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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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Heating separate rooms in my home - best smart thermostat / TRV systems (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by ShanaLon@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

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Hiya! I'm in a 3-floor house with an attic bedroom so would benefit from a heating system which allows me to choose which room is heated when (e.g. mid-floor office during the day, ground floor living space in early eve, second floor bedroom later in the eve). I'm therefore trying to work out the best/necessary smart heating system for me.

I've read up about the pros/cons of nest v tado v hive. I'm generally happy with heating on a schedule, as I am someone who remembers to turn it off when away from home, am home lots, and don't have it on lots - so mostly want/need a system which just allows separate timings for separate rooms.

What's the best/cheapest way of my getting this? Do I still need one of the above plus smart TRVs? Looks like lots of the smart thermostats are around £200, plus the smart TRVs then being another £200. Is there some other option I'm not aware of?

Thank you!

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[–] hurricane155@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I'm running a drayton wiser system in my house. It's great that I can zone each room or bunch of radiators to what I like. The app is fine but I have that all being controlled using home assistant.

It was very easy to install provided the radiators have trvs on them. Otherwise there's a bit of valve changing