Smart Radiator Valves: Worth It? Or Just A Gimmick?
A single-zone smart thermostat can either put the whole house’s heating on, or off. It can’t control individual rooms (well, not without automatic dampers – which are rarely fitted in…
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Ecobee Sensors Guide (And Can You Use 3rd Party Sensors?)
ecobee produce a range of smart home devices, although they’re best known for their smart thermostat which rivals the Nest Learning Thermostat. ecobee also produce two smart sensors: a SmartSensor…
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New Video – Smart Thermostats Are Pointless (11 Reasons Why)!
I have posted a new video on YouTube covering 11 reasons why I think that smart thermostats are pointless and can potentially be a waste of money, which is the…
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Smart Thermostats With Geothermal – What To Be Careful Of
The Nest Learning Thermostat proudly talks of supporting 95% of heating systems, whilst Ecobee also says that it supports “most” systems including geothermal. But do they work properly with geothermal,…
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12 Awesome (And Easy) Ways To Achieve Home Automation
Home automation can be achieved in a range of ways. With so much smart tech available nowadays, you can pretty much look around your house and find ways of automation…
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11 Reasons Why Smart Thermostats Are Pointless
“My smart thermostat has really improved my home life” – said no one ever. When smart ‘learning’ thermostats burst onto the scene in 2011, they did so to great fanfare….
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