19:08 I watched to see how to put the upper part / lif of the extention kit to the wall mounted part - its the only part skipped :(

@StuffAboutStuff

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry - that but was so fiddly I couldn’t get the camera into position and do it at the same time :-/ I have a head camera now so I’ll just use that on similar projects so I find not miss anything - sorry

Hi, my builder has fitted a brand new worchester bosch 32cdi compact combi boiler, which has heating and water temp controller built in. I have no thermostat connected to it. I purchased tado thermostat and extension kit. The builder has fitted this and i am trying to pair it all up. What option do i choose? Same as urs when ur 12mins in? Does the extension kit have the auth code and serial number printed on the inside? As mine has no exterior labels like the bridge and thermostat. With the tado app, can you control two homes within one account? For simplicity i created a new one but would be handy to control mine and parents home without logging in and out every time. Your help would be much appreciated!

A quick question, I presume this Tado system also allows you to set up heating timers just like the old controller you had?

@StuffAboutStuff

5 жыл бұрын

Yes you can - you can set your timings any way you wish and it also uses your geolocation to turn the heating off if you leave. You can connect multiple devices - so my wifes phone and my phone are connected. I usually work from home - but if i go into london for the day the heating system automaticlaly knows and sets the heating back. It also knows when i'm heading home and gets the house warm in time for my arrival.

Great video...I have their starter kit V3+ wireless thermostat with hot water. Can you tell me for my Baxi 836 to work opentherm with the TADO, what else do I need to buy to enable that please? (It is a combi boiler so i don`t need the hot water facility of course)

@simong5911

Жыл бұрын

Did you get yours working with opentherm? I think this extension kit is what's needed

@Ultimagtr650

Жыл бұрын

@@simong5911 Hi Simon, my engineer decided not to run it on opentherm. I am not sure why but I would have needed the extention kit to do so.

@sguk06

Жыл бұрын

@@Ultimagtr650 apparently I’m told the boiler has to be modulating, also I’m finding some installers are not familiar with the wiring so they stick with relay on/off.

@Ultimagtr650

Жыл бұрын

@@sguk06 Yes the boiler can and must be set to opentherm if you want to use it that way.

Great video and really helpful. We have ordered a thermostat, bridge and two radiator valve. Do we need to have an extension as well or can we remove the old one from the kitchen and operate timers and boosts via the iPhone?

@StuffAboutStuff

4 жыл бұрын

Usually its recommended to leave the existing timer in place but set it permanently on - and let tado turn the heating on and off via the thermostat control. You will need an extension if you want to control your hot water via tado.

Good demo thanks....I'm assuming Alexa can change the temperature on the room stat with voice commands.... can it also change the temp settings on the individual rads if there are smart TRV`s installed?

@StuffAboutStuff

5 жыл бұрын

Brian Rae I’m afraid I don’t know that. I would guess that each TRV would become a Thermostat in a HomeKit room - so Siri could adjust the space - but I’ve not got Alexa so I don’t know how that works - sorry

@beezer704

5 жыл бұрын

No problem...and thanks for getting back so quickly

Great video. Have you ever come across a tado extension tripping the fuse? Our fuse keeps tripping and the boiler people say it's not the boiler, only other thing on that fuse is the Tado Extension.

@bashaaksema94

4 жыл бұрын

in case you didnt fix it did you confirm it by just disconnecting the tado?

Hi wondering if you can help me please? I have a combi boiler and a wired room thermostat downstairs in the hall and another wired thermostat in the master bedroom. What Toda kit do i need to replace the above? Many thanks

@StuffAboutStuff

3 жыл бұрын

Jamie Jones hi Jamie - I really don’t have an answer for you - speak to Tado - their support is very good they can help

@jamiejones7249

3 жыл бұрын

@@StuffAboutStuff no worries, thank you for replying so quickly 🙂

Hi mate, thanks for the video. Do you know if I could swap my old APT Timer switch out for one of these using the wiring that’s already in place ?

Can I ask you what is the best smart thermostat for a 2 bed flat that currently uses an old style Vaillant combination boiler without a wall thermostat, heating 11 radiators please?

I have put two thermostats in my home, living room and kitchen, all was well until it start with an almighty racket coming from both radiators, a very loud vibrating sound which stops when I take the tado off and put the original thermostats back one. Any ideas why?

@StuffAboutStuff

4 жыл бұрын

D.W.Jones sorry i missed this comment - something sounds very wrong there....definitely call tado support - I suspect it is not wired correctly

Hi mate, thanks for this great vid learned quite a lot here. Annoyingly i can’t access the installation guide without a QR code. I wanted to see if I’d need to wire anything as my current boiler has the tools inbuilt to communicate with the thermostat (it’s not a separately wired bit next to the boiler). Any ideas as to whether I’d need to wire Tado into the boiler or would it be able to communicate directly with it?

@StuffAboutStuff

3 жыл бұрын

I’m certain it would need to wire in as this is how the tado kit works. But if you call their tech support things might have changed?

@Itsmebradders

3 жыл бұрын

@@StuffAboutStuff cheers for the reply fella, might give them a call but judging by some of the reviews of their tech support over on Amazon it doesn’t look like a good service!

@StuffAboutStuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@Itsmebradders they were brilliant for me - called me bs k on a Sunday and fixed it in about 30 minutes when i had wired it wrong.

I just switched to a tado tariff with my energy supplier which gives me the starter kit. I have basically the same set up as you except I dont have a hot water tank as it's on demand, therefore the hot water part of my timer is redundant. I assume I dont need to purchase and replace that with the extension box, I can just replace the wall thermostat with the tado one?

@StuffAboutStuff

4 жыл бұрын

George Smith think you’re about right there - the online install instructions will tell you everything - they’re quite good

Hi, this is a dumb question that has nothing to do with the Tado products but about the video edition: Which software do you use to edit? because as you did in this video I'd like to mask some datas in my videos, but I cannot find a decent video editing software for that. Thanks ;)

@StuffAboutStuff

4 жыл бұрын

Filipe Carvalhosa I use davinci resolve - free to use and Mac and pc versions (and Linux).

@inthearmsofsleepblue

4 жыл бұрын

@@StuffAboutStuff thanks a lot and sorry to bother you 🙃🙁

Do you have the indiviual digital radiator thermostats?

@StuffAboutStuff

4 жыл бұрын

No - the trouble with them is - you have to get one for every radiator. The use case ( for me) is to turn on an individual space like the lounge late at night without heating the entire house. This requires that you switch off _every_ valve except the lounge. So it's actually quite an expensive step. Still cheap at the rpice compared to a fully fledged smarthome install from a professional though. I'm not too concerned about individual room temperature regulation because I've calibrated all my radiators so I get a balanced heat throughout the house without them.

Hi I on my extension kit they show me bridge wire from COM to L but on the unit installed already it goes from CN to L. you have any idea?

@StuffAboutStuff

5 жыл бұрын

A Clapham it’s different for each heating system - take lots of photos - call their tech support and they’ll help you ;) Their tech support is excellent

@a_clapham

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks@@StuffAboutStuff

Hi, Can I use the Tado Extension kit alone?

@StuffAboutStuff

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think so it’s just a relay extender - the thermostat handles the app and cloud connectivity

Why did you not switch off the spur marked boiler instead off isolating the sockets?

@StuffAboutStuff

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t remember exactly - there was a reason...I can’t for the life of me think why now. I vaguely recall something on the “system” remained live - possibly power to the timer or the stat- it seems silly not to have done that. I assure you there was a reason! Either way when in doubt kill the power properly. Dual pole isolation if you can. Something made me reach for the distribution board.

@StuffAboutStuff

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. Just confirmed. The boiler switch isolates the boiler and timer - but not the 230v at the thermostat location. That’s why I had to isolate the socket circuit at the board ;)

Any idea if this could replace a 3 channel timer ? I have upstairs downstairs and hot water. Thanks

@StuffAboutStuff

5 жыл бұрын

02semiata yes you can but I think you’ll need an additional thermostat - contact their tech support and they’ll be able to help you. Another way to do it is to fit tado radiator valves in every space but you might still need to thermostats and an extension kit to achieve that.

@02semiata

5 жыл бұрын

StuffAboutStuff I just called them and they said their extension kit only supports two channels and I wouldn’t be able to use it to replace my current 3 channel system. I wanted to buy two Tado thermostat and the extension kit. It sounds like they want me to tie zone 1 and zone 2 together and let the Tado control which zone turns on via the thermostat

@StuffAboutStuff

5 жыл бұрын

02semiata yeah it does. If you link both zones to one and add radiator stats you’ll have individual control of each room which you could group any way you like - but it will be fairly expensive. Not compared to a pro smart home install but compared to a thermostat swap.

@02semiata

5 жыл бұрын

StuffAboutStuff are you talking about getting trv’s ? Not looking to buy anything more then what I listed. Would a hive system give me the control I need ? I was all in on nest which does work for this layout but they pulled their API support as of yesterday:(

We can see how big the Internet bridge is - it's in your bloody hand! 😂. Good review though 👍

@StuffAboutStuff

4 жыл бұрын

Ursa Major65 ha ha yeah that’s unboxing for you - stating the obvious :D

is this the one which supports opentherm?

@StuffAboutStuff

Жыл бұрын

The new extension kits do say they support opentherm yes - never tried it

Can u run it without boiler setup direct at radiator?

@StuffAboutStuff

4 жыл бұрын

Danny Aakjær I don’t think so, because if it’s not in control of the boiler then you’ll need to manually schedule or turn on the boiler each time you want heat - or leave it running permanently which is a bad idea

What the website u went on showing your old thermostat (walkthrough)

@StuffAboutStuff

4 жыл бұрын

That was the tado configuration setup website

@KrKisielewski

3 жыл бұрын

@@StuffAboutStuff I can't find anywhere. Could you please provide the link? Thanks!

@StuffAboutStuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@KrKisielewski no you can only see it if you buy a tado and login to run the setup - sorry

@KrKisielewski

3 жыл бұрын

@@StuffAboutStuff many thanks. I've got three wires on my old cranked thermostat (British Gas RS1) and probably it's not compatible with TADO

@StuffAboutStuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@KrKisielewski just call their tech support - they’ll tell you

What the website u went on showing your old thermostat (walkthrough)

@StuffAboutStuff

4 жыл бұрын

Nick Bevan it’s the tado online instructions - you have to login and put in your tado serial no to access it.