Can you recommend a good wireless thermostat?

ritesh

Hi All,
I need to replace an existing mechanical thermostat with a wireless one (using radio wave rather than internet). It is for a 1 bedroom flat and needs to be simple and easy to operate. The flat was recently refurbished with a new Vaillant combi boiler ecoTEC, but seems we have an issue with the thermostat, hence wanting to replace with a wireless one. It needs to be easy to use as it is occupied by an 60 year old person. They don't have internet so needs to use radio waves
I've not heard good things about the Honeywell devices so have ruled out for now, unless someone can comment differently. What is your recommendation?

daveyjp

Had a Honeywell CMS727 for 9 years. Easy to set up, once times and temps are set you can leave it to do its thing.  Easy to override if required
 

I change the batteries every year and no problems whatsoever.

fenwick458

the type I'd recommend are Honeywell. what bad things have you heard?
they are quite expensive, but seem easier to operate than most and seem more reliable.
the only easier thing to operate i'd say would be a smart one that you control via an app (netatmo being the cheapest and easiest) but I guess with them being old that's out of the question

missile

It might be a simpler option to use the existing thermostat wiring?

getmore4less

What's wrong with the current thermostat?
In most cases they are just an on/off switch 

Is there anything else in the loop like a timer module

The programable stats(which combine the temp and timing functions) once set up are simple to use  many have simple overrides like up/down and on/off without going into the program settings or using an app  if smart

rob7475

Do you just need the thermostat or timer too? I've used a Salus RT300  as just a thermostat and it's been working well for 7 years and is simple to use.
For a programmable one, I've put a Salus RT500 in another house and that's never caused an issue. 
Salus stats are quite cheap and cheerful but they are very simple to use.

EssexExile

rob7475 said:

Do you just need the thermostat or timer too? I've used a Salus RT300  as just a thermostat and it's been working well for 7 years and is simple to use.
For a programmable one, I've put a Salus RT500 in another house and that's never caused an issue. 
Salus stats are quite cheap and cheerful but they are very simple to use.

Same here, the Salus has been no trouble.

Jeepers_Creepers

Has anyone found an easier to use Prog Stat than a Hive? I haven't.

Simply press the large control button and it shows actual and target temps. Simply turn the dial up or down to override the current temp. Clear, easy to read display.

Do you want a Prog Stat, Ritesh, or just a simple manual 'up/down' type?

beduth

Vaillant do a wireless thermostat. Had on about 3 years no problems. Can also be linked to Alexa. 

ritesh

Thank you for all the replies.
It is a new refurbished 1 bed flat with radiator in living room, hallway, bedroom and towel rad in bathroom. The new Vaillant ecotec combi boiler has a timer unit. All rads have TRV (except towel rad) and are set to 3. The mechanical dial thermostat had an issue so replaced with a digital honeywell DT90E. It measures the temperature as 21c, but the boiler sounds like it is always on and the flat is very warm. The electrician has checked the wiring and all seems fine. So really confused and therefore decided to replace with a wireless unit.

The flat is rented to an elderly lady so it needs to be the simplest of wireless thermostats to use and reliable as well, just to control the temperature of the flat as the boiler has a timer module on it anyway.

There is no wifi in the flat even though infrastructure is there as she does not want it, so needs to rely on wireless radio thermostat.

Hasbeen

It it may be the boiler is on longer to keep your flat at to me a that very warm  high setting?

Try setting it a few degrees lower? What heat settings is your boiler set at?

Also you could buy a thermometer to check room temps.

We have a Nest which operates on its own frequency. Very good and easy to set.