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Best App For Controlling Heat?

  • 15-02-2020 6:19pm
    #1
    Mossy_Da_Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭


    Hi
    I've got a new boiler and heating system (oil) about 9 months old and I want to get an app for turning it on or off from my phone.

    Can anyone recommend a good app?
    I don't really want spangly bells and whistles, just on / off :o

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    i use sonoff relays and ewelink app.

    A relay on the rads motorized valve, and another on the cylinder one.


  • #3
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,417 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Bruthal wrote: »
    i use sonoff relays and ewelink app.

    A relay on the rads motorized valve, and another on the cylinder one.

    I also used those, but now use this wifi Thermostat.
    https://m.cafago.com/en/p-e8486b-1.html

    It could do with a better range of timers, but not too bad at all.

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



  • #4
    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    Looks interesting alright


  • #5
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,010 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    I got a free netatmo when getting a new contract with Energia does the job no issues


  • #6
    Ardent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,355 ✭✭✭Ardent


    Ember app paired with EPH control system. Amazing.


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  • #7
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Nest is great, had the netatamo and done the job great and could put thermostat anywhere as ran on batteries if you wanted.


  • #8
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,202 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Ardent wrote:
    Ember app paired with EPH control system. Amazing.


    I'd never heard of Ember before until I asked about smart heating controls on a plumbing Facebook group. I made up a poll with the big names like Nest, Hive, Climote etc. Another plumber added the option for Ember. Almost every plumber voted for Ember! I don't know what is the best, I still haven't changed from Climote, but Irish plumbers certainly rate Ember very highly.


  • #9
    Ardent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,355 ✭✭✭Ardent


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    I'd never heard of Ember before until I asked about smart heating controls on a plumbing Facebook group. I made up a poll with the big names like Nest, Hive, Climote etc. Another plumber added the option for Ember. Almost every plumber voted for Ember! I don't know what is the best, I still haven't changed from Climote, but Irish plumbers certainly rate Ember very highly.

    I had it installed as part of an oil boiler replacement, the plumbers doing the work recommended it. The app is great - a recent UI update makes it very user friendly - and works well for turning zones on/off manually, setting schedules, setting target temps, etc.


  • #10
    Mossy_Da_Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭Mossy_Da_Dog


    Thanks everyone - I am going to go for Ember app. Every Irish plumber can't be wrong!


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