Greetings,
I'm about to take on a property which has electric heating throughout, as well as electric hot water. All of this has been newly installed but the seller has gone the cheap route so it's all very basic (separate units with their own timers and thermostats, and no connectivity). It's a property that may be empty some of the time and will some of the time have rooms rented out.
1. The first issue is, of course, I need to be able to control all the units remotely so that I ensure I'm not wasting power while the property is empty.
2. The second issue is scheduled (and ideally thermostatic) control. While this is built into the radiator, I'd rather ensure that radiators aren't left blasting unreasonably at all hours of the day.
3. The third issue is the location of the hot water tank, accessible only through one of the bedrooms. A timer on this would be fine, but it would be good to be able to have a hot water "boost" button in a communal area like the kitchen should it ever be needed.
Every unit is on its own fused spur, which would be the ideal position for a smart interface. I've looked high and low for ideally a fused spur unit that would work with a Z-wave smart home system which also provides thermostatic control (or since it's z-wave would be operable using other thermostat units), but the best I've been able to find is a WiFi fused spur unit that has schedule control via an app (no thermostat, no ability to make it work with other buttons): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Timeguard-C.../dp/B07228W28L
Smart fused spur units seem like they should be one of the most obvious and widely available components of a smart home system, yet I can't find them anywhere?!
I would be very grateful if someone would be able to point me in the right direction.
I'm about to take on a property which has electric heating throughout, as well as electric hot water. All of this has been newly installed but the seller has gone the cheap route so it's all very basic (separate units with their own timers and thermostats, and no connectivity). It's a property that may be empty some of the time and will some of the time have rooms rented out.
1. The first issue is, of course, I need to be able to control all the units remotely so that I ensure I'm not wasting power while the property is empty.
2. The second issue is scheduled (and ideally thermostatic) control. While this is built into the radiator, I'd rather ensure that radiators aren't left blasting unreasonably at all hours of the day.
3. The third issue is the location of the hot water tank, accessible only through one of the bedrooms. A timer on this would be fine, but it would be good to be able to have a hot water "boost" button in a communal area like the kitchen should it ever be needed.
Every unit is on its own fused spur, which would be the ideal position for a smart interface. I've looked high and low for ideally a fused spur unit that would work with a Z-wave smart home system which also provides thermostatic control (or since it's z-wave would be operable using other thermostat units), but the best I've been able to find is a WiFi fused spur unit that has schedule control via an app (no thermostat, no ability to make it work with other buttons): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Timeguard-C.../dp/B07228W28L
Smart fused spur units seem like they should be one of the most obvious and widely available components of a smart home system, yet I can't find them anywhere?!
I would be very grateful if someone would be able to point me in the right direction.
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