Tado Thermostat X battery life
I have a Tado V2 Thermostat (I don't use any radiator valves as I have a small apartment). I'm very happy with it EXCEPT for the battery life. When the thermostat was new, Tado promised the batteries would last for 2 years. Very quickly, people (including me) started complaining that the batteries only lasted for a few months (sometimes just 3 months). Tado did nothing with the complaints, and solved this by removing the text on their site and manual that said the batteries would last for 2 years. Yup.
I'm still annoyed the batteries last so short, so thinking of buying a Tado Thermostat X, but does anyone have any info on how the batteries are holding up in the new thermostat? If I buy the Tado X, I have to buy a subscription (right now I don't need that because model V2 doesn't require a subscription for all the options). I don't really use a lot of the options, so I'm really just buying the new model for the battery problem.
Is there anyone that can share their experiences?
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I had the same issue. I just reconnected my Tado V2 Thermostat two week when winter came. It said it had a low battery and I was fine to replace a new battery as it hasn't been connected for the past few months. However, it asked me again to replace it after the new batteries were replaced for just a week. I didn't expect it would happen and I knew it when my daughter's room temperature kept at low at midnight. It is annoying. I needed to replace the batteries at 3am while my whole family was in deep sleep.
According to their official website, they suggest using AA alkaline batteries (LR6) or Panasonic Eneloop AA 2000 mAh NiMH rechargeable batteries. Anyone is really using these two models and can the Thermostat work for a longer life?
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