Salus thermostat lost connection with receiver

[SarahKatie]

Hi there, I would really appreciate some help if possible. I have an Ideal Instinct boiler and a Salus RT510TX thermostat. Last night the Salus thermostat stopped connecting with the receiver- the red light on the receiver is flashing red, the heating no longer comes on and it doesn't respond to anything I do on the thermostat.

I tried re-pairing by pushing the Test/ Pairing button on the Salus, the screen says SYNC and counts down from 10 to 1 but nothing changes- the red light is still flashing and the thermostat isn't connecting with the receiver.

Is there something different I can try? Thank you so much in advance for your help

 

[ianmcd]

Try removing a battery from the thermostat, then turn off the power to the receiver, wait a few mins and turn the power to the receiver back on, then replace the battery in the thermostat and push the test/pairing button that will be like a new installation and should work

 

[dilalio]

Try binning the Salus and getting a decent wireless set

 

[ianmcd]

Try binning the Salus and getting a decent wireless set

Ha ha there is that also , they are not the most reliable

 

[SarahKatie]

Thanks so much ianmcd, that worked and the thermostat re-paired. Very happy, you are a star!

 

[dilalio]

Thanks so much ianmcd, that worked and the thermostat re-paired. Very happy, you are a star!

Until you fart and the Salus needs needs rebinding

 

[NigelR]

I'm an ordinary householder with a Vaillant Ecotec boiler and Salus ST620VBC controller which I've had for 9 months. Yesterday and today I've got up to cold radiators though the heating should have been on for half an hour or more. The symptom is the red light flashing rapidly on the Salus back plate in the boiler. Each time (so far) I've switched the boiler off and on and that's cured it temporarily. After a few minutes the controller sends a signal to the boiler and it all fires up. I've now found Salus' explanation for this symptom on page 40 of their little manual (and PDF file online):-

RF COMMUNICATION
When the ST620 is operating in AUTO mode, if the Boiler Control has not received a signal from the ST620 after 1 hour, the Boiler Control
will turn off the boiler, and the LED indicator will flash constantly (two times every second).
Once the Boiler Control receives a valid ON or OFF signal, the Boiler Control will control the heating system accordingly.

...so that seems to say that the controller and backplate are not communicating. That's odd because the controller is in the same place that I've kept it for nine months, eight yards away from the boiler where the radio waves will either have to go through two domestic walls or bend slightly through two doorways. Salus says it'll communicate over 100 metres of clear air, or 30 metres normally so it should be OK. I'll try and sort it and keep you posted.
Nigel

 

[NigelR]

In short, the solution appears to be MOVE THE CONTROLLER NEARER THE BOILER and restart the boiler.
The background: I wrote above on 18.11.18 at 9.35am, above that the Salus controller had gone wrong twice in two days, in the morning.
The solution: It appears to be the controller not communicating with the backplate in the boiler for an hour, when the radiators switch off and the red light in the Salus backplate in the boiler flashes quickly. (The hot water still worked for us). Putting the controller nearer the boiler seems to make them communicate better.
The problems with this solution: This does not explain why the Salus controller worked for 9 months, then failed two mornings in a row. Maybe the battery is weakening. Maybe it's a bug or a hardware problem. Maybe another cause altogether.
Hope this helps!
Nigel

 

[dilalio]

Interference would be my guess! Have you had a new router, ring doorbell or any other such RF or WiFi devices installed recently? Or any of your neighbours for that matter?

 

[NigelR]

Thanks very much dilalio, you may well be right, that the Salus controller could have failed to communicate with the backplate in the boiler because of some other broadcast in the house or by the neighbours. We haven't changed anything, the neighbours could have done. So, we're keeping the controller in the same room as the boiler so it's easier for them to communicate. Regards to all, best of luck and please post any solutions you find. Nigel