Recent content by Richard Black

Now I am interested. Some sort of intelligently controlled TRVs? The ones I looked at a while back needed batteries changing by guesswork (or when you got unexpectedly cold). Richard

It's probably because you can replace a single light switch pretty easily. You can't add extra switching circuits without a lot of work. Same for heating. Control the overall temperature of a medium sized house with a single box or spend much more money retrofitting zoning to the existing...

It's not available yet, but like all Apple stuff, it's appearance is inevitable. I'm hedging against future compatibility and ease of use for whatever premium that costs just to avoid having to mess around with stuff to get it to work. As for the temp sensors, it seems they use the information...

It's the motion sensor and external temperature sensors for separate rooms and plus the fact that it learns the heating characteristics of the house. And I'd like Apple HomeKit compatibility should it ever actually get released!

Yes, that's right - I was looking at the Ecobee device, expecting that it would be released in the UK soon-ish. It would seem to need the c-wore for power, where the Nest uses mains. I take it then that UK systems do not send power to the thermostats in the same way? I have no existing...

Hi, I have a Vaillant Ecotec Pro with a simple 24 hour time switch. I'd like to replace this with a modern smart thermostat. Most of the articles I've read mention a c-wire. I'm struggling to work out if this boiler has one. I've got the wiring diagram and it's not at all clear. I'm not sure...