Is "Wireless temperature sensor" the same as "wireless thermostat"?

jw0ng02
jw0ng02 ✭
edited June 2022 in General Questions & Topics
Saw in the eshop, is the add-on wireless temperature sensor the same as the one that bundled into “ Starter Kit - Wireless Smart Thermostat V3+” ?

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  • samd
    samd ✭✭✭

    @jw0ng02 No - not the same. The sensor does just that i.e. it is only a sensor to control tado- equipped radiators

  • jw0ng02
    jw0ng02 ✭

    @samd

    Really?

    when looking at the specification page of the "wireless starter kit", the wordings seem to suggest that that "wireless thermostat" in the box is actually "wireless temperature sensor"?

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    https://www.tado.com/all-en/smart-thermostat-specifications

    vs

    https://www.tado.com/gb-en/wireless-temperature-sensor-specifications

  • samd
    samd ✭✭✭

    @jw0ng02 You said - when looking at the specification page of the "wireless starter kit", the wordings seem to suggest that that "wireless thermostat" in the box is actually "wireless temperature sensor"?

    Yes it is a temperature sensor BUT it is ALSO a boiler-controlling apparatus which the cheaper device is not.

  • jw0ng02
    jw0ng02 ✭
    Thanks for clarifying. Make sense.
  • TheSodgester
    TheSodgester ✭
    I have a standalone wireless sensor and a wireless thermostat from a starter kit. They have the same model number and look identical. If they are different wouldn't they have different model numbers?
  • GrilledCheese2
    GrilledCheese2 ✭✭✭

    @TheSodgester

    A Wireless Thermostat can be either a Wireless Temperature Sensor or a Wired Smart Thermostat configured (downgraded) to operate as a Wireless Thermostat.

    Originally there was only the Wired Smart Thermostat that could be used wired or wirelessly. The cheaper Wireless Temperature Sensor came later and omits the ability for wired control of the system.

    I suspect you have two Wireless Temperature Sensors.

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