Smart Home Heating

kah22

I’m in the process of redoing my home heating system, seven new radiators, a new boiler and a power flush. Now I guess is an excellent time to think of a smart system. There seem to be a few available: Hive, Nest and Todo, I had never heard tell of them until recently.

i live alone and I have a utility room, a large sitting room and a living room / kitchen it has a large log fire and two radiators, booth been replaced. An old 60s house with the kitchen / sitting room built on

Upstairs I have two large bedrooms, a box room and a bathroom. The bathroom is tilled so the is no heating there.
on a day to day bases I use only the kitchen, the bathroom and a bedroom. I’m wondering which system I should look at. 

Todo seems the better of the three system but considering the costs of their TVR’s it not a great option .

Nest and Hive seem to stand out but I’m trying to figure if the simpler Hive system would be best or and I’m been drawing towards Nest - it seems to offer more

Have any of you travelled down this road recently,  especially hose with Bus Passes, I’d like to hear your views

QrizB

I have a Hive Mini. It's an interesting toy but (unlss you like fiddling with smartphone apps) it doesn't really do anything that you couldn't do with a regular programmable thermostat. All the really clever stuff requires a subscription, which doesn't seem cost-effective.

And I very much doubt that "smart" TRVs from any of those brands will ever save enough money to pay for themselves.

MikeJXE

I live alone and used both systems

I prefer the Hive which I am now using 

On Permanent 24 hours at 18 degrees and switch it up or down as required 

Vitor

I'd always go with the thermostat/controller made by the manufacturer of the boiler to ensure proper modulation, not just call for heat on/off. Also you'll want weather compensation with the sensor mounted on a north facing wall so that the boiler can estimate the heat loss from differential between inside and outside temps and run the flow temp accordingly.