The Big Idea Archive

badfly

RichF, if you put a sound proof box around the stat, you will also stop it from sensing the room temperature, so defeating the point of the TRV. By the way love the valve solution, will definitely try it as I have a couple of bedrooms that rely on TRV temp sensing only and are running with an offset at the moment.

RichF

Hi Badfly, you are right re sound proof box, my plan was to use an external temp sensor for rooms that I want the TRVs to be quieter, like the bedrooms, I was hoping that for these rooms the Opentrop adapter would prevent the noise being transmitted to the radiator so defeating the purpose of the sound proof box. For all other rooms I don't mind the noise so I just use the Oventrop adapters to improve the temperature accuracy.

It will be good to hear from others if these adapters work as well for them as it does for me. I have them on several rads of different types and rooms of different sizes and so far so good.

Abh

Completely support this request! If you can set the temperature via the app, why is it not possible to track usage, current temperature, AI suggested HW boost, risk recommendations for HW systems running below 55deg C etc.

Jacopo2

I did a similar thing by fitting the TRV itself horizontally (you need to drain the system)
I guess it works fine

However it only helps if the TRV is at the bottom of the radiator

Solar

So, to increase the appeal of Tado to new customers and existing, in case of internet loss, would it be possible to do either the following:

1. Modify the internet bridge to store the programmed smart schedule and run off that as a fall back or
2. In fall-back mode, whereby there is no internet access, use the mobile phone/app to run the system either manually or with the pre-programmed schedule

Thanks for looking!

Solar.

Sorvad

Most of the radiators in my house (and I expect for most people) are white however I do have 2 towel radiators in my bathrooms that are chrome. I’d like to add the Tado TRVs to them however I think the white colour will just look weird.

Is it therefore possible to consider making the TRVs in additional colours?

Thanks

what_a_tado

You may wish to add your voice to an existing suggestion for a backup schedule.

https://community.tado.com/en-gb/discussion/464/develop-a-basic-backup-schedule-mode-for-when-tado-outage-or-loss-of-internet

Stuart

We’ve all had the issue of a Tado device being just out of range of the bridge or suffering a intermittent signal and have been given the advice to move the bridge.

we often then find we might have an Ethernet cable nearby but no power source so moving the bridge cannot be done, why don’t Tado upgrade the Ethernet socket on the bridge to have Power over Ethernet (POE) so that only one socket is needed to make it easier to use

GrilledCheese2

This is a good suggestion. Even if you’ve got a power outlet nearby it may not be convenient to use the power adapter. I’ve a cupboard full of IT stuff and part of the challenge is having to accommodate all the power adapters on multiple power blocks.

Of course if someone is really stuck they can use a POE splitter to get power to a location.

Sim

Thanks RichF, great discovery. If only an equivalent could be found in the UK.

kozaka

I open a window in some room, I get a notification that turn off the heating on my mobile...what I do not check. So after 5 Minutes I close the window, but the notification stays. Even next day I see the notification, that I should turn the heating off on that room. What is misleading.

To get rid off the notification, I have to click on it, and then cancel the off status manually.

Can you please remove the notifications after time, or after the "window is closed"?

I do not bought any plan from Tado (yet), so auto turn off is not working.

JamesWhitelegg

I have had a poor experience with support trying to get what should be a simple change made to my tado system. I have only had the products a couple of weeks and it's been a complete nightmare. Your marketing states...

"tado° Starter Kit Add-on: add additional wired Smart Thermostats to your setup to control multiple rooms or zones individually

"Upgrade to Multi-Room control to maximize your comfort and energy savings. Manage all zones and settings within the tado° app"

It fails to mention that once you add a Smart Thermostat to a room the room it won't call for heat from the tado attached to your boiler. And that you can't change this yourself

In my setup, I have a tado smart thermostat attached to my boiler (probably like most people do!) I then have 3 rooms each with a WIRELESS Tado smart thermostats and Tado Smart Radiator Thermostat(s).

When you try and change the 'Zone Controller' on a Smart Thermostat you get told to contact support:

PLEASE make this possible in the app / web app. It renders my whole system useless without being able to do this. Refer to screenshots (Tado 1, Tado 2) to see the steps on the Web app followed by the message:

This is what I want to do, see the annotations showing that I want all Thermostats to call for heat from the Thermostat attached to my boiler:

pau1us

Is it possible to receive a notification if the TRV is removed from the base? Maybe for longer than 5 mins? The kids sometimes climb on them and the only time I notice it's happened is when I walk into the room and it's like a sauna

Nutter

 I really need a, what I would call, System on Indicator Lights & Badge. 

Scenario-

Whenever any Smart Valve is calling for heat, there is a Red Dot on the Home Page of the App.

Whichever Valve is ‘open’ has a Red Dot in the corner.

The Tado app, on iOS desktop, has a Red Badge when any part of the system is ‘on’ calling for heat.

My boiler is a long way from most rooms and you can’t hear if the boiler is running. I really need to have a visual indicator to ’see’ when the Tado system is calling for heat.

Thank you.

Stay Safe.

SGC

therauchmeister

Hi team,

I would like to opt for a new IFTTT functionality. A new trigger: 'if the boiler starts heating, then'. Or 'if the boiler stops heating, then'

I would like this trigger to send a signal to my smart powerplug, which should turn on or off a pump that is flowing water through my underfloorheating.

This way I will save electricity (my pump will not be running unnecessarily anymore.

maege

My existing thermostat (Feller / System Edizio Duo) had screws in the 4 corners around the hole - with having the screws put to the screw holes of the Tado Thermostat pointing into the air...

How about placing additional screw holes in the 4 corners of Tado's ground plate (that accept countersunk screws)?!

iskohl

Just an idea for quick overview in Home Screen if there is a “hand” symbol in icon just as the one shows in smart radiators when the temp. is set manually, otherwise just shows a “house” symbol

GrilledCheese2

When rooms are set to manual the entire tile is set to grey. I think the colour is easier to read than a symbol.

lucaluca323

I have multiple device in a room but the room temperature is only from one selected device. I think having the possibility to have all of them together to have a more precise room temperature

Tadouser65544

Yes please - there's plenty of space.

MVP

I think allowing to manually change the language in the app is a must.

nikolat

I have smart valve my bedroom and 2 in my living room with the addition of smart thermometer. The function of open window detection works great in my bedroom because the Radiator is below my window. In the living room I have set that the main measurement unit is my smart thermometer located on the opposite wall of my radiators because of the heat sensor. I noticed that thermometer senses opened window way to late or even sometimes after the window is already closed. It would be great to have the option to choose the main measurement unit but also separately the units to notice the opened windows.

Thebluetick

Hi, I'd like to have motion sensors that will turn on the heating in a room when somebody is in there.

Hannes_in_Vienna2030

The suggestion to allow a kind of “home switch” within a single account to control at least two different homes appears to be forgotten - but there were many, many requests for that feature over the last years.
Completion provides that feature !

Aloscertales_7

El otro día sufrí un problema con el móvil y se desconfiguro todo, perdiendo la información de las apps incluida la de Tado. No disponía de la información del Bridge no del Termostato y pensé que podría recuperarla del usuario de la página web de Tado y mi sorpresa, es que no pude, se había borrado. Debería quedarse en la web hasta que se borrara manualmente, de esa forma tras cualquier percance, poder reinstalar o recuperar. Una vez conseguí acceder de nuevo a mi vivienda, reinstalé y otra cosa a mejorar, es que toda la información que tenía anteriormente, ha desaparecido. Debería haber un registro que se guardara siempre en la web.

Aloscertales_7

Sería un detalle poder configurar a gusto la posibilidad de que se vea la temperatura en el termostato a gusto del usuario.

Aloscertales_7

Intente instalar un segundo kit para mi vivienda habitual, ya tenia uno en mi segunda vivienda, y no pude. Tengo que usar otra cuenta en otro móvil para poder manejar las dos viviendas
Es fundamental poder manejar más de una vivienda

Aloscertales_7

We have to vote all the comments about this suggest. I’ll do, try to do it, can be a solution to push them

Azecos

This would really improve the Tado experience, I thought it would learn after some time to know when to start, but it seems not be be the case. (floor heating usually takes some more time to heat up the room, and in my case it's always too cold at the set time.)

Azecos

Same issue here, see multiple topics have been started for the same idea, please fix this Tado :)