Lo all,
New member here, but keen automater and heavy user of OpenRemote with a variety of Philips Hue, LightwaveRF, Home Easy and IP enabled kit being controlled...
My house has an old (10 year+) Ariston Microgenus boiler, with built in time clock. I've previously nobbled the timeclock in favour of a HomeEasy HE105 heating controller, which has now been replaced by a LightwaveRF volt free relay, so I can turn the heating on/off via an app on my Android devices.
There are 7 radiators in the house, 6 with TRVs (including the one in the hall) and one on lockshield (the one in the bathroom). The layout of the house was 'challenging' for someone to get a boiler where we wanted it (it's in the kitchen downstairs), and the bathroom (upstairs) radiator is the 2nd nearest radiator to the system other than the kitchen rad itself.
Whilst waiting for clarity on the new LightwaveRF option, what can anyone suggest to go with for :
a) zoneable ideally
b) wireless (two way - I want to be able to read/set TRV and/or room stat temperature remotely)
c) API accessible (Lightwave provides this, but some devices are one way only - not clear on the new ones yet)
...heating?
The *old* Lightwave TRVs linked to room stats, but didn't (as far as I can see) have a thermostat/boiler interlink - but the new ones look annoyingly expensive.
Am I going to need a new TRV/thermostat in each room, or can I get away with new TRVs on the rads and a thermostat in one location? What's the recommendation?
Ta
New member here, but keen automater and heavy user of OpenRemote with a variety of Philips Hue, LightwaveRF, Home Easy and IP enabled kit being controlled...
My house has an old (10 year+) Ariston Microgenus boiler, with built in time clock. I've previously nobbled the timeclock in favour of a HomeEasy HE105 heating controller, which has now been replaced by a LightwaveRF volt free relay, so I can turn the heating on/off via an app on my Android devices.
There are 7 radiators in the house, 6 with TRVs (including the one in the hall) and one on lockshield (the one in the bathroom). The layout of the house was 'challenging' for someone to get a boiler where we wanted it (it's in the kitchen downstairs), and the bathroom (upstairs) radiator is the 2nd nearest radiator to the system other than the kitchen rad itself.
Whilst waiting for clarity on the new LightwaveRF option, what can anyone suggest to go with for :
a) zoneable ideally
b) wireless (two way - I want to be able to read/set TRV and/or room stat temperature remotely)
c) API accessible (Lightwave provides this, but some devices are one way only - not clear on the new ones yet)
...heating?
The *old* Lightwave TRVs linked to room stats, but didn't (as far as I can see) have a thermostat/boiler interlink - but the new ones look annoyingly expensive.
Am I going to need a new TRV/thermostat in each room, or can I get away with new TRVs on the rads and a thermostat in one location? What's the recommendation?
Ta
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