Designing setup for my flat

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Seb_B
Seb_B ✭
edited June 2022 in General Questions & Topics

Hi team,

I have been using tado for a while now, slowly adding to my setup, but now I have more devices available, I'm not sure if I have designed my system the right way.

I would love to ask for your point of view.


My flat has 2 heating circuits, controlling Zone 1 and Zone 2 independently.

I have replaced both old wired thermostats with tado smart thermostats.

These work fine, requesting heat when required.


Zone 1 consists of:

  • Tado Smart thermostat mounted in hallway
  • Room 1 with 2 radiators, both with tado radiator thermostat
  • Room 2 with 1 radiator, with tado radiator thermostat
  • Room 3 with 1 radiator, normal radiator thermostat
  • Hallway with (what I was told) balancing radiator, no radiator thermostat


Zone 2 consists of:

  • Tado Smart thermostat mounted in Room 4
  • Room 4 with 1 radiator, normal radiator thermostat
  • Room 5 with 1 radiator, normal radiator thermostat


I have marked tado devices in dark red and radiators in white.

Rooms in zones 1 and 2 are grouped by different shade of blue.

TadoSetup.JPG


The issue:

The problem I have is with Zone 1 setup and the significant difference in temperatures between the Rooms 1 and 2.

  • Room 1 is always warmer due to the placement in the building.
  • Room 2 is always 3-4 degrees cooler than Room 1.


Smart thermostat for Zone 1 is mounted in the hallway opposite balancing radiator without thermostats which makes it not useable to measure temperature as the hallway is getting warm really fast and stays like this for long time.


My idea was to use tado smart radiator thermostat in Room 2 (the colder one) to be the one measuring the temperature for Zone 1, hoping that tado radiator thermostats in Room 1 (the warmer one) will shut the heating down then it's getting too warm in there.

Will this work?


Ultimately the aim of the game is to:

Ensure Room 1 doesn't get too hot

Ensure Room 2, being the colder one, gets the heat more frequently/longer than other rooms in Zone 1.


Here's my current setup in the app, grouping the devices into two Zones/Rooms

TadoSetupApp.JPG


I would really really like to ask you for help in verifying what I'm trying to do and point me in the right direction.

I appreciate your time and help.


Seb

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  • AntCW
    AntCW ✭
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    Hi Seb,

    Came across this as facing exactly the same dilemma - I have four rooms, and a hallway where Smart Thermostat is located; two rooms are always colder than the rest. I have installed TVRs in all but one room and none in hallway. Since the it is wireless, I use Smart Thermostat as a remote sensor in the coldest room. Since I am in the UK my Valliant boiler is not modulating I think, and often overshoots the desired temp in the coldest room making hallway and the rest of the flat really warm. I am considering installing TVRs in all rooms, including hallway to shut off when coldest room is calling for heat and also looking for any ideas.

    Have you been able to make your set up work?

    Thanks!

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