When I checked my email on Saturday morning, I saw that Evohome had lost contact somewhere around 3am. When I went downstairs, I found the Evohome powered off, dead as a doorknob. I replaced the batteries to get it back up and running, and after checking with a volt meter, I confirmed that the base power supply was dead.
I've spoken before about my sense of fragility of the Evohome system, and this is the sort of thing I mean. A *very* cheap power supply sourced from the lowest cost provider, is a make or break for the entire heating system of your house. This power supply can't be costing Honeywell more than £1-2 to buy in bulk. When you can have traditional thermostats that potentially run for 10-20 years by using the mains feed sourced from the heating system itself, it's pretty disappointing to face something like this after only 18 months. Of course the warranty is only 12 months.
Does anyone know where to source a replacement power supply? The replacement base is £44, and I'll be blowed if I have to spend that much on replacing a crummy power supply. It's a DVE DSC-5CA-05 050100. I've had a search, but it's very difficult to find one with the correct plug (the one that plugs into the Evohome base).
I've spoken before about my sense of fragility of the Evohome system, and this is the sort of thing I mean. A *very* cheap power supply sourced from the lowest cost provider, is a make or break for the entire heating system of your house. This power supply can't be costing Honeywell more than £1-2 to buy in bulk. When you can have traditional thermostats that potentially run for 10-20 years by using the mains feed sourced from the heating system itself, it's pretty disappointing to face something like this after only 18 months. Of course the warranty is only 12 months.
Does anyone know where to source a replacement power supply? The replacement base is £44, and I'll be blowed if I have to spend that much on replacing a crummy power supply. It's a DVE DSC-5CA-05 050100. I've had a search, but it's very difficult to find one with the correct plug (the one that plugs into the Evohome base).
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