Home automation - switching the CH on/off

Rob · 2012-03-23T11:20:32+00:00

I posted about this a while ago, and didn't get very much further. I was after a simple method of remotely switching the heating on/off via, say, a smart phone.As it happens I'm having a new combi boiler fitted next week, and asked the installer about building this in. He wasn't aware of any such stuff, but did say a remote socket could isolate the electricity to the boiler, and possibly serve the function. However, he did add that the 'overrun' would be disabled when switched off, and this could be a drawback.How much of a problem is controlling a combi boiler in this way?Thanks, Rob

Mar 23, 2012 23 Replies

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Mathew Newton 14 years ago

It's a standard HTTP-based interface so any web browser, regardless of platform, should suffice.

Mathew

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Andy Burns 14 years ago

True the web interface ought to work in any browser including on a smartphone, I've only briefly seen the iPhone app in use, but it did look a lot easier to use ...

Actually it seems there is a Heatmiser app in Google Play (aka the Android Market) they just don't mention it at all on their website, looks like v1.0 was only released on Thursday.

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Andy Burns 14 years ago

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Rob 14 years ago

Yes, agreed, although that's offset to a large extent by virtue of the smart phone connection - which makes it pretty much wireless.

I'm going to ask the installer if he'll put a Heatmiser in, I think. Failing that, I'll ask him about disabling the supply to the programmer as a way of 'soft' boiler off. I don't think he's that bad - just knows what he knows - anything outside that maybe he's not so good.

Rob

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