The people who designed this thermostat are absolute lemons. It is ridiculously difficult to use. It should be designed to be user friendly but zero thought has been put into the needs of the actual customers. I've had it years and frequently have to come back to this video for help. A big thanks to this man for his help.
Downloaded a PDF of instructions that were of no help whatsoever. Watched the first half of this video and had my thermostat programmed in no time. Thank you!
I have lived in this flat 4 years and now I know how to program it I just turn it off and on at the boiler but because you wrote down the program 1 to 5 it now makes sense when I moved in there was no manual and everyone I asked did not know how it works so thank you
Thank you!!! I have had this thermostat for erm… 5 years and never worked the bloody programming out because I wasn’t aware of the no on off thing! So thank you!!!!!
after watching all other videos they were not on point and clear how to set the heating but this video was just absolutely brilliant thanks mate you deserve 5 stars
WOW MANY MANY THANKS, ive had this exact looking, and number model since july 2015, always had to get the gas fitter to sort it on mostly the boilers yearly service, thank the STARS for your very informative Video, however no matter how many times i tried i could not get it to flip to Sat-Sun settings as you did i had to set each day at a time as well as Sat-Sun, don't know if because i set time for today Saturday, but was easy once understood and also many hints in the comments, To Answer those Comments from people who Want Manual Control Constantly, i personally have put the number 1 setting to come on at 6.00am at 14.5 degrees setting 2 off 6.10am at 14.0 degrees, setting 3 on at 6.20am at 14.5 degrees ( the thermostat is always in a room above these temperatures so never comes on giving me Manual control you may need to go lower temperatures and times if this applies to your setup) setting 4 on at 11.40pm at 14.5 degrees and setting 5 off at 11.40 pm at 14.0 degrees, hope this comment helps someone as the other comments certainly helped me, Thanks again to Content Creator. Ps would just like to Add as others have, Whoever designed this load of Testicles needs a thump round the earoles
What an incredibly useful video. Clearly explained and laid out, loved the paper chart in the middle. After years of just using controls on the boiler itself, I have now set timings and temperatures for the winter months. This means that apart from the convenience we'll save on energy costs too. Massive thanks. You are a star!
Good video, saved me from buying new thermostat. I needed like many people only day and night, When i saw the video i realized could program 2,3,4, with 0.5 degrees up and down change, keeping program 1 and 2 for night and day temp. thanks
Thanks very much for making this video! It's such a counter intuitive way to program your heating, all I want to do is set up the time ON and for how long!
Many thanks, so helpful gave up on the manual I got with it made no sense to me but you have made it simple and step by step instructions, again thank you
I have a little concern...if I set up Monday, the rest of the week, beside Saturday and Sunday should be set up automatically? After setting up of Monday the next day options which appears on my display is Saturday and Sunday.. Sorry I' m so bad to understand instructions...:( even so great explained like yours!
Can you set me or write down an example for being out of my house for a month in January what’s the best way to do it? So my house ticks over warm on short bursts thank you
So helpful, thank you. I wanted a heating system that was simple to switch on and off, like the one I had in my old house, unfortunately that's not what I've got. However, this vid helps me understand at least how to change the settings. Jeepers why have things got to be so blinking complicated!! The instruction manual I had was referring to a thermostat that doesnt even look like the one I've got. Bless you for making this vid.
Thank you so much. Heating has been out of sync since we moved in and now works perfectly. Mine has separate settings for every day of the week though, so had to set the days individually. So easy when shown how, but I had been going crazy when the heating clicked on to 22 degree at 12.30 am..!!
I still can't find way to simply turn the heating on or off ? So when summer comes I just put in frost mode which overides all the heating settings and if it gets cold take it off frost mode to revert back to heating settings....
Your video is by far the best one I have seen on this stat. However, I still think after having this fitted when my new boiler was installed in June 2017 it is a load of rubbish. I had wanted a learning thermostat as in Nest 3rd Generation. I still don't think this is doing what I need, because when it is set up as you have shown if I go away for a weekend when I leave I turn the stat down to 14 C which it will do on that day but then it goes back to its own ways the next day. So you have to go with frost stat at 5C and have a cold house to come back to in a couple of days.
I hate this contraption. This video is the best explanation I have found which was 3 years ago. The central heating system was brand new when we moved in 8 years ago. We still haven't got used to the Salus operating gadget. We are sick of it...we are on to our second thermostat in 8 years and their not cheap either As I am old school can you please tell me how much it would cost to convert to a traditional system i.e wall mounted, with turn on and off switch. Grateful for any advice.
I'm not sure if it helps anyone but you can usually change your thermostat. You don't have to stick with one that you can't use. Speak to a Gas Engineer if you want something easier to control. I was only told this today but it makes sense. The maker of the thermostat is not the same maker as my boiler (doh). This video on programming the Salus RT is brilliant, fair play, but it's still in pain in the arm to go through this rigmarole every time you want to change it.
Thanks for the video! One q: how can I pause it? is there a holiday mode? Or do I have to reset it and then re-program the whole thing when I return from holidays?
Press the 2 front blue buttons in grey square for 3 seconds and it shuts off, starts up again pressing any button without having to reset, hope this helps
Hi, I have this wretched device and understood the programming exactly as you explained, but my heating keeps coming on throughout the night. I have changed batteries, reset it a number of times, do you have any suggestions why this might be occurring?
Thanks mate, I was just setting ng low temp to 14 and it kept coming on, but after watching this I've set it to 5 like you said and it's working a treat 👍👍👍
Thanks - I got it after multiple views - and that’s with your clear instruction - they designed this to have 3:20 couples to get upset at different times of the day - lol
Thank you for this explanation. It's such a needlessly confusing system, huh?How may I programme the system so that it doesn't come on during the day ( Programme 3 )? I only want it on in the morning and the evening - and I don’t know how to bypass superfluous programme 3...
As mentioned by another person in the comments, I too only wish to have it on/off once in the morning, and again during the evening... Is there any way that I can bypass the third program so that I can do this and leave it blank? Otherwise, a great video, it helped a lot. :)
Hi. I am looking for a bit of advice, we have Combi Boiler which is controlled by a Salus RT500RF Remote Thermostat, where you have to set 5 temperature times a day. The issue we are having is, as we have young baby we would like to keep the heating on a low temperature all the time. So for example, if we want to be at 20c throughout the night, we are setting the 5th time of the day at 20c and the first the following morning at 20c. The problem we are having is that if we drop below 20c, the boiler powers up and the heating comes on, when it reaches the required temperature it goes off again, as the temperature then drops below 20c, the boiler then powers up and the heating comes on again. This cycle keeps continuing and it continues to come on and off throughout the night to maintain that temperature. As the boiler is in a cupboard in the baby’s room it wakes him up every time it powers up. What we would like to do, is completely override the Remote Thermostat all together and just have our heating like one of the old fashioned wall dials so we can set it at a constant low temperature all the time. Just to add also, we cannot control the heat of our individual radiators, we do not have the 1-5 knobs, we can either have them on or off. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Hello, all I would like is to be shown is which colour wire goes where to a salus rt500 thermo, backplate , not how to use it kiss wash it or take it for walk! Any help please.???
Informative video but I still can't find a solution to how I can swtich the stupid program function all together. I want fully manual control. For example if I set the temp to 22c, it will go off after a little while when it goes into another program time. I just want full manual control where it sticks to the temperature I set it on
If I want to manually turn it on sometimes but want it to always turn off at 10pm incase I fall asleep how do I set this up? I don’t want it turning on at any set times by itself
@@Jordan_ZX6R thought that could be the case hahaha, but any comments made now could help someone else out, I've had mine 9 years now it's nearly been in Orbit Many Many times, av only seen this Vid today, it's bloody embarrassing for me, av just rebuilt a Honda Fireblade with no bother reading jus Manuel lol,ps thanks for the reply
I've set up the thermostat similar to your settings but it still does not auto connect with my boiler. What settings should my boiler be on for this to work?
Every Monday morning around 2-3 am this piece of crap starts the radiators. I hate it.... Does anyone know how to fix this huge problem? I emailed to Salus, many times but they don't even answer.
WHY can't I find operating instructions on here for Salus RT510TX thermostats on here are nothing like mine can't find instructions on internet anywhere for my thermo so stuck
Doreen Barnes-Faŕnham Hi have same thermo but the instructions on video can be applied. Can't understand why it is made so difficult all we want to do is on and off when we are in this should be readily available manually but it seems to assume we are all working, we are retired don't need all the functions. 😄
The people who designed this thermostat are absolute lemons. It is ridiculously difficult to use. It should be designed to be user friendly but zero thought has been put into the needs of the actual customers. I've had it years and frequently have to come back to this video for help. A big thanks to this man for his help.
This Thermostat does my head in tbh
Thanks for taking the time to make this. I hate these thermostats. They've taken the simplest concept in the world and made it needlessly complex.
I agreee
Downloaded a PDF of instructions that were of no help whatsoever. Watched the first half of this video and had my thermostat programmed in no time. Thank you!
I’m new to the house where this type of thermostat is . Thank God I’ve found this video .
I remember being in your shoes last year....
I have lived in this flat 4 years and now I know how to program it I just turn it off and on at the boiler but because you wrote down the program 1 to 5 it now makes sense when I moved in there was no manual and everyone I asked did not know how it works so thank you
I'm in the same situation as you , I hate this system . I'm getting an engineer to install a hive so much easier and cheaper to run the gas heating
Thank you!!! I have had this thermostat for erm… 5 years and never worked the bloody programming out because I wasn’t aware of the no on off thing! So thank you!!!!!
after watching all other videos they were not on point and clear how to set the heating but this video was just absolutely brilliant thanks mate you deserve 5 stars
amazing watched loads of others wanted to throw the remote this vid is genious!
5 years after it’s been uploaded it’s done me a massive favour. Thanks and great job 👍🏻
Best video on here to explain a crazy difficult program
THANKYOU SO MUCH OMG MY HEATING SCREAMS WHEN IT TURNS ON AND I HABENT BEEN ABLE TO TURN IT OFF THANKYOU YOU ABSOLUTE ANGEL
Thank you for making this video.!! This thermostat has the most counter intuitive program settings I have ever seen!
Thanks so much for this. After living in my house 4 years with no manual and never bothering I finally got it hooray
Great video thanks, why on earth did they choose not to show the words 'ON' and 'OFF' on the display ???
Absolutely brilliant. I've now understood after a year of reading the silly booklet.
Thank you
Thanks a lot mate, the manual didn't explain exactly what setting the programmes did but this video made it simple to understand
WOW MANY MANY THANKS, ive had this exact looking, and number model since july 2015, always had to get the gas fitter to sort it on mostly the boilers yearly service, thank the STARS for your very informative Video, however no matter how many times i tried i could not get it to flip to Sat-Sun settings as you did i had to set each day at a time as well as Sat-Sun, don't know if because i set time for today Saturday, but was easy once understood and also many hints in the comments, To Answer those Comments from people who Want Manual Control Constantly, i personally have put the number 1 setting to come on at 6.00am at 14.5 degrees setting 2 off 6.10am at 14.0 degrees, setting 3 on at 6.20am at 14.5 degrees ( the thermostat is always in a room above these temperatures so never comes on giving me Manual control you may need to go lower temperatures and times if this applies to your setup) setting 4 on at 11.40pm at 14.5 degrees and setting 5 off at 11.40 pm at 14.0 degrees, hope this comment helps someone as the other comments certainly helped me, Thanks again to Content Creator. Ps would just like to Add as others have, Whoever designed this load of Testicles needs a thump round the earoles
Followed this as we have a baby on the way. Accurate and helpful. You sorted out the last item on my to do list. Thank YOU!
.STUNNING VIDEO !!!! IT WAS DESCRIBED AND EXPLAINED SO WELL EVEN A DUMBO LIKE ME COULD FOLLOW IT !! WELL DONE.
i find this thermostat a nightmare. Your very clear explanation is a godsend. Thank you
What an incredibly useful video. Clearly explained and laid out, loved the paper chart in the middle. After years of just using controls on the boiler itself, I have now set timings and temperatures for the winter months. This means that apart from the convenience we'll save on energy costs too. Massive thanks. You are a star!
Good video, saved me from buying new thermostat. I needed like many people only day and night, When i saw the video i realized could program 2,3,4, with 0.5 degrees up and down change, keeping program 1 and 2 for night and day temp. thanks
Nice tip about changing the batteries without loosing programming,
This is the best video on this, well done mate.
Thanks very much for making this video! It's such a counter intuitive way to program your heating, all I want to do is set up the time ON and for how long!
Many thanks, so helpful gave up on the manual I got with it made no sense to me but you have made it simple and step by step instructions, again thank you
I have a little concern...if I set up Monday, the rest of the week, beside Saturday and Sunday should be set up automatically?
After setting up of Monday the next day options which appears on my display is Saturday and Sunday..
Sorry I' m so bad to understand instructions...:( even so great explained like yours!
Thank you so much for this easy to follow video! I can now program my boiler after 4 years 🤦🏼♀️ 😁 and the battery tip 👍🏻 excellent stuff!!
Hi, thanks for posting a clear and concise explanation for setting up the thermostat. Other videos have over complicated things.
Fantastic video, been struggling with our heating for months now. Gonna save me a fortune! 👍👍
Nice tutorial video. I learned more from it than from the user guide itself. Also, great advice on the changing fo the batteries!
Can you set me or write down an example for being out of my house for a month in January what’s the best way to do it? So my house ticks over warm on short bursts thank you
Thank you so much, I watched the video and did set the thermostat but still not working with the boiler please
Finally. Best video so far. Thank you.
So helpful, thank you. I wanted a heating system that was simple to switch on and off, like the one I had in my old house, unfortunately that's not what I've got. However, this vid helps me understand at least how to change the settings. Jeepers why have things got to be so blinking complicated!! The instruction manual I had was referring to a thermostat that doesnt even look like the one I've got. Bless you for making this vid.
I'm 84 and this video saved me from Hari Kari.
Thanks so much for this!! It was driving me nuts figuring it out. Xx
Thank you for sharing your knowledge 👍
Thank you so much. Heating has been out of sync since we moved in and now works perfectly. Mine has separate settings for every day of the week though, so had to set the days individually. So easy when shown how, but I had been going crazy when the heating clicked on to 22 degree at 12.30 am..!!
I still can't find way to simply turn the heating on or off ? So when summer comes I just put in frost mode which overides all the heating settings and if it gets cold take it off frost mode to revert back to heating settings....
If you hold in the first two buttons at the same time it switches it off
Your video is by far the best one I have seen on this stat. However, I still think after having this fitted when my new boiler was installed in June 2017 it is a load of rubbish. I had wanted a learning thermostat as in Nest 3rd Generation. I still don't think this is doing what I need, because when it is set up as you have shown if I go away for a weekend when I leave I turn the stat down to 14 C which it will do on that day but then it goes back to its own ways the next day. So you have to go with frost stat at 5C and have a cold house to come back to in a couple of days.
Thanks, is there a way of just telling the thermostat to turn the heating on anytime it goes below 18 degrees?
Only one question how do you manually turn it off ?
I hate this contraption. This video is the best explanation I have found which was 3 years ago. The central heating system was brand new when we moved in 8 years ago. We still haven't got used to the Salus operating gadget. We are sick of it...we are on to our second thermostat in 8 years and their not cheap either
As I am old school can you please tell me how much it would cost to convert to a traditional system i.e wall mounted, with turn on and off switch. Grateful for any advice.
Thank you for this video so straight forward with the instructions.
Thanks for your help. I tried another instruction video but they said nothing about putting in batteries. That is the information I needed.
How can something so un-user friendly be sold. Talk about deliberately complex. All you need is on/off & temp. Thank you for this video.
Omg was boggled but thnks to your video ..made it understandable
This was perfect! Thank you for making it so clear!
I'm not sure if it helps anyone but you can usually change your thermostat. You don't have to stick with one that you can't use. Speak to a Gas Engineer if you want something easier to control. I was only told this today but it makes sense. The maker of the thermostat is not the same maker as my boiler (doh). This video on programming the Salus RT is brilliant, fair play, but it's still in pain in the arm to go through this rigmarole every time you want to change it.
Hi what if i want no programmes at all? i just want to control it manually myself?
Thanks for the video!
One q: how can I pause it? is there a holiday mode? Or do I have to reset it and then re-program the whole thing when I return from holidays?
You could long press the freeze button which should leave it set to 5, until you press it again. So that should stop it coming on as I understand it.
Press the 2 front blue buttons in grey square for 3 seconds and it shuts off, starts up again pressing any button without having to reset, hope this helps
Thanks so much.... just moved to a new house with this thermostat and there were no instructions.
what setting does your boiler need to be on though? mines got a pin wheel timer on the boiler
I think that's pump speed for condensing boilers if so start low and go up bit by bit until you are happy
Hi, I have this wretched device and understood the programming exactly as you explained, but my heating keeps coming on throughout the night. I have changed batteries, reset it a number of times, do you have any suggestions why this might be occurring?
This happens to me so annoying
@@tashas9787 its behaving at the moment, I think it needs good, fresh batteries
@@darrenjones2435 it’s had new batteries
Thank you very much for a clear and concise explanation it really helped 👍👍👍
Thank you for taking the time to make this video it's very clear and easy to follow to achieve programming
Absolutely brilliant explained well at every stage thank you
Thanks mate, I was just setting ng low temp to 14 and it kept coming on, but after watching this I've set it to 5 like you said and it's working a treat 👍👍👍
Great video. How to do manual off?
Brilliant video. Thank you for uploading it. I massively appreciate it.
How do you put it to manual mode and if it is too warm how do you manually switch it off?
same question here
To completely switch it off press the two blue side buttons on the grey square together.
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can youtemporarily switch on heating in between set programmes
Could you explain me how to change between the normal and program mode? I have been trying but it is imposible. Thank you
Thanks - I got it after multiple views - and that’s with your clear instruction - they designed this to have 3:20 couples to get upset at different times of the day - lol
Thanks for this video! Well explained and not confusing like some of the others I’ve watched! 👍🏼
Thank you so much for taking the time to upload the Video,, Great Job, especially the tip about the batteries
Absolutely great 👍 didn't know how do this properly until I watched this video thanks again so easy to follow you made sound so simple ,Thank you
I have a problem. My program now 2 jumps to pm. What can I do? On the weekend programme it's fie.
Thanks mode making this mate 😎👍 It really helped me out.
Thank you for this explanation. It's such a needlessly confusing system, huh?How may I programme the system so that it doesn't come on during the day ( Programme 3 )? I only want it on in the morning and the evening - and I don’t know how to bypass superfluous programme 3...
I was wondering that too. Maybe leave program 3 on 5 degrees? I'm going to try that
Thanku so much that is really helpful God bless you I was very struggle with this sistem now is working I am so happy thanku again.
Brilliant thankyou for the video, instructions we're spot on 😊
Thanks for your video. My salus rt500rf is displaying LO all the time. When I try to change display it’s all flashing. What is this. Please help
very good tutorial, very easy to follow..thank you so much.
Thanks for your video, it was extremely helpful
As mentioned by another person in the comments, I too only wish to have it on/off once in the morning, and again during the evening... Is there any way that I can bypass the third program so that I can do this and leave it blank?
Otherwise, a great video, it helped a lot.
:)
Amazing this helped a lot thank you 😊
How do you just switch it on and off as you like?
Hi. I am looking for a bit of advice, we have Combi Boiler which is controlled by a Salus RT500RF Remote Thermostat, where you have to set 5 temperature times a day. The issue we are having is, as we have young baby we would like to keep the heating on a low temperature all the time. So for example, if we want to be at 20c throughout the night, we are setting the 5th time of the day at 20c and the first the following morning at 20c. The problem we are having is that if we drop below 20c, the boiler powers up and the heating comes on, when it reaches the required temperature it goes off again, as the temperature then drops below 20c, the boiler then powers up and the heating comes on again. This cycle keeps continuing and it continues to come on and off throughout the night to maintain that temperature. As the boiler is in a cupboard in the baby’s room it wakes him up every time it powers up. What we would like to do, is completely override the Remote Thermostat all together and just have our heating like one of the old fashioned wall dials so we can set it at a constant low temperature all the time. Just to add also, we cannot control the heat of our individual radiators, we do not have the 1-5 knobs, we can either have them on or off. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
At last.... I can control my heating. Thank you x
Thank you - you explained it so well
Hello, all I would like is to be shown is which colour wire goes where to a salus rt500 thermo, backplate , not how to use it kiss wash it or take it for walk! Any help please.???
Informative video but I still can't find a solution to how I can swtich the stupid program function all together. I want fully manual control.
For example if I set the temp to 22c, it will go off after a little while when it goes into another program time. I just want full manual control where it sticks to the temperature I set it on
Hold the hand button in until a hand appears on screen
If I want to manually turn it on sometimes but want it to always turn off at 10pm incase I fall asleep how do I set this up? I don’t want it turning on at any set times by itself
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@@BigBuck-q5r cheers but I’m out of that flat now lol
@@Jordan_ZX6R thought that could be the case hahaha, but any comments made now could help someone else out, I've had mine 9 years now it's nearly been in Orbit Many Many times, av only seen this Vid today, it's bloody embarrassing for me, av just rebuilt a Honda Fireblade with no bother reading jus Manuel lol,ps thanks for the reply
@@BigBuck-q5r yeah stuff waiting 9 years to find out how to work it lol
Yeah nice man well done!
@@Jordan_ZX6R I did try, was just too easy to get gas fitter to do it haha
How can I manually turn it on and off whenever I needed without the settings. Can anyone explain that please?
I've set up the thermostat similar to your settings but it still does not auto connect with my boiler. What settings should my boiler be on for this to work?
Why do I know this guys voice? Is it from the DIY shop on Manchester Road?
How do i pair it !!!!
Excellent video, thanks!
Amazing, thanks! I was tearing my hair out until I saw this
Same
Brilliant tutorial! Helped loads. Many thanks
great video, nice and simple , thanks
Explained superbly and all set up now.Those instructions that come are useless and so confusing
Thanks for sharing always
Good job i was thinking each number is for each day so was getting confused lol thanx
Every Monday morning around 2-3 am this piece of crap starts the radiators. I hate it.... Does anyone know how to fix this huge problem?
I emailed to Salus, many times but they don't even answer.
Press the reset with a pencil or pen with batteries in this takes you to factory settings take out batteries, then follow this video
@ thanks, i have done many stuff and now this does not happen
@@TheMythogenic what do you think the problem/solution was/is, thanks for any reply in advance
@@BigBuck-q5r well, probably i took off the batteries, resettet it and set it again from zero
Thanks was very simple instructions life saver
Thank you so much
Thanks for this. Very helpful.
WHY can't I find operating instructions on here for Salus RT510TX thermostats on here are nothing like mine can't find instructions on internet anywhere for my thermo so stuck
Doreen Barnes-Faŕnham Hi have same thermo but the instructions on video can be applied. Can't understand why it is made so difficult all we want to do is on and off when we are in this should be readily available manually but it seems to assume we are all working, we are retired don't need all the functions. 😄
Absolutely an horrendous piece of equipment I hate it with a passion . Just want to be able to switch it on and off it’s driving me nuts