North Mimms
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Thinking about upgrading our heating controls to something Smarter. So that we can do things like leave heating ticking over low but boost it before we leave Club. Change the set temperature during the day rather than tweaking the thermostat manually etc. I'd like the heating to mirror when we actually need it.
Current set up - 4 bed house occupied by 2 retired people with very variable schedules of being in and out. Not all rooms in use most of the time.
Gas central heating. modern house so decent insulation
Worcester boiler (less than 10 years old).
Potterton control panel in airing cupboard - allows 1 or 2 on/off schedules per day
Single Honeywell thermostat in hall. Heating is not zoned but all rads have TRVs so we turn down the ones in spare bedrooms etc.
Mr Mimms does not do smartphones let alone smart anything else despite being irritatingly intelligent.
Mrs Mimms happy to use apps on phone. I have set up a few basic Smart home tech, lights, blinds etc. At present none of things have required a bridge or hub so nothing complicated beyond connecting them to Alexa.
I have heard of Zigbee but wouldn't know what to do with one....
I've heard of Hive and Nest but where do I start?
Current set up - 4 bed house occupied by 2 retired people with very variable schedules of being in and out. Not all rooms in use most of the time.
Gas central heating. modern house so decent insulation
Worcester boiler (less than 10 years old).
Potterton control panel in airing cupboard - allows 1 or 2 on/off schedules per day
Single Honeywell thermostat in hall. Heating is not zoned but all rads have TRVs so we turn down the ones in spare bedrooms etc.
Mr Mimms does not do smartphones let alone smart anything else despite being irritatingly intelligent.
Mrs Mimms happy to use apps on phone. I have set up a few basic Smart home tech, lights, blinds etc. At present none of things have required a bridge or hub so nothing complicated beyond connecting them to Alexa.
I have heard of Zigbee but wouldn't know what to do with one....
I've heard of Hive and Nest but where do I start?