep pressing the up arrow button until you go above the temperature that is shown on the display, then the heating will come on :D to turn off go under the display temperature by pressing the down arrow.
Thank you for helping me out with this piece of irritating, mind-boggling piece of contraption. Following the instruction on the panel is a definite "NO-CAN DO"!!
You are my hero Bret! Been freezing my bollocks off for the last few days because some nonce designed this wanky piece of technology but you my friend have saved the day. I love you.
Bought a property with this thermostat but the instruction panel was broken off after pressing buttons I figured out how to on and off the the heating but for the life of me I couldn't find a way to adjust the time and date so this video helpled a lot, cheers :)
Life saver!! Got a new boiler and controller and could not get the heating to come on at all. From this I realised it was set on the frost zone. THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you so much my daughter and I have just moved into a rented house with this piece of equipment and no manual or card in the thermostat - landlord lovely but equally clueless - previous tenant idea - we are now warm !! Note to self check very thoroughly next time about how heating works - I just assumed it was the usual way - Doh!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for sharing this. I've spent the last 4 months trying to get the hang of the programmer since I moved. You simplified the set up and how to use it. 10/10 👍👍👍👍
I managed to do it exactly as you said but watched this video to see if I had missed anything. I hadn't but when I finish my plumbing city and guilds I will be searching for your eloquently explained videos. 10/10! 😎✌
Just created an account purely to leave a comment. Fantastic video. Moved into a converted Victorian flat and have been fretting about the heating until I watched this. Brilliant. Thanks
Great help..... had my heating on all night after trying to negotiate the the useless manual. Obviously I am not the only one who thinks its a waste of time! I asked the plumber to set it for me when the boiler was installed as I had my arm operated on the previous day and he struggled with it. Thanks for being there, I can now rest easy not worrying about my next gas bill.
Thank you and god bless you..may all your days be full of sunshine and laughter. I notice salus haven't put one of their own videos on RUclips, I expect they would have trouble explaining how to ...I promised myself I wouldn't swear.....use this piece of....1,2,3...
Brilliant, thanks for that - have lived here for six months and just couldn't work it out. Why on earth cant it just have an on/off switch, or boost to give you an hours heating - seems more complicated that it needs to be.
+Cheryl Brownlow I lost my manual and an electrician accidently lost the settings. For 6 months I have been controlling boiler manually with the unit. Our boiler is in an outhouse and do not fancy going out at 6.30 am and bedtime. If you press the up button it will light the boiler and if you press up and down together the display will dim and be off. you can tell if it lights by the flame symbol. I am 80 this year and all for an easy life.
Chris Rottner that’s good to know, I’m glad it helps. ☺️ my accent is South Yorkshire mixed with some other bits! Hope you are well, thanks for watching.
excellent video, almost accused my flat mate of fucking with our thermostat/calling our landlord to report it broken as the manual doesn't seem to ever mention that the displayed temp is the current temperature. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video.
Thank you for this simple and easy to follow guide to programming this thermostat. I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to control the temperature between programmes!! Who knew it was that simple!! :)
No one else has describe on this way. I've learned from other video how to program it, but i did'n know when is off or on, no one else has mentioned before the way you do, thnx a lot lol.
Thanks for making this video. Although I have the RT300RF model I had absolutely no idea where to find the batteries that needed replacing. Also for an explanation of how to use the controls. I've had the installation for two years and hopefully now understand how to set it.
Angom, The battery compartment on the RT300RF is on the right hand side of the unit the front right section will un clip and slide up with a bit of persuasion. there is an indentation for your thumb to push on.
Thank you. I did wonder why the thermostat does not appear to regulate the room temperature and sometimes records 22 degrees when the temperature is set to 20 degrees by the up and down arrows.
Brilliant video! Instruction manual I was given didn't state the off cycle wasn't a true off, more a target set point. No wonder it was running all the time :) Thanks again 👍
4 years in this freezer - sorry house. I've read the instructions a billion times I've watched your video a lot tonight sorry it's great and all but I still can not get the heat to come on. Next due on for an hour at 5am. I've drunk half a bottle of sherry in a vain attempt to stay warm - it is one of those big bottles too. All I want for Christmas is some heat, not to have to suffer the inevitable sherry hangover I will tomorrow and most of to have never heard of the Salus RT500.
just read a review for this on amazon, and its a good idea for using the 5 time settings. she said - " you can set 5 different time/temperature bands which means being able to set different temperatures for different parts of the day. So it can be say 18 when you get up in the morning, drop back to 14 when you're at work, back to 18 when you get in but are still running around making tea etc, 20-21 for when you're cosy in front of the TV and then cool off again when you're in bed. !" Id just used 4 of the settings and left the last one as off, never thought to make it a bit warmer when I sit down for the night.
Excellent! The instruction booklet it comes with may as well be written in gibberish for all the use it is. This was great! Got it working perfectly now thanks!
One of the most helpful videos I have seen. I have used many controls but this one seemed freakingly complicated but the video made it very simple to use. I read a comment by someone saying "you have just saved my marriage", add me too to the list of these guys... Thanks !
Your video tutorial is really great and you make it all sound so simple and straight forward. Alas, I still don't get it. Sad to say, but this has got to be the most complicated heating system that I'v ever had. Even my husband has got fed up with trying to programme it - neither of us can understand the on and off bits for programming. My husband has requested that you come to Birmingham and give us a one-to one! Please help - it's getting quite cold in the house now and we're starting to get a bit grumpy with each other!!! Thank you, Kamleish
+Satya deve- Thaper Couldn't agree mre. The instruction book is far and away the worst of its kind I have ever come across. Doesn't even include a picture of the unit with the side door open to show you the SET and SELECT buttons. The video is little better. Goes far too fast so you have no chance to follow the steps. And if you haven't used a similar device before you;ll have no idea what the lady is talking about. Useless.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this instructional video. I was struggling to set the current day and time. This video enabled me to do it. Thank you very much
Just watched this video as I've just moved into the property 👍,very helpful and thank you (like many on here I've been boggled 😮). However, what's the best action to take if I'm going away for a few days? 1).. turn off from the main boiler? 2)..put into frost mode? 3)..adjust the temperature? Sorry to sound a bit thick and I guess it's just trial and error too.
Excellent video, thanks. I'm a computer programmer and I found the manual does not help very much. It tells you how to program the boiler to turn on, but it doesn't explain that to turn it off you have to set the temperature very low. Very unintuitive. Anyway, thanks again :-)
This is a fantastic video very very helpful. I'm in rented accommodation and have just managed to get myself a new boiler but have had no help with how to use it. This makes a very easy to understand. Thank you!
I've arrived here after purchasing the rt510tx salus controller, along with the rest of my fellow purchasers who are teetering on the edge of despair! Who or what wrote the instructions! It would of been less confusing if they'd just left us alone to work it out for ourselves. I'm in shock at just how bad they are. I will never buy anything with the name salus ever again...unless I'm suffering from low blood pressure. Absolutely unbelievable.
Very helpful, thank you. I have just moved into a property, but it has 3 of these, one mounted in the kitchen, one mounted in a bedroom and one freestanding in the living room. Why do I have 3? And do I need to program them all?
Hi Haleema, The background temperature is the temperature that is programmed into the thermostat by you during a time period. In this case I programmed it to be 10 degrees c at that time when we did the programming section. I then changed it manually as I wanted the heating on during that time. I changed it to 30 degrees as the temperature in the room was already 27 degrees c the signal would be sent to the boiler saying the room temp is lower than the customer asked for so it would start up.
Holy hell, thank you so much! Although I wasn't expecting a video on this heating oriented wall-mounted Rubix cube, I found one and it was perfect, thank you so so much!
Fantastic, had one of these for a year, could never figure it out properly, was only when I accidently dropped mine in the dogs water bowl and had to get a replacement that I found this video. Mines now set up properly and I understand what I've actually done. Still mystified why there has to be a fifth daily program option, 4 I can understand, on, off, on off, the 5th makes no sense but now I've got it set to ignore that anyway.
Well done on the video it cleared a lot of things up.Why this unit dose not have a simple on and off is beyond me. Also what do you do when you go on holiday? by the looks of it you have to reprogram everything to 10 degrees. I tried the frost button but the timings just over ride it. Would not recommend this unit to anyone (unless it was kanye west can't stand him)
Thank you, I've programmed PLCs and Arduinos but could make no sense of a programmer that you can switch on but have to switch it on again at a different temperature to switch it off. What convoluted thinking went into that? One of the most counter-intuitive pieces of programming.
We programme Industrial and commercial building management systems. Agreed, it is not the best…you wouldn’t believe this video has probably saved me years of time explaining how to use it and that would be just to friends and family! 😂
Had mine about 6 years now,and am still watching vids on how this piece of crap works. Thanks for your clear explanation but it still has me baffled,i set the 4th setting to 10 degrees and the 5th and last to 10 degrees also,. It’s 2 in the morning,wife in her bikini and me sunglasses and bermuda shorts 😂😂😂😂
Thanks so much, this thermostat completely confused me, kept reading the instruction manual and couldn’t work it out as it is totally rubbish! I have finally managed to understand and program it properly for the first time, proving that I am not a complete idiot! Who writes these manuals ffs!
Thanks for doing this, I'm no dummy but this bloody thing had me baffled!(what ever happened to simple stop/start menus!?) Maybe I'm just getting too old!..........
Hey Julie, Thanks for the comment glad you liked it. Seems the more simple the device these days the more expensive they are and plumbers are reluctant to install easy use units.
i am struggling to programme my thermostat i am not stupid but it makes you feel that way i can usually fathom things out but this is something else i am only glad their are other people who are having the same problem. I will have to keep trying i don't like been beaten .
I am completely confused. You can only programme this thermostat twice. I don't understand what programme 5 is for. Surely there should be 6 programmes so that you time it to come on at least 3 times a day. If I set programme 5, it can come on but as there is no programme 6 you can't set it to go off.
Great video to explain a needlessly over complex bit of kit. I find the 5 programmes pointless, it would be far better to have 6 then you have the option for 3 different on periods during the day. The only point of the 5th is to keep it running up until your first programme when it would come on anyway, seems entirely inefficient to have it coming on and off all night when a 3rd period before bed would likely get the property up to a nice temp that will last roughly until it's back to morning.
Great video, but I agree with Satya, it is the most complicated timer I have ever come across. Is there not a constant button, if you want to simply put the heating on out side the programmed times? I want to throw the thing out the window.
Lucy, it is possible that the unit is being controlled by another device in close proximity to yours. You should change the RF code on the receiver and the sender next to the boiler. there are pins numbered on the back of the receiver unit, to change them you carefully pull out as many pins as you require to make a new code, such as 321. On the sender unit there will be a small component visible with numbers on the same, it will have little switches you can push down called dip switches. Dip the ones labeled 321 for this example. WARNING there is 240v of electricity in that area so please, please use caution by turning off the electrical supply and double checking with the appropriate tools. If you feel you are not up to the task please contact your engineer. You won't be touching any components but just as a matter of safety.
+Plumb Buddy TV Hi. Watched this vid for any hints. We have a Salus 300 RF. No probs since boiler install in 2011. Batteries in wireless thermostat died yesterday, replaced and pressed re-set pin - it transmits but the receiver does not respond. Any suggestions?
Just a quick comment to say thank you for helping me and my flat mate understand this absolute war crime of a thermostat! Been losing our minds trying to figure it out and the owners manual was no help at all. This video has solved everything. 10/10.
Shaaaa ting! Nice one mate no worries.
+Naffen This is the best description of this unit ever. Warcrime is about right. I've sworn so much at this thing in the last week it's not even funny!
Same here it's the worst thermostat I've come across. why don't they just put a manual override button on it instead of having to turn off on the boiler.
but the video helped alot
Totally agree. I just had this installed this weekend and being used to a Worcester Greenstar, that was easy to manually over ride and adjust for holiday periods, this is an exercise in anger management. Baffled by why it makes you have to programme 5 times when you may only want 4 (on/off morning & on/off evening). I have to adjust my "off" times to 5C to ensure i doesn't come back on. Maybe I'll calm down after a couple of weeks use but if not, I'll be looking for a new controller.
Great Video!
Thank you so much for this video, as someone termed it on a previous comment, this “war crime of a thermostat” 😂 has been driving me insane, since moving into my new house. Thought I was so stupid for not understanding how to programme the thing. Can’t thank you enough for posting this, as you have restored my sanity and probably saved me from bankruptcy with current gas prices, as now the heating won’t keep coming on when I’m not at home or at some ungodly hour in the night. I can truly believe this thermostat is the one boiler engineers get the most questions about!! It’s like the Da Vinci code!
Hi , I still haven’t figured out how to stop the pre settings turning the heating on by itself can you help me please
I literally just replied to someone saying that was a ‘Hall of Fame Comment’ 😂 worthy of a pin 📍
The time you set and the temperature you tag to it.
Don’t set the temperature too high during times you want the heating off.
E.g. 08:00 - 22c (This will turn the heating on at 8am if the temperature Is lower than 22c and until the temperature reaches 22c)
10:00 - 15c ( This will turn the heating off IF the temperature is above 15c and IF the temperature stays above 15c)
16:00 - 22c (This will turn the heating back on if the temperature is below 22c and until it reaches 22c)
Note: Between 10:00 and 16:00 if the temperature drops below 15c the heating will come on until the temperature gets to 15c. So it is important if you do not want it to come on during an OFF period. You set the temperature to what is suitable for Your home.
Some houses loose heat more than others. So some homes will never drop below 15c a newly insulated property and some can go well below 15c like a draughty old farm house or cottage.
Failing that:
Put it in the bin or call the heating engineer to change it for something better.
Just moved into my first house and it has this thermostat, was absolutely lost. This was a perfect guide, now got it fully setup! Thank you for this!!
Hahaha same here first house this videos great
Thanks so much Brad. I’ve been living in arctic conditions in my flat for the past 6 weeks and without your easy to use guide, I have no idea how I’d have made it through the winter. Linda barkers ‘throw’ rug range only heats you so far in these cold wintery days. Gosh she’s a one, All talk and no warmth. Alas, now my radiators are pumped full of heat and I can stop sitting around my flat wearing a balaclava. Thank you so much for saving my life.
Hi, his name is Brett. Whose Linda Baker?
Feraz Ishfaq oh gosh I’m so sorry. Linda baker I’m unsure of but I’m pretty sure you’ll know who linda barker is. She’s quite a pushy saleswomen, but sells top quality stuff
Awesome thanks. You have just saved my marriage
Like so many here, I too found this video incredibly helpful. I delayed watching it for a couple of years because I just assumed that I wouldn't understand it and I couldn't bear to add more frustration on top of a full tank of it, trying to work out this thing! I asked the installer to sort it out for me. He said he'd done it but roasting temperatures and stone cold radiators at random times of the day and night suggested otherwise....
I finally asked another installer to fit me a simple dial on the wall. He wanted a huge fee to do it so I left it again. Winter started to set in and I couldn't go through all this frustration again so I finally sat down to watch this video. I was amazed that I understood it. I did what was said AND IT WORKED!!! You've saved me a few hundred pounds for a new dial, you've saved me from being defeated and paranoid that the modern world is out to frustrate and confuse people. I can't thank you enough!
I moved to the UK in January. It’s October now and I haven’t been able to figure out this god forsaken thermostat.
Thanks to you I’m finally warm
Thank You!!!! This is the most difficult thermostat I have ever had to try & programme, most are very simply and self-explanatory.... I don't appear to be the only person having this problem. Now all sorted - thank you for putting this on RUclips x
First time I've had to set a thermostat, it's been worrying me what with gas prices being so crazy this autumn and winter. Thank you for an excellent video, I've managed it. Feel great to not have had to call on a neighbour to help me!
Glad to hear it! Lots of people need a refresher at summertime and winter!
Just had a boiler serviced engineer who said he has more questions about this thermostat than any other. Advised me to watch your video, THANK YOU.at long last a lot wiser.
I can't tell you how grateful I am for this video! I'm pretty tech savvy and it's been doing my head in trying to figure out how to set this darned thing! I understood how to change the figures, but it's no good knowing how to change your 'set point temperature' if the manual doesn't explain what you're looking at in the first place and what your SPT actually is! And it's all very well being able to turn Frost protection on and off, but what use is that if it doesn't tell you what frost protection actually is!
That's brilliant, thanks. The Salus manual only says that you're in a program but not what that program is or does. Nicely explained and I now, hopefully am able to control my system better.
This is my most watched video. I keep coming back to it…..about this time of year.
Thanks 🙏
Thank you very very much for this video!! I have been living in my new build property for months without understanding the thermostat and this instantly cleared things up! I have set it all up now so fingers crossed my gas bill will go down! Wish I had searched for this sooner, thanks again!
Thanks man. Not long got married and moved into our first flat. Helped in a big way and kept my mrs happy. Also saved us money!!!
I just want to turn my heating ON and OFF when I feel cold.
@Claire Tipping Using the Thermostat is much better. As long as you know what temperature you are comfortable at say around 22.
@Claire Tipping you can do this by using the frost button as an on and off. Then when it's on, set temp to 30drgrees
Keep pressing the up arrow button until you go above the temperature that is shown on the display, then the heating will come on :D to turn off go under the display temperature by pressing the down arrow.
I hate this bloody thing
My heating won’t come on
Have had this unit for some years and but wanted a refresher course on how to reset it. Your video is clear and has been very helpful. Many thanks
Thank you for helping me out with this piece of irritating, mind-boggling piece of contraption. Following the instruction on the panel is a definite "NO-CAN DO"!!
You are my hero Bret! Been freezing my bollocks off for the last few days because some nonce designed this wanky piece of technology but you my friend have saved the day. I love you.
I love you too my toasty warm brother.
Sean this is a terrible piece of...I tried to chuck it out the window and and it bounced right back in!
Bought a property with this thermostat but the instruction panel was broken off after pressing buttons I figured out how to on and off the the heating but for the life of me I couldn't find a way to adjust the time and date so this video helpled a lot, cheers :)
I’m sorry you inherited this. Glad the video helped.
Life saver!! Got a new boiler and controller and could not get the heating to come on at all. From this I realised it was set on the frost zone. THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you so much my daughter and I have just moved into a rented house with this piece of equipment and no manual or card in the thermostat - landlord lovely but equally clueless - previous tenant idea - we are now warm !! Note to self check very thoroughly next time about how heating works - I just assumed it was the usual way - Doh!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for sharing this. I've spent the last 4 months trying to get the hang of the programmer since I moved. You simplified the set up and how to use it. 10/10 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the video. My Mother who is 94 has this bloody thing. It does my head in.
Many thanks. Just moved into a rented property and couldn't make sense of the instructions on the device itself. This video has been very helpful.
Best video EVER. Finally, it all makes sense!! I've only been in my new home (and perplexed) for 6 months!
I wouldn’t go that far…it is a thermostat mate! 😂
Thank you so much! Trying to programme this thermostat almost drove me nuts until I watched your vid.
RIP to all of them who didn’t make it! 😂
You have saved me hours of stress looking through a complicated manual while praying it's set to the correct temp . Thank you
I managed to do it exactly as you said but watched this video to see if I had missed anything. I hadn't but when I finish my plumbing city and guilds I will be searching for your eloquently explained videos. 10/10! 😎✌
Just created an account purely to leave a comment. Fantastic video. Moved into a converted Victorian flat and have been fretting about the heating until I watched this. Brilliant. Thanks
Thank you for this video. Just moved in to our first house and we had no idea how to work this thing.
That was nice and straight forward.
Great help..... had my heating on all night after trying to negotiate the the useless manual. Obviously I am not the only one who thinks its a waste of time! I asked the plumber to set it for me when the boiler was installed as I had my arm operated on the previous day and he struggled with it. Thanks for being there, I can now rest easy not worrying about my next gas bill.
Thank you and god bless you..may all your days be full of sunshine and laughter. I notice salus haven't put one of their own videos on RUclips, I expect they would have trouble explaining how to ...I promised myself I wouldn't swear.....use this piece of....1,2,3...
This video is the dogs. Thanks for making it so clear in a straight forward way. I was having a mare as the wife was getting proper agro.
Brilliant, thanks for that - have lived here for six months and just couldn't work it out. Why on earth cant it just have an on/off switch, or boost to give you an hours heating - seems more complicated that it needs to be.
+Cheryl Brownlow I lost my manual and an electrician accidently lost the settings. For 6 months I have been controlling boiler manually with the unit. Our boiler is in an outhouse and do not fancy going out at 6.30 am and bedtime. If you press the up button it will light the boiler and if you press up and down together the display will dim and be off. you can tell if it lights by the flame symbol. I am 80 this year and all for an easy life.
@@briansimpson5213 Get rid of the stupid thing and fit a hive!, Headache gone.
Had this a few years and still struggle using it. This is best video I have seen and i think I now know how it should be used! Thank you
I always come to you to help me sort out my thermostat.... you do it clearly and make it easy..... your accent is wonderful too 😊
Chris Rottner that’s good to know, I’m glad it helps. ☺️ my accent is South Yorkshire mixed with some other bits! Hope you are well, thanks for watching.
excellent video, almost accused my flat mate of fucking with our thermostat/calling our landlord to report it broken as the manual doesn't seem to ever mention that the displayed temp is the current temperature. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video.
Thank you for this simple and easy to follow guide to programming this thermostat. I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to control the temperature between programmes!! Who knew it was that simple!! :)
Thank you so much for putting this on here. I've sent it to my dad as he was struggling with the set up.👍
Thank you. Our rads were coming on in the night and roasting us in our beds! Hopefully we've sorted it now!
No one else has describe on this way. I've learned from other video how to program it, but i did'n know when is off or on, no one else has mentioned before the way you do, thnx a lot lol.
Thanks for making this video. Although I have the RT300RF model I had absolutely no idea where to find the batteries that needed replacing. Also for an explanation of how to use the controls. I've had the installation for two years and hopefully now understand how to set it.
Angom, The battery compartment on the RT300RF is on the right hand side of the unit the front right section will un clip and slide up with a bit of persuasion. there is an indentation for your thumb to push on.
Thank you. I did wonder why the thermostat does not appear to regulate the room temperature and sometimes records 22 degrees when the temperature is set to 20 degrees by the up and down arrows.
Brilliant video! Instruction manual I was given didn't state the off cycle wasn't a true off, more a target set point. No wonder it was running all the time :)
Thanks again 👍
4 years in this freezer - sorry house. I've read the instructions a billion times I've watched your video a lot tonight sorry it's great and all but I still can not get the heat to come on. Next due on for an hour at 5am. I've drunk half a bottle of sherry in a vain attempt to stay warm - it is one of those big bottles too. All I want for Christmas is some heat, not to have to suffer the inevitable sherry hangover I will tomorrow and most of to have never heard of the Salus RT500.
OMG! IT JUST CAME ON!!!! We Have Heat!!!! Thank you :D :D :D :D
just read a review for this on amazon, and its a good idea for using the 5 time settings. she said - " you can set 5 different time/temperature bands which means being able to set different temperatures for different parts of the day. So it can be say 18 when you get up in the morning, drop back to 14 when you're at work, back to 18 when you get in but are still running around making tea etc, 20-21 for when you're cosy in front of the TV and then cool off again when you're in bed. !"
Id just used 4 of the settings and left the last one as off, never thought to make it a bit warmer when I sit down for the night.
Thanks for video the instructions supplied with the unit were not clear but your on line demo makes it very easy to programme
Excellent! The instruction booklet it comes with may as well be written in gibberish for all the use it is. This was great! Got it working perfectly now thanks!
This is so valuable ,Used every year . well done for posting
One of the most helpful videos I have seen. I have used many controls but this one seemed freakingly complicated but the video made it very simple to use. I read a comment by someone saying "you have just saved my marriage", add me too to the list of these guys...
Thanks !
I just added new batteries, but nothing shows om the screen. What do i do please
This is great! I've been going bonkers trying to work this out for my mum!!
Mum owes food and washing for [Insert Time Period 1] to [Insert Time Period 2]
Thank you so much, I have been trying to figure this out for 2 weeks and you have managed to show me in 5 minutes!! Really appreciated!! :)
Your video tutorial is really great and you make it all sound so simple and straight forward. Alas, I still don't get it. Sad to say, but this has got to be the most complicated heating system that I'v ever had. Even my husband has got fed up with trying to programme it - neither of us can understand the on and off bits for programming. My husband has requested that you come to Birmingham and give us a one-to one! Please help - it's getting quite cold in the house now and we're starting to get a bit grumpy with each other!!! Thank you, Kamleish
Sorry, accidentally sent the above with my sister's account, oops. I am not Satya, I am Kamleish
+Satya deve- Thaper Couldn't agree mre. The instruction book is far and away the worst of its kind I have ever come across. Doesn't even include a picture of the unit with the side door open to show you the SET and SELECT buttons. The video is little better. Goes far too fast so you have no chance to follow the steps. And if you haven't used a similar device before you;ll have no idea what the lady is talking about. Useless.
Do you still need help?
Just to say thank you for helping. We had a power cut and the boiler cut out.
Thanks! That saved a lot of time. Just replaced the batteries and couldn't for the life of me figure out how to set the clock. Muchos Gracias
Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this instructional video. I was struggling to set the current day and time. This video enabled me to do it. Thank you very much
This was so helpful. My partner and I have been trying to figure this out for ages now! Thanks a lot for taking the time to make this video 😁👌🏻
I’m still trying to get my head around it too. What were they thinking.
Finally something that makes this monstrosity make sense!
Thank you!
Just watched this video as I've just moved into the property 👍,very helpful and thank you (like many on here I've been boggled 😮). However, what's the best action to take if I'm going away for a few days?
1).. turn off from the main boiler?
2)..put into frost mode?
3)..adjust the temperature?
Sorry to sound a bit thick and I guess it's just trial and error too.
Much better than the instructions that cam e with the Unit. Thanks for uploading, your a star!
Appreciate that, I’ve been freezing all night until I watch your video...
Thank you so much bro.
Definitely the worst piece of home heating control I've ever had.
Excellent video, thanks. I'm a computer programmer and I found the manual does not help very much. It tells you how to program the boiler to turn on, but it doesn't explain that to turn it off you have to set the temperature very low. Very unintuitive.
Anyway, thanks again :-)
Very helpful video. Much better to see how things are done than try and work it out by just reading. Many thanks, and love the accent.
you absolute daddy, you have warmed our hearts and our house. big ups!
This is a fantastic video very very helpful. I'm in rented accommodation and have just managed to get myself a new boiler but have had no help with how to use it. This makes a very easy to understand. Thank you!
Thanks got a new boiler today with this devise - hopefully the boiler come on at 6 as programmed - great video
I've arrived here after purchasing the rt510tx salus controller, along with the rest of my fellow purchasers who are teetering on the edge of despair! Who or what wrote the instructions! It would of been less confusing if they'd just left us alone to work it out for ourselves. I'm in shock at just how bad they are. I will never buy anything with the name salus ever again...unless I'm suffering from low blood pressure. Absolutely unbelievable.
Very helpful, thank you. I have just moved into a property, but it has 3 of these, one mounted in the kitchen, one mounted in a bedroom and one freestanding in the living room. Why do I have 3? And do I need to program them all?
Hi Haleema, The background temperature is the temperature that is programmed into the thermostat by you during a time period.
In this case I programmed it to be 10 degrees c at that time when we did the programming section. I then changed it manually as I wanted the heating on during that time. I changed it to 30 degrees as the temperature in the room was already 27 degrees c the signal would be sent to the boiler saying the room temp is lower than the customer asked for so it would start up.
Hi guys
Thanks for this great little video, have moved into a rented and there are no instructions, all sorted with your help
Cheers, Paul
The amount of times I have had to reference this video is stupid. Super helpful
Holy hell, thank you so much! Although I wasn't expecting a video on this heating oriented wall-mounted Rubix cube, I found one and it was perfect, thank you so so much!
Thank you. This thermostat is so unintuitive it is frustrating. This video has massively helped however. Thank again for uploading it.
Fantastic, had one of these for a year, could never figure it out properly, was only when I accidently dropped mine in the dogs water bowl and had to get a replacement that I found this video. Mines now set up properly and I understand what I've actually done. Still mystified why there has to be a fifth daily program option, 4 I can understand, on, off, on off, the 5th makes no sense but now I've got it set to ignore that anyway.
Well done on the video it cleared a lot of things up.Why this unit dose not have a simple on and off is beyond me. Also what do you do when you go on holiday? by the looks of it you have to reprogram everything to 10 degrees. I tried the frost button but the timings just over ride it. Would not recommend this unit to anyone (unless it was kanye west can't stand him)
This video is so helpful thank you, I have referred to it again and again over the past couple of years so thank you!
Hi Pedram, As long as there aren't too man solid walls or lots of RF devices in the same area then you should be fine.
glad you found it useful.
Thank you, I've programmed PLCs and Arduinos but could make no sense of a programmer that you can switch on but have to switch it on again at a different temperature to switch it off. What convoluted thinking went into that? One of the most counter-intuitive pieces of programming.
We programme Industrial and commercial building management systems. Agreed, it is not the best…you wouldn’t believe this video has probably saved me years of time explaining how to use it and that would be just to friends and family! 😂
Had mine about 6 years now,and am still watching vids on how this piece of crap works.
Thanks for your clear explanation but it still has me baffled,i set the 4th setting to 10 degrees and the 5th and last to 10 degrees also,.
It’s 2 in the morning,wife in her bikini and me sunglasses and bermuda shorts 😂😂😂😂
Stay strong!
Thanks so much, this thermostat completely confused me, kept reading the instruction manual and couldn’t work it out as it is totally rubbish! I have finally managed to understand and program it properly for the first time, proving that I am not a complete idiot! Who writes these manuals ffs!
Brilliant thanks. I actually understand my heating controls.....finally!!
Thanks for doing this, I'm no dummy but this bloody thing had me baffled!(what ever happened to simple stop/start menus!?)
Maybe I'm just getting too old!..........
Thankyou, That was So much easyer than trying to use the manual
Hey Julie, Thanks for the comment glad you liked it. Seems the more simple the device these days the more expensive they are and plumbers are reluctant to install easy use units.
Quality video! Unbelievably helpful
Cheers paddy, this is now my legacy. Thinking of changing my name to RT500RF
Thank you for this as I was in a right muddle
great help thank u was having so many problems heat kicking in and off manual not very helpfull now finally sorted thanks to this
Great stuff. Had one of these for 5 years and never bothered to set it up lol.
Great demo better than reading the book! And now I understand how to use
i am struggling to programme my thermostat i am not stupid but it makes you feel that way i can usually fathom things out but this is something else i am only glad their are other people who are having the same problem. I will have to keep trying i don't like been beaten .
very easy to understand. Thank you
I am completely confused. You can only programme this thermostat twice. I don't understand what programme 5 is for. Surely there should be 6 programmes so that you time it to come on at least 3 times a day. If I set programme 5, it can come on but as there is no programme 6 you can't set it to go off.
Great video to explain a needlessly over complex bit of kit. I find the 5 programmes pointless, it would be far better to have 6 then you have the option for 3 different on periods during the day. The only point of the 5th is to keep it running up until your first programme when it would come on anyway, seems entirely inefficient to have it coming on and off all night when a 3rd period before bed would likely get the property up to a nice temp that will last roughly until it's back to morning.
Thanks Bret,,, you're a welcome soul,, for saving us,, good on ya for sharing information,, 😁
Thank you very much for the video. You've explained so easily and it works.
Great video, but I agree with Satya, it is the most complicated timer I have ever come across. Is there not a constant button, if you want to simply put the heating on out side the programmed times? I want to throw the thing out the window.
Lucy, it is possible that the unit is being controlled by another device in close proximity to yours. You should change the RF code on the receiver and the sender next to the boiler. there are pins numbered on the back of the receiver unit, to change them you carefully pull out as many pins as you require to make a new code, such as 321. On the sender unit there will be a small component visible with numbers on the same, it will have little switches you can push down called dip switches. Dip the ones labeled 321 for this example. WARNING there is 240v of electricity in that area so please, please use caution by turning off the electrical supply and double checking with the appropriate tools. If you feel you are not up to the task please contact your engineer. You won't be touching any components but just as a matter of safety.
+Plumb Buddy TV Hi. Watched this vid for any hints. We have a Salus 300 RF. No probs since boiler install in 2011. Batteries in wireless thermostat died yesterday, replaced and pressed re-set pin - it transmits but the receiver does not respond. Any suggestions?
Thanks Plumb Buddy.... this video really helped us out and explained how this worked painlessly - the instruction manual was much less helpful.
You're a life saver! Thank you so much!