Tado Smart Thermostat (V3+) with TRVs Review - Tips, The App, Subscription
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
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Looking for a smart thermostat? Look no further than the Tado Smart Thermostat with individual Smart Temperature Regulator Valve (TRV) control. So, check out the video to find out more about our Tado Smart Thermostat review, in particular:
00:00 - Intro
01:48 - Background and why a smart thermostat?
03:32 - The design of the Tado devices
04:08 - Tado installation tips and experience
08:02 - The Tado app and it’s features
14:05 - Other Tado ‘skills’
18:36 - Tado auto-assist subscription
22:33 - First impressions
23:27 - How you can pay for your Tado devices
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😕 Not sure which which Tado smart devices you need?
🌟You have: Thermostat with a wireless connection to the boiler or no thermostat at all. Or your home has a hot water tank and you want to control the hot water via the tado° app.
You need: Wireless Smart Thermostat - Starter Kit V3+ with Hot Water Control
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🌟You have: An existing wired thermostat with a combi boiler (i.e. no hot water tank).
You need: Wired Smart Thermostat - Starter Kit V3+
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🌟To control radiators individually by replacing thermostatic radiator heads
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Great review! What system would you recommend if you currently have a wireless thermostat but with a combi boiler? Cheers-keep up the good work!
@@popeye5989 Hi - Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on this video. Glad you found it useful.
I suspect it is this one amzn.to/3V2LIyu but I would double check with Tado too if not sure via the customer support. This may also be useful: m.media-amazon.com/images/I/714cPDlErUS.pdf
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@@everythinghome that's great. Thanks for the reply and the links! Have put a like up👍 Are you still enjoying the system?
No probs, thanks. Yes very much so. Since installation in 2020 we've saved around 5000 kWh of gas with Tado and some other changes which I've gone into here
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One of the best reviews I've seen. Very detailed, clear, and professional. Subscribed :)
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Absolutely excellent review. Thanks! It was reassuring to see that that you were upgrading from pretty much the same system we have now. 🙂
Hi Finnbar - Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on this video. Glad you found it useful. The Tado walkthrough installation guide is very good.
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Impressively thorough. Many thanks!
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Very clear explanation & balanced pros/cons.
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Brilliant , answer all my questions . Well done 👍
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Fab video. Really helpful. Keep up the great work!
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Hope the installation goes ok. Best decision we made installing one and we've seen a good reduction in our gas use in the first year too.
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Subbed & liked. Good review. I literally got my V3 Tado starter kit today. Managed to bag it on Amazon at a promo price of £129 for the wireless T'stat, boiler interface for HW, internet bridge & a stand for the T'stat. No smart TRV's yet though. I might add those later to replace my existing Drayton TRV's. Looking forward to installing & setting up the system & watching any further video's you do.
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The smart TRVs for room control are definitely worth adding when you're able. I think that's where the bulk of the savings are 👍🏼
So much info, very good video!
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Great video, very informative.
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dude you are the best. thanks for sharing
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Excellent and very informative review. Thanks!
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Great video, congrats and thanks, ordering mine now
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That's great, 2yrs in we're still loving ours. Tado and a few other changes we've managed to reduce our gas consumption by around 5000 kWh 👍🏼
Great video!
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You can fit an automatic bypass valve (about £10) and so have a smart TRV on all rads.
Thanks for the great review 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 one thing that I’ve read that might be worth mentioning: having a minimum temperature of less than 14 degrees can cause problems with condensation and mould. I read this on a Swedish website (danfoss). Not sure if it’s relevant in Britain also.
Hi Richard - Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on this video. Glad you found it useful.
I too was concerned about this, but we've often had rooms completely off for prolonged periods and not had any issues with condensation. I agree though and I suspect it will depend on the house as well.
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Great in depth video, really useful. Is the room thermostat itself wireless or just the control unit connected to the boiler? Also how many on/off programs can you set in a 24 hr period?
Hi - Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on this video. Glad you found it useful. 👍
My room thermostat is wireless but it's attached to the wall where my old wall thermostat was. I don't think there is a limit with the number of on/off programs you can set for each device or if there is I haven't come across it yet.
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Great video. Be interested to hear your experience with how long the batteries last on the TRV's. Just purchased the system myself.
Hi Stuart - Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on this video. Glad you found it useful.
I've had the system in around 5 months and not had to replace any of the batteries. From what I understand it depends on how often the TRV clicks on and off. My understanding is that most average around 18 months.
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We have the system for 3 years, we have to replace them around a year, a year and a half.
Great review! you've done a excellent review on this, one question I have as a landlord if I was to invite guests to use are you able to lockdown and restrict
features or is it fully open?
Hi - Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on this video. Glad you found it useful.
I suppose you could chane the manual timer settings for each TRV so when they are turned they'll only come on for max 30 mins or so. It wouldn't then permanently change your background schedule.
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Thanks for the good tips, wewll thought
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That's a quickest RUclipsr response that I ever received. But seriously I really liked the advice to skip the "early start" function and to use WD-40 for valves that might be catching or sticky. I just bought the Tado smart thermosthat and will use your advices
Haha, nice to hear I'm No1 for something 😉.
That's great that you've ordered one. Wish we'd done it earlier, some good deals on black Friday. Glad the tips were helpful. Once you've installed it I'm sure you'll be able to make even more energy saving improvements 💪
@@everythinghome So today i installed my Tado system and the advice about using WD-40 for valves was great. All of them needed lubrication and i don't even know how the manuals knobs worked before
That's great to hear, you'll be tinkering with the schedule for the next couple of weeks. Sensible to do the pins when installing the smart TRVs. Have fun exploring the app!
Thanks for your great video. Very well done compared to many others available. Just one quick question: why do you need the thermostat if the TRVs can be individually set up? And if you need the thermostat, would one be sufficient or do you need to have different ones depending on how big is your house? Thanks
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That's a great question. This should be helpful in answering it - support.tado.com/en/articles/3387257-do-i-need-smart-radiator-thermostats-in-the-room-in-which-i-already-have-a-smart-thermostat-or-wireless-temperature-sensor-installed
Have you bought one or still considering buying one?
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@@everythinghome thank you for that link - but I can't understand the explanation!! I already have a hive controller (in kitchen) and wall thermostat (in hall) and I don't understand the benefit of replacing them with a Tado system. I am definitely going to get Tado smart radiator thermostats, but am confused about the advantages of getting the smart thermostat. Confused!
No problem.
Are you intending to use your existing hive units and install new Tado TRVs? I'm not sure they will be able to talk to each other? I agree it isn't essential to have the smart wall thermostat but it can be useful if you want to create zones.
May be worth contacting Tado if you're still unsure. Hope you get sorted 🤞🏽
Very useful, thank you. One question. Can you manage more than one home in the same app?
Hi Aris - thanks, glad you found it useful.
I don't have any experience of this but the community should be helpful here.
community.tado.com/en-gb/discussion/13661/can-the-tado-be-used-for-one-customer-with-multiple-homes
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Thanks for your video. Some of comments are quite rude 😅. Can you share if you have managed to reduce the energy bill after months of usage?
Hi Simon - Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on this video.
Yes! - We've seen a good reduction in our gas consumption in the first year and given the current price of gas tariffs it seems like a really sensible decision. For savings check out this video here 👉 ruclips.net/video/XAIePC6i7D8/видео.html
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How visible are the temperature numbers on the TRV? My existing trv has an angled display which is easy to see without having to bend down.
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The numbers are pretty visible as seen in the video. The numbers don't stay on display on the TRVs and I think this is a good thing as it will reduce the battery life quicker. You can easily see all room temperatures on the app. Hope that helps.
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Great video, if you have the Tado TVRs on all radiators in the house, can you zone multiple TVRs / rooms together? I.e. Kitchen, Lounge & office into a “downstairs” zone to give the ability to turn on the whole “downstairs” at once?
Hi Mark - Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on this video. Glad you found it useful.
Yes I believe that you can. I personally haven't done this as I like the granular control, there aren't many times I need to turn on a whole floor at the same time as undoubtedly we will have unused rooms which I don't want to heat.
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Very clear video in a real life situation. Did you compare with other systems such as the Honeywell EvoHome?
PS I might help if you had your camera slightly lower as I was constantly trying to change the position of of my screen to stop what looked like you straining your neck! 🤣
I did have a look at nest and hive before settling on Tado.
Thanks for the feedback, I'll take it on board 👍🏼
Evohome is much better, the only reason it does not get as much attention is just the lack of advertising. The evohome app coukd better
Thanks for the video, you have more information than their own website, came looking for info after seeing them quickly featured in a Paul Hibbert video.
I do like the look of these but I do have some concerns, like the fact that my heating controls would now be reliant on my internet connection. You would have thought that the internet bridge would allow local control even if limited, and what happens when they decide that the V3 will no longer be supported free, and try to push a V4 version? Right now it doesn't look like there is a Home Assistant integration that just works.
Have they updated the software to allow copy/paste of schedules yet? I currently use an old Centaurstat programmable thermostat and even that allows the copying of days, the rest of the programming is a pain though.
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I also had some concerns about that but in nearly 18 months of ownership we've had no problems at all. The only issue had been the distance between some rooms and the internet bridge. This was easily rectified with a WIFI mesh as in the video. YES! They have added a copy and paste function, although no profiles yet. It would come in very useful for school holidays etc. I'm still very glad we went with Tado even more so considering the energy price madness at the moment 😩
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The best review of the system I've seen, thanks!
one question tho, you mentioned that 1 radiator should have a standard TRV, Is that to avoid the boiler heating while all valves are off? how would that happen if all radiators have smart TRVs and none call for heat?
Also, what would happen if the wall thermostat calls for a different heat temperature than the smart TRVs in the same room?
Hi Amro - Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on this video. Glad you found it useful.
1. Re 1 radiator with no TRV this may be useful - support.tado.com/en/articles/3387248-do-i-need-smart-radiator-thermostats-for-all-my-radiators
2. You would usually group these together and then assign one of these smart devices to be the 'measuring device'. This is what I've done in my living room where there are two smart TRVs.
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@@everythinghome Thanks for the generous reply, what I am wondering about the wall thermostat use case if it's in the same room with the smart TRVs, I suppose the smart TRVs will override the wall thermostat temprature? lets say the wall thermostat is set on 20 degrees and smart TRVs is set on 22 degrees.
Hi, no problem. You can set which measuring device will control the boiler if there are two smart devices in 1 room ie wall stat and TRV. I would recommend using the wall thermostat to do this as they tend to represent a more accurate room temperature compared to the smart TRV which is right next to the radiator.
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I'm confinced. Your review is superb. Thanks alot, i will subb.
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Great review. Thanks. Tado doesn't support Matter. Do you see that as a significant problem?
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I haven't really explored Matter and just used tado as a standalone option. I think moving forward it probably needs to be considered. Tado do push updates frequently so I'm hopeful that this is something they will consider adding. There are conversations here which may be useful for you: community.tado.com/en-gb/discussion/15297/time-for-matter
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Very intelligent review. (Hate to think how long it must have taken you to put that together!)
You didn't answer the main reason I watched, though (though I suspect because the answer to my question is yes): Is that all the thermostat does? Seems to me it should allow you to boost hot water and would ideally allow you to cycle through the temps for other rooms that have smart TRVs and adjust those.
A way to make necessary adjustments without needing to use the app seems like it would be a big usability win.
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To be honest I don't use the smart thermostat at all. I generally use the app for everything. I personally would hate to have to shuffle through each room on the thermostat to get to the room I want and then adjust it from there. Is there a reason you don't like using the app?
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@@everythinghome Thanks for the response.
Sometimes dedicated hardware is just easier.
I might have left the grandparents in charge of the house, or maybe the wife/husband doesn't need the app but needs a quick manual override.
I might be starting to get cold while using my phone for something else (like, if it's not too much of a stretch, say a phone call :-) or maybe it's on charge elsewhere.
Maybe the internet is out and the thermostat could be a decent backup.
(I quite liked the Hive because it seems to have a hard button to boost heating and hot water, but I hear the smart TRVs are awful.)
I understand. My wife has the app on her phone too and it works well. The individual rooms can be controlled by the smart TRVs. You can always boost the system via the wireless controller near the boiler but I've not needed to do this either. Hope you get sorted, which ever you choose a smart thermostat looks like a worthy purchase at the moment given energy prices...
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Great video, very informative. Thanks!
One question, a lot of Amazon reviews I've seen say that you can't control anything without internet access and you said in the video that you can control the temperature over the room thermostat just not the app. Is this correct? What happens when your internet is down for a day or two?
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Hopefully you'll find this useful:
support.tado.com/en/articles/3477781-what-happens-when-the-internet-connection-is-temporarily-lost-can-i-still-control-my-heating-or-air-conditioning-using-tado
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Recommended to get your head around 'Home Assistant' then you can make it a local system, rather than fully reliant on the cloud.
I completely agree, something I'd like to get setup on. I just need the know how and the patience onset it up. I think it'll certainly be useful when we have our solar and battery in shortly.
May I ask if u have added a separate whether compensation or used thr build in online whether? Some say the local online is not accurate and slow to update.
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I use the in built one. But in reality this doesn't tend to change what I do day to day. The schedule takes care of most of it. I just boost certain rooms when required.
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Very informative video, thanks. One question, can it be set only to the nearest degree? If so, do you find this good enough? I tend to think that you need 0.5 degree increments if you are trying to minimise energy use
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The temperature can be changed by 0.5 degree which is more than sufficient.
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@@everythinghome Thanks for the reply. For me, its for a little holiday cottage, and i would want to change frequently. Not ready to but anthying yet. I might need to wait for products to get better Your idea of profiles seems an obvious addition. Well done pushing this point. Controls have been very user unfriendly for years, I am so surprised that they have not got better.
Ah, I see it may be a bit more difficult to use for a holiday cottage. It may work well with a fixed tablet device that could go onto the wall. E.g. ruclips.net/video/MTApiF7mPEU/видео.html
Alternatively (and probably more simply if you have smart TRVs in each room they could be used by guests to boost the room to a certain temperature.
Yes the profiles thing is annoying. I have tweeted them my video, I'm hopeful they may be working on something behind the scenes. I do have to say though they have introduced the child lock feature since I've bought the devices and added a few other updates.
@@everythinghome Thanks for your thoughts.. not decided anything yet. I'm actually erring towards doing a cheap fix because I'm not confident anything will be quite good enough for what I want. We live in hope that better things will come on the market... surely they will. Keep up the good work. I look forward to hearing your actual saving results
Thanks John. 🤞🏽 You find a workable solution.
Yes, I'm hoping to release that exact video later this year. Will be interesting to see what if any energy Tado has saved me 👍🏼
Great review, thank you. I have a question if you have the time. I have just removed 13 Hive smart TRV's after fighting with them for 3 winters. They just don't warm radiators up as quickly as "dumb" TRV's do and the house always had a chill. Have you experienced anything similar from the Tado TRV's, like the house taking longer to warm up? Thank you.
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I've only experienced that slightly in my living room which has 2 smart TRVs in there. One is the master. It's not been a problem though.
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Hi great video, thanks. I see you say that the TRV's can control the boiler, so do you need the separate thermostat? I've recently had the TRV;s installed but running the heating with a Nest thermostat. This means I have to have the heating on all the time to allow the TRV' to work. Going to change to Tado controller.
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The TRVs should be able to turn on and off the boiler on their own. I don't think you can integrate the Tado system with the Nest thermostat and it's probably worth changing it.
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Just wondering how noisy the TRVs are when cycling? I've currently got Honeywell smart TRVs which are 5 years old and the can be quite noisy. Moving house soon and considering this one moved.
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That's a good question, difficult to answer with an exact figure. We have them in all ours and the kids bedrooms (all under 9yo), no one's complained of the noise waking them up. Although, overnight we drop the temperature down to 16 so don't think it cycles that often. Hopefully that's helpful.
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I have a similar problem at my house, with my TRV's screaming. I've been told this is due to not having a bipass system, and pressure building up behind the valve. Hope this helps with any research you're doing.
Hi. Great review! Thanks! Couple of quick questions - I heard that the valves are a bit unreliable; have yours ever failed and therefore affected the performance of the Tado TRVs? Also, how long do the batteries last, given that they might be adjusting the valves a few times a day? Thanks!
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We've got 11 valves, none of which have failed. The batteries lasted approx 12-18 months before I needed to change them but it's important to use the correct type of battery as in this video 🙂 ruclips.net/video/_D5K2l2lH8M/видео.htmlsi=cU1e5y2c_1g61LTr
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Great review, when can you say more about energy savings?
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Funny you should ask, there is a video landing Friday 26th November looking at how much Tado has saved me over the year and predicted savings 👍🏼 Feel free to join the channel so you get notified of that video being released.
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@@everythinghome Thanks I will watch it! Did it raise the comfort of your home?
Yes, definitely. Our home is a lot more comfortable now. To be honest even if it didn't save us any money I wouldn't have any regrets in the install. It's been brilliant 😊
Can a normal (non TRV) valve be easily replaced with a Tado TRV without draining the system?
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All my radiators bar one had non smart TRVs on them so it was pretty simple. The adapters you get in the pack with the smart TRV may be able to help you with installation. Good luck.
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Hi thier great video, I have a google thermostat, can i just buy the radiator valve and the bridge to the internet or do i have to buy the thermostat as well????
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I'm not sure if it will integrate with a Google thermostat. You can just use the smart radiator TRVs to control individual rooms. You will need the internet bridge and hot water extension if you have a hot water tank. To be sure on compatibility I would check with Tado themselves.
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Hi, thank you for the amazing review. There is one main question which is whether the main thermostat (the square-shaped one) is the one that controls the boiler (on and off), and then each room radiator will have a thermostatic valve that controls that room/ radiator?
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The wireless thermostat (the square shaped one) as well as the individual smart radiator valves can turn on and off the boiler.
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@@everythinghome many thanks for your kind response. Is it possible also to let me know how many thermostatic valves (max) can I use with one v3 Tado pack?
I'm able to connect 10 devices in all irrespective of TRV or wireless thermostat 👍🏽
@everythinghome many thanks again. I read somewhere in Tado website which was saying up to 25
Do you mean max Celsius you can increase each device to? If so, it's 25 degrees Celsius. If max number of devices I believe it's 10 but it may have changed
Great video. However, where do I find the temperature offset setting? I cannot see it on my app. How do I get to it please? Is it a subscription only feature?
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For the offset feature, from the home screen go to 'settings'/'rooms & devices' then click on the room name and the feature should be there.
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@@everythinghome Doh! Stupid me! I was clicking on the name of the thermostat - not the name of the room. Thanks for a really speedy reply!
No problem 👍🏼
Can you heat individual rooms?
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Yes that's the whole idea. Heat the rooms you need to, not the entire house.
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I made the mistake of spending near 1 k on Honeywell evohome as at that time it made sense.
If it wasn’t so badly made they use plastic for the trv mounts so everytime I have carefully installed and for service removed the threads wear and you have to buy new ones at about £15 each.
Why they couldn’t have been metal god knows.
In 4 years it has had no software update and their support is awful if at existent last time I had forgotten the problem by the time I got a response.
The theory is good to control rooms.
I like Tado may just need to bite the bullet and retire the Evohome.
Currently I have some rads that will turn on but not turn off
I have 14 rads controlled
Hi - thanks for the comment.
That's a huge amount of money to spend for it to still be costing you money. Have you tried complaining to them?
I've been really impressed by Tado and they keep bringing out new features. I'd highly recommend making the move.
This isn't that different from Tado - also use plastic TRV mounts and also very slow to respond. However the app is good and, all being well, you shouldn't need to contact support.
Evohome itself is much better, the app not. Evohome can control almost everything, not only trv's. I don't have any issues with mounting the trvs, once installed they stay on!?
Thanks for the insight 🙂
I have noticed that the TRV in my Kitchen shows 41.2 deg in the app, there is no way that this is correct as the room is around 19 deg. Anyone know why this is?
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This might be useful but if you're still struggling I suggest you contact Tado's support team.
support.tado.com/en/articles/3405606-i-think-that-the-real-inside-temperature-is-higher-lower-than-what-tado-is-showing-what-can-i-do
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Hi what if I don't have a programmer as it is broken will I still be able to up the new wireless system I'm about to purchase? Thnx
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Yes, as long as the system you have in place is compatible with the Tado devices you are about to order then it should work. If you're unsure you could check with Tado before purchasing. All the best.
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Hello, Do you have a schematic of how you have your system configured showing where you have Tado's and TRV's? I'm trying to work out the most cost effective system with zones which make sense for daytime and evening heating.
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I don't have a schematic. We have our one smart thermostat in the hallway. We also have individual TRVs in all bedrooms and main rooms. We've chosen to not install any smart TRVs in the hallway as the thermostat is already located in this area. We also generally don't have any smart TRVs on any regularly used bathroom radiators.
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@@everythinghome do you use standard TRVs in the bathrooms?? Any rads without any form of TRV, dumb or smart?
We have standard/dumb TRVs on most radiators in the bathroom apart from 2 bathrooms which don't get used as often. You need to have at least one without any TRV (ours is in the hallway)..
Let me get this straight. If a room temperature is 19 degrees and you turn the TRV on to 22, it will turn on the heating device? And when the TRV hit 22 it wil stop the heating device? Just wanna be sure....
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Yes that's right, the radiator smart TRV will tell the boiler to come on and then go off when 22 degrees is reached.
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Txs for the quick reply 👍👍 I'm trying to set up a system with 2 TRV's, just needed to know they work as a "normal" room thermostat. So when the wireless smart thermostat is in a different room the trv's can still activate he boiler and ask for heat
Yes they will be able to do this independently of the room thermostat.
what if u want to heat only kitchen for 22 degrees and nothing else ( presume everywhere else is 21 degrees ).. if house is 1x zone then each radiator will have to heat ? until kitchen will be 22?
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No, because each room has its own smart TRV we could just turn on the kitchen and none of the other TRVs. That's the advantage of this system. Each room becomes its own zone if you like.
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@@everythinghome yes u right, there is a small motor which can actually open - close valve... nice I got it ! thanks!
Hi, I was going to install the Tado smart wireless thermostat on my Vaillant Ecotec 831 boiler however I spoke with an engineer who said while it can be done on the Ecotec boilers it will not run as efficiently as they would using their own controllers.
This is due to vaillant having their own Ebus chip and third party controllers can only control the boiler to be on or off rather than gradual heat control, this wasn't always the case with the previous vr65 which I think were opentherm but since the vr66 this seems to not work aswell with third party.
Because of this I decided to only purchase the Tado radiator thermostats which come with the bridge in order to run those as an extra while keeping my Vaillant controller.
Please can you or anyone else confirm this to be true?
Fantastic video but the way!
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In terms of your specific question I would suggest running it past Tado support. Before I purchased my units I emailed them to check it was all compatible and they replied in under 24hours.
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I was also looking at a new vaillant or bosch boiler the manufacturer controls are able to modulate the flow temperatures based on outside weather and adjust flow temperatures etc where as something like a Tado is on or off. How is your TRVs working alongside your vaillant controller?
I have an old conventional potterton boiler. It seems to be coping fine over the last 2yrs or so. I had looked at a new boiler too but I suspect I'll run this one until it gives up
I have just had Tado installed and I have no problems so far apart from the Smart schedule which I do on my PC.
When I check the scheduled days it gives me the choice of dropping the temp down to 5 deg but not off.
What am I doing wrong?
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You should be able to turn the heating off on a toggle for heating on/off at the top right of the edit time block window.
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Nothing showing to say turn the heating off and where is this edit time block window?
I click on Settings and then Smart Schedule, which shows me Wireless (radiator heating) and Underfloor Heating (speaks for itself)
Click on say Wireless and it shows my schedule days, orange when the heating comes on and blue when it should be off.
But all I can do is take the temperature down to 5 degrees and nothing showing anywhere for off.
I am totally confused, wish I could show you what I am looking at might make more sense.
Feel free to ping me an email with a screenshot to the channel's email address savemecashuk@gmail.com and I'll try and have a look later today 👍🏽 can't guarantee I'll have the answer though but I can try 😉
Hello mate,any idea if this thermostat can control an Aircon unit?
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@@everythinghome cheers mate
Hi, we have just upgraded our system to Tado. We have some problems. Is it possible that when the wireless thermostat hit the temperature(set 22 degress) the smart trv's in the house switching off as well? I mean, is wireless thermostat able to overwrite the trv's and turn them off and on?
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No, generally the wireless thermostat and all the TRVs will work independently of each other unless you've grouped them together or made one device the main controller. Although, it would be unlikely to have done that unless deliberately trying to do so. Hope that helps. If you're still struggling it may be worth contacting Tado support or checking out the forums.
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Where has everyone installed theirs?
The boiler man installed mine in the kitchen right next to the boiler and always shows a higher temp compared to the rest of the house. This shuts the radiators off and the house is cold,except kitchen obviously.
Help. Any advise how to make it work more efficiently? Do I need to move the thermostat?
Hi Mandip - Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on this video.
If it's the smart thermostat you're making reference to, ours is installed in the hallway. The scenario you give ie the rooms shutting off because the room the thermostat is in has reached temperature is the exact reason we got radiator smart TRVs to give us individual room control.
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@@everythinghome so the TRV create their own zones to ensure the temperature is regulated for that room alone?
Yes, they allow you to regulate each room individually as in the video. For me this is where the most energy efficiency comes in. Once done you can also group them to create a zone.
My house, 1 radiator in every room in the house. Can i set up 1 smart wallmounted wireless thermostat in each of the rooms linked up to its specific TRV on the radiator in that room.
Why?
The setup i want: I want a display where i can see the actual real life temp in every room, and on that display, i will be able to control the TRV so i dont use the TRV buttons itself. I like knowing what the real temp in each room is, when entering a room.
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You could link a wall thermostat to the smart TRV in that room. You wouldn't be able to link it to a standard TRV. If you're still uncertain you could contact Tado support directly. Hope that helps.
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The only thing that hold me back with these smart devices (although they are indeed saving money, and are awesome)is how long would these be suported(and have customer suport for parts) and actualy keep working. It is not a product you use for like 5 years, and software, hardware etc keeps advancing, also internet, routers.
Most people have an period expectation, it is not that you like to switch all your thermostatics every 5 year.
Somethings must be left conventional in your home, especialy constructial devices.
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I understand your concerns, I spent quite some time debating whether to take the plunge. I've kept my previous system in a box 'just in case'. A year on and it's been brilliant, support and features keep advancing, updates for the app still pushed. Seems to be saving me money as well which I wasn't sure it would, may be an interesting watch ruclips.net/video/XAIePC6i7D8/видео.html
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these reviews are too good to be true. Commercial stuff all the way.🤶🧑🎄
Does Tado work with Hubitat?
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I'm not sure - this may be helpful though:
community.hubitat.com/t/tado-thermostat/25932
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Thank you for your reply. I'm thinking of Tado to upgrade my homes heating. Very useful video.
@arjunsamuel thanks, much appreciated. All the best, Shan
why won't my tado app turn the heating on! I dont want geofencing on i wanted this to turn it on and off when WE want heating on! The boiler fires up when we use hot water but when i put temp up on app for heating nothing happens
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You may find the answer here: support.tado.com/en/collections/1979473-troubleshooting
Or failing that you can contact Tado directly here: contact@tado.com
Hope you get sorted soon 🙂
Any reason why no instruction included when the Application does not present the control for Hot water ?
Yes . . One can send an email to Tado technical support, but don't expect a reply.
Also. There is no "r" in the word "Tado".
Have you tried contacting them on Twitter?
Thanks, you're right, no r in Tado. Can't please them all ☺️
Why are you using the baby sensory funky veg music :D
No idea, good knowledge though 😁
Looks like you thermostat sits on output.
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In a metal heater (radiator) the warm water always enter in the top and the thermostat have to also sit in the top to regulate warm water to the heater.
Sound like you need a new boiler mate
😂, probably. Although, it's very reliable. I'm hanging on until we're ready for a heat pump or another option
@@everythinghome I bet it’s loud! A combi will be a great upgrade
@THEG12EG We have 3 bathrooms, the output wouldn't be enough. We've had an unvented HW cylinder installed so either a heat pump, system air conventional boiler is the way I suspect for us
WD40 is NOT a lubricant. it is a water dispersant hence "WD" if the valve is stuck use pentrating (thin) oil then use oil/ teflon to lubricate
Hey, thanks for the useful info 👍🏼
53 quid for a trv are they on drugs??
I agree, price has gone up. Used to be able to get a multipack on a prime deal for around £30-35 each. I think given gas prices though the savings are still there but payback will take longer
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