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  • Smart thermostats. I’ve gone back through the thread and both Hive and Tado seem to be the recommended options - that still the case?

    I’m finally going to replace our old analogue one that controls a condensing boiler that serves the heating and feeds a hot water tank. Moving forward this vented tank will be replaced with an unvented system and eventually a heat pump will replace the boiler. I plan to put smart TRVs on the radiators too.
    Lastly, I want it to work nicely with Home Assistant.

    Any likely issues with either Hive or Tado in this case?
    Thanks

  • Not as popular, but I have a Netatmo. Works nicely with Home Assistant, easy to install, the app is pretty straightforward (and also has a good browser interface), no subscription, easy to get your data and I've had no issues I can remember in the ten yers I've had one. You can often pick them up for cheap on ebay.

    They're not as well known but they're owned by LeGrand who do that kind of stuff for industry.

    A controversial view on here but I wouldn't necessarily go with smart thermostats. Apart from the aesthetic issues, when I looked at them the payback period was very long. There's also the issue whether trying to heat individual rooms using central heating is the most efficient way of doing it.

  • second this - Netatmo have been seamless. Can do schedules/away mode - which Hive are you getting to pay for by the looks of it

  • There's also the issue whether trying to heat individual rooms using central heating is the most efficient way of doing it.

    When I'm working from home in the winter and everyone else is out I shut the door to my office room and only heat that room. Seems to make sense compared to heating the rest of the house for ~8 hours more. But I haven't done any maths.

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