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Honeywell Evohome

  • 24-03-2020 11:03am
    #1
    GuitarNewport
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭


    Hi all, installed evohome system last September and so far am very impressed with it. No complaints yet, except battery life of controller though this is not an issue as the app is decent.

    I set up 12 TRVs and hot water as well. Plumber installed the zone valve and ABV in an hour I wired in relay and installed the TRVs. Don’t be daunted by setting up yourself, it is really easy.

    Couple of my suggestions for improvement:

    1. Set up geofencing to numerous devices. This is a no brainer me as you don’t always remember to set to away every time u leave the house.
    2. Set up a historian to allow for trending.
    3. Allow zones to be brought on at a specific time. At present you can only immediately turn on with a timer for when to shut off.

    Anyone else set this system up recently?


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  • #2
    xl500
    Registered Users Posts: 863 ✭✭✭xl500


    GuitarNewport wrote: »
    Hi all, installed evohome system last September and so far am very impressed with it. No complaints yet, except battery life of controller though this is not an issue as the app is decent.

    I set up 12 TRVs and hot water as well. Plumber installed the zone valve and ABV in an hour I wired in relay and installed the TRVs. Don’t be daunted by setting up yourself, it is really easy.

    Couple of my suggestions for improvement:

    1. Set up geofencing to numerous devices. This is a no brainer me as you don’t always remember to set to away every time u leave the house.
    2. Set up a historian to allow for trending.
    3. Allow zones to be brought on at a specific time. At present you can only immediately turn on with a timer for when to shut off.

    Anyone else set this system up recently?

    I installed it I think 4 years ago fantastic system so much more flexible than other smart systems can cater for almost any scenario I really like the way you can designate a Zone as Electric this means the Zone is fully integrated into system but does not call Boiler on as its an Electric Heater I use this feature in Some Bedrooms as when I redone rooms I installed small Electric Heaters also great for Electric UF heating in bathrooms etc I am not aware of any other smart heating controller that has this feature


  • #3
    GuitarNewport
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭GuitarNewport


    xl500 wrote: »
    I installed it I think 4 years ago fantastic system so much more flexible than other smart systems can cater for almost any scenario I really like the way you can designate a Zone as Electric this means the Zone is fully integrated into system but does not call Boiler on as its an Electric Heater I use this feature in Some Bedrooms as when I redone rooms I installed small Electric Heaters also great for Electric UF heating in bathrooms etc I am not aware of any other smart heating controller that has this feature

    That is a useful function. Do you need a BDR-91 relay for that or is there a separate controller?


  • #4
    xl500
    Registered Users Posts: 863 ✭✭✭xl500


    GuitarNewport wrote: »
    That is a useful function. Do you need a BDR-91 relay for that or is there a separate controller?

    I use a Honeywell R6660D WIRELESS RECEIVER which is simaler to BDR91 but its rated for 10a Switching you bind it exactly like a bdr 91 so you just set zone up as electric zone and bind R6660D as actuator and a Stat of your choice as sensor

    you could use a BDR91 but you can not switch any large load with it using the R6660D I have been switching Two Underfloor Bathroom Heating circuits and a 1.5 Kw Bedroom Heater three seperate zones ie three R6660D and works perfect and all directly integrated in Evohome Schedules etc but no call for heat to Boiler on these Zones

    Heres the R6660D also known as HC60NG

    https://www.smarthof.ru/upload/shop_1/1/6/7/item_16734/8cea8c96-88c6-11df-9397-002119309071_0f387e2e-7b84-11e7-816c-ac220b88d047.pdf


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