[OpenTRV-interest] Question from Steve R

[Stuart Poulton]

Similar yes, but changes require a visit to each TRV, Evohome brings that control to a central point. The control technology is the same, it’s just an improvement on the user interface. Which is the difference between engineers, and common man / woman.

Hopefully OpenTRV an be to home heating, what this just launched crowd funded LED bulb is to automation of lighting in the home https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/world-s-most-affordable-wi-fi-smart-bulb/x/4554596#/ 

Stuart


On 22 Nov 2015, at 10:35, Mark Wigmore <mawigmore at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you've got the cash to splash then Evohome works well, but for a fraction of the cost you can get a similar effect using programmable motorised TRVs. 
> 
> You know the old saying, "An engineer can do for £5 what any fool can do for £50!"
> 
> Mark
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> On 21 November 2015 at 16:56, Tom Reaney <tompreaney at gmail.com> wrote:
> IMHO it is hard to beat components from the Honeywell EvoHome range.
> Why?
> 1. Commercially available off the shelf
> 2. Wireless - FSK 868Mhz dedicated 
> 3. IFTTT - if this then that support
> 
> BTW I have no affiliation to Honeywell commercial, technical or otherwise.
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> Hi,
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> Posting this on behalf of Steve R who I hope is in the process of joining the interest group (please direct responses there, only, for now):
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> Subject: Open TRV what's going on
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> 
> Hi, I am quite interested in the notion of the open trv, but - for my purposes
> at least I think it is a bit over the top. I am using a biomass boiler that we
> run to heat up a 2000l accumulator tank. I control the heating with a hand
> coded rasbperrypi and a couple of energenie plugs to turn on the pump for the
> house and hot water. I have been craving after something like the OTRV for a
> while, so I can spot heat the house, so bedrooms in the morning living room in
> the evening with a sensible default temperature for the house.
> 
> What I would like - I think - is the hardware so I can try to hook it up to my
> existing system. I can't figure out how to do that from the website(s).
> 
> Is it possible?
> 
> Steve
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