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smartzone heating controls

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  • #2
    cerastes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭cerastes


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87572129

    Id a quick look and found this


  • #3
    dingdong1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 828 ✭✭✭dingdong1234567


    cerastes wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87572129

    Id a quick look and found this

    Yeah seen that already. Doesn't answer my question posted here though.

    Again. If anyone has any experiences of this setup their comments would be welcome.

    Thanks in advance.


  • #4
    okedoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭okedoke


    Same question here. Currently have no zones (water + heating is either on or off). Engineer from smart zone is calling out Friday to look at suitability. Any experiences or questions I should be asking ?


  • #5
    cruiser202006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭cruiser202006


    okedoke wrote: »
    Same question here. Currently have no zones (water + heating is either on or off). Engineer from smart zone is calling out Friday to look at suitability. Any experiences or questions I should be asking ?

    just any fears you have make sure you ask when he is surveying house. if your radiator circuit is seperate from cylinder circuit then its basically hassle-free. no wires. if not you can arrange with him or your own plumber to adjust pipework beforehand fitment to suit. and if your broadband is down then it will work on what you have pre-set through your phone


  • #6
    stoves1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭stoves1


    I was wondering did you get the smartzone controls installed and your opinion of it, had a visit from rep today, and thinking of going ahead with it, many thanks


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  • #7
    mylesm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 463 ✭✭mylesm


    I replied to a similar post a while back this is my experience

    The major issue I see with the control pack you linked to is the Stats are Wired which limits your placement options

    this was my reply to previous post

    IMHO

    The level of control in most Irish Homes is very poor most people I know time their heating to come on when they anticipate they will need it like first thing in morning,return from work etc and usually boost in between if needed like an unexpected return early etc

    But the Temperature Control is very poor so house overheats and they switch off heating house cools down switch on and this cycle continues

    The only real way to achieve proper Temp control is to sense the Air Temp in the Zone being heated ie if Living room is being heated you need stat in Living Room etc relying on a Stat in the Hall to control Temperature in Living room will invariably lead to poor Temp regulation in the Living Room

    I have my Heating system split into 3 Zones 1.Kitchen Dining 2.Living Room 3.Upstairs Bedrooms

    Each Zone has a Myson Mini Valve Controlled by a Siemens Rev24Rf Wireless Stat

    http://www.heatingcontrolsonline.co.uk/motorised-valves-actuators-c-24.html/port-zone-valves-c-24_45.html/potterton-myson-mpe222-22mm-zone-valve-p-363.html

    http://www.heatingcontrolsonline.co.uk/radio-frequency-wireless-c-39.html/siemens-rev24rf-7day-wireless-programmable-thermostat-p-531.html

    These Stats work Very well they Have PID Control and a self learning function and control Temperature extremely tightly they have several modes Auto mode runs the schedule you set up to suit your needs they have energy saving mode where Temp is set back to lower temp like at night or if going out

    I since changed the Stats to Hortsmann Zwave Stats as I wanted to achieve Smartphone control and can now do this with Z wave stats

    http://www.heatingcontrolsonline.co.uk/radio-frequency-wireless-c-39.html/horstmann-hrt4zw-wireless-digital-thermostat-p-736.html

    I have mine set on Auto mode at 21C in Both downstairs Zones and 19 in Bedrooms and they all GO to Energy Saving Mode at 11.30pm which is 18c

    SO at 7.00am my stats go to 21c and both Zones go from 18 up to 21 and upstairs to 19 they maintain this all Day and go back to 18c at 11.30

    This means there is never a major Temp Swing House is always very Comfortable

    If I go Away for a holiday I set back to Energy Saving Mode and Turn It back up when on way home via smartphone app

    House is well Insulated B3 Rating and my Gas Bills are reasonable


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