[OpenTRV-interest] Question from Steve R

[Mark Wigmore]

I set mine up two years ago now, haven't had to change them!

Mark

On 22 November 2015 at 11:17, Stuart Poulton <stuart at poulton.org.uk> wrote:

> 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
>
> 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
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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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