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Anything cheaper than Nest/Hive/Climote that works with District Heating System?

  • 18-02-2018 04:07AM
    #1
    Kieran01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭


    Hello all,
    1. I used to own a hive but recently moved.
    2. The thermostat in my new place feels like something out of the Flintstones. You have to manually press buttons to control heating! (Hot water is always on with district heating.)
    3. I don't want to spend a fortune getting a nest/hive or climote installed. My max budget is about 150e for device and then guessing 80e-ish for installtion. I literally have 3 requirements:
    > Thermostat
    > The ability to send the reading to my phone 
    > The ability to turn heating on/off while being away from home.
    Anyone have any recommendations please?
    Thanks in advance,
    Kieran


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  • #2
    davegilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 719 ✭✭✭davegilly


    Kieran01 wrote: »
    Hello all,
    1. I used to own a hive but recently moved.
    2. The thermostat in my new place feels like something out of the Flintstones. You have to manually press buttons to control heating! (Hot water is always on with district heating.)
    3. I don't want to spend a fortune getting a nest/hive or climote installed. My max budget is about 150e for device and then guessing 80e-ish for installtion. I literally have 3 requirements:
    > Thermostat
    > The ability to send the reading to my phone 
    > The ability to turn heating on/off while being away from home.
    Anyone have any recommendations please?
    Thanks in advance,
    Kieran
    Have a look at a few Sonoff devices controlled with a temperature sensor. Cheap as chips but will require a bit of setup to get working right.


  • #3
    wasim21k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 438 ✭✭wasim21k


    Kieran01 wrote: »
    Hello all,
    1. I used to own a hive but recently moved.
    2. The thermostat in my new place feels like something out of the Flintstones. You have to manually press buttons to control heating! (Hot water is always on with district heating.)
    3. I don't want to spend a fortune getting a nest/hive or climote installed. My max budget is about 150e for device and then guessing 80e-ish for installtion. I literally have 3 requirements:
    > Thermostat
    > The ability to send the reading to my phone 
    > The ability to turn heating on/off while being away from home.
    Anyone have any recommendations please?
    Thanks in advance,
    Kieran
    if you are up for the challange then you can do bit of diy work to have all under controll in less then 80€


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