Control heating via smartphone?

Zascar

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?

roy rodgers

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

Wearb

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

cerastes

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?

Zascar

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?

Wearb

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.

DGOBS

Hive and Nest

pippip

this thread has a load of options.

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

thesteve

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

Eph1958

http://texton.ie/

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

ted1

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

Zascar

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?

mylesm

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

fuerte1976

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

braddun

nest 199 dollars and others cheaper

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

tipperary

Owl intuition also worth a look

bryaner

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