tado° Smart Radiator Thermostat Starter Kit V3+ (Universal Mounting) – Intelligent Heating Control, Easy DIY Installation, Works with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant

Having moved to a big, old, cold house a few months ago, I looked into different possibilities for lowering my energy bill. Most cost tens of thousands of pounds. So, instead, I decided to go a different way, and seek greater visibility/control of how my heating budget is being spent.Being a complete numpty when it comes to any form of DIY, I was nervous about how easy it would really be to install the kit. Initially I bought the Zigbee hub and valves, but after struggling for a few days with tiny instructions in pidgin English, I sent it back. However, I didn't give up, and bought the Tado starter pack. Setup was so easy that even I could do it in a few minutes. Everything paired/connected/calibrated first time, and the interactive in-app setup procedure is incredibly easy to use. With each valve, you get half a dozen different adaptors to connect to your radiator, and one of them WILL fit whatever you have. The app makes control so easy, either by manually adjusting an individual room, or programming a schedule with multiple time segments and temperature. Alexa integration is seamless and is a big plus.After a few days, I bought the four-pack of additional valves, and these are now installed and working too. I have 23 radiators in my house, so this will not be cheap, but I think it is definitely the way to go.

Overall, five stars, because it works really well and I like it a lot. For value, hard to say, but the outlay was significant in total for the system and it will be difficult to assess any savings made through Tado alone so I've given three stars. I've not used tech support and don't care about Alexa integration, so three stars there simply because I have no opinion good or bad on that front.But I do like the system very much. Our old dumb thermostats were all defective and did not function as thermostats after 33 years, just simple on/off knobs. So replacing them with these smart valves was a revelation. Now the radiators are controlled properly, and accurately, with proper temperature sensing instead of vague, meaningless numbers on a dial.At first I just installed seven new TRVs with the bridge, but two days later I added the smart wired thermostat to replace our dumb timer/thermostat. Now the control of the system is so much more refined. Any room can request the boiler to turn on, even if the main hall thermostat is already up to temperature. Switching from simple mains on/off relay to e-Bus control now means that there is a lot more intelligence to the heating operation all round.I feel that Tado really puts us (well, me) back in control. I now know exactly what is going on with the heating and can fine tune room settings and insulation to maximise cost savings without sacrificing comfort. For a gadget nerd like me (or anyone else economically minded) this system is great.

I initially purchased two of these as I wanted to test how they would work around my house and linking them up to Alexa. Suffice to say nearly all my radiators apart from two have these electronic thermostats connected and enables me to set up a program on which rooms are to be heated and to what temperature. They also link well to Alexa so you can turn the thermostat up or down or off Stead of using the app.

They work very well compared to other similarly priced Smart TRV. There are very well designed and connect to the Tado bridge like a dream. Slightly more expensive than some alternatives though worth the extra for sure!

The system has already helped us be in more control of the home environment.The rooms are more comfortable and it's incredibly flexible.We're clearly saving money by having individual room tmperature plans and by using the geo fencing to remind us when we are away not to heat.We've also found a significant area of heat loss in a bay window when we saw one radiator was working a lot more than others. That's now been fixed as well.There's a bit of learning to do and once you've got it set up it's great.

Very simple and easy to use app, and great customer support from Tado.Can schedule to heat the rooms I need when I need it, saving money on the bills. Nice reports with savings estimate. Alerts you when away or Windows are open.Can integrate with Google Assistant and Home Assistant so you can do your automation without the need to pay for the Tado subscription

Bought as a tester kit for a 500m2 building with 90cm thich stone walls that requires 5 heavy-dutyduty mesh routers to get a signal throughout.Given the WiFi issues I was sceptical that it's single dongle hub would allow me to connect to the outer reaches of the house.Initial tests suggests that it does. When close to the hub temperature adjustment from the app to the device is instantaneous. In distant rooms it can take 30 seconds to 2 minutes before it registers a change you make on the app. But it does respond. That time lag is not an issue for usability from my perspective as even a wait of two minutes is not going to materially undermine the comfort and energy savings it will bring.For me the question is whether it will still work when I have the maximum 25 devices connected (which I will have to have).I also have to give a shout out to Tado technical support. I have considered many alternative smart TRVs and have asked technical questions to each company. Tado support was by far the best.

Great product, easy to set up and it works great