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Idratek RVA-001 or similar

  • 08-03-2014 3:33pm
    #1
    Chet T16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭


    We're in the process of buying a house and i'm exploring the options for making the heating smarter/more efficient.

    I am an electronic engineer and i have the heating in our current place running via google calendar with a controller i built myself. For the next step i would like to add temperature sensing into the equation and have designed nodes for each room that will report back temperature/humidity etc.

    What i would like to do is control each rad independently so i can let each room regulate its own temp and also let me create any number of zones as i wish. In the new place there is an internal boiler with all rads and water on the same circuit.

    The RVA-001 seem like the least hassle to install and also silent operation but they seem rather expensive to me. Motorised two ports are a little cheaper but would need to be fitted by someone else and i imagine that could be an expensive job doing all 8 rads?

    Any other options for remote controlling rads? I'd prefer wired for reliability and low voltage (24v or under)


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  • #2
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,304 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Chet T16 wrote: »
    We're in the process of buying a house and i'm exploring the options for making the heating smarter/more efficient.

    I am an electronic engineer and i have the heating in our current place running via google calendar with a controller i built myself. For the next step i would like to add temperature sensing into the equation and have designed nodes for each room that will report back temperature/humidity etc.

    What i would like to do is control each rad independently so i can let each room regulate its own temp and also let me create any number of zones as i wish. In the new place there is an internal boiler with all rads and water on the same circuit.

    The RVA-001 seem like the least hassle to install and also silent operation but they seem rather expensive to me. Motorised two ports are a little cheaper but would need to be fitted by someone else and i imagine that could be an expensive job doing all 8 rads?

    Any other options for remote controlling rads? I'd prefer wired for reliability and low voltage (24v or under)

    Have you come across these?
    http://www.honeywelluk.com/products/Valves/Thermostatic-Radiator-Valve/Wirelessly-Controlled-TRV/

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



  • #3
    Chet T16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭Chet T16


    Wearb wrote: »
    Have you come across these?
    http://www.honeywelluk.com/products/Valves/Thermostatic-Radiator-Valve/Wirelessly-Controlled-TRV/

    I have but i'm looking to use my own controller which rules them out


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