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Thanks for that Bernard. With your 510yr old thatched cottage that is a very nice solution! Probably not worth it for me, I live in a Jerry-built place which wouldn't really warrant it. It was just that it always used to be inside and then it got moved outside for no particular reason that I...

Ah, OK. Shame. Not disputing what you say, but why is that?

Not really related to Plumbing and CH but I think this is the most appropriate section of the site for this question. So after changing energy providers for a cheaper deal, I find my old smart meters no longer work :rolleyes:. A very nice chap came today and fitted new SMETS2 meters for me...

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Ah, well I'm talking about absolutes whereas you're more talking about 'perceived temperature', those are two different things. I'm happy for the V-Smart to take care of the former, to literally get the indoor temperature nailed down to what I've set it to be. There are indeed occasions when for...

In which case he should have said wait a moment sir, and I'll find out. It's still not very good customer service.

I was under the impression that when the V-Smart had fully learned all the local parameters (and with knowledge of the outside temperature), it would make all these adjustments - automatically - as necessary? In other words, whatever 'comfort' temperature I choose, at whatever time of year and...

Also, it doesn't say much for (some of) the tech support at Vaillant, because the guy I asked about this seemed to know nothing about it.

Thanks sxturbo. Do you know if the V-Smart facilitates this, or does the Ecotec simply take it upon itself to do it?

That's true Jacko, you can use a private firm and they'll probably be cheaper. Because I had a leak, from memory my water company (was Three Valleys, now Veolia) paid for the first x metres from the road and I paid for the rest, which i think was only about 3m up to the outside of my house...

Thanks Harry, your point about the boiler temperature sounds logical. I actually phoned Vaillant yesterday and the guy I spoke to knew nothing about the boiler running the pump to avoid seizing during long warm spells :whistle:

Thanks for your reply sxturbo. You've lost me already with your reference to an IFTT command o_O :D. I think I get what you mean but my programming skills are zero. Do you mean that I can 'personalise' each of those modes with my own commands if I wish? To be honest I'll probably just wait...

That was it! :D

It's a few years ago now, but I'm pretty sure that when I replaced my supply pipe from the road (there was a leak), the guys didn't dig a trench all the way. They used one of those new-fangled 'bullet' things which makes its own hole underground. Depending on how far your supply pipe travels...

Hi all, my first post, be gentle :D. I've had a Vaillant Ecotec Plus 837 Combi boiler for the last seven years now (has worked pretty well faultlessly in all that time, touch wood) and I recently bit the bullet and fitted a V-Smart thermostat system myself. I'm not a plumber or a sparky, but...