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Control heating via smartphone?

Zascar · 2014-12-06 11:45:52

I'd really love to be able to have an app on my phone where I can change the water and heating remotely. Can anyone tell me if this is difficult to do? A quick Google finds this: www.climote.ie - looks great but pretty expensive. Are there any cheaper alternatives? Has anyone done this? Are they good and do they work ok?

06-12-2014 12:45pm

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Zascar

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I'd really love to be able to have an app on my phone where I can change the water and heating remotely. Can anyone tell me if this is difficult to do? A quick Google finds this: www.climote.ie - looks great but pretty expensive. Are there any cheaper alternatives?

Has anyone done this? Are they good and do they work ok?

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#2 06-12-2014 5:29pm

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Sign up to electric ireland for two years and get a free climote. Would that be cheap enough? ?

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#3 06-12-2014 6:20pm

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There seems to be annual fees with climote. Anyone know?

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#4 06-12-2014 6:47pm

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Surely there's a way to connect up a wireless input/output device in an off the shelf and easy to set up way that could be used to switch a relay.
Arduino?
Couldnt this then be run in parallel to the existing heating controls?
I suppose it might be better if you could tell the existing programmer to switch on, I saw one online where someone did that with a Myson or maybe a drayton? programmer, although I think they might have burned one out in the trial and error process, I cant find it now though, I have found some stuff on hacking hardware, just google what you're thinking around and you'll probably find something.
Neither do I think manufacturers make them so people can (life?)hack their products easily, they might say its a warranty thing?

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#5 06-12-2014 7:14pm

Zascar

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Not sure I want to go with a hacked solution. more likely to be problematic, probably not very neat - plus also I rent so landlord might not like it...
Surely there are some cheaper alternatives to Climote? From uk or China etc - that I could get a local heating guy to install?

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#6 06-12-2014 7:23pm

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There is the Belkin Wemo (wifi on and off using app, which can also be used as a timer ) or Conrad in Germany look to have a very nice unit.

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#7 06-12-2014 9:02pm

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Hive and Nest

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#8 06-12-2014 9:12pm

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this thread has a load of options.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=82579721

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#9 07-12-2014 11:32am

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Can also use some z wave stuff, vesternet.com has a load of options

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#10 07-12-2014 7:27pm

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http://texton.ie/

Installed it myself. No annual fees except top up sim card. Works well. Enjoy!!!

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#11 07-12-2014 9:47pm

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Eph1958 wrote: »

http://texton.ie/

Installed it myself. No annual fees except top up sim card. Works well. Enjoy!!!

Very primitive in today's world. Occupancy sensors are a big bonus

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#12 08-12-2014 4:32pm

Zascar

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I agree, I want a phone App. Climote looks perfect, maybe €300 is not so expensive if you are getting a top notch system that lets you do everything..

What's the deal with Nest and Hive?

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#13 14-12-2014 8:05pm

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/SALUS-IT500-Internet-Controlled-Thermostat/dp/B00FKRS514/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418583849&sr=8-1&keywords=salus+it500

If you have internet in the location you need to control

These are a bit more flexible than Climote as they are wireless connection to reciever so stat can be placed wherever you like

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#14 14-12-2014 8:16pm

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Buy an app controlled socket. 10amp rated. Your heating can be controlled from it. Got one for 20 notes on livi... soc.. .ie

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#15 14-12-2014 8:20pm

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nest 199 dollars and others cheaper

http://programmable-thermostats-review.toptenreviews.com/

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#16 15-12-2014 7:53am

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Owl intuition also worth a look

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#17 15-12-2014 8:20am

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I have the heatmiser wifi stat, happy with it so far.

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