Building an OpenTherm Weather Compensator for Honeywell evohome
We fitted Honeywell evohome in our last house and it remains one of our favourite smart home heating systems. Now…
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tado° Launches HomeKit-Compatible Smart AC Control V3+
German smart home heating firm, tado° have unveiled the latest V3+ edition of their Smart AC Control. With HomeKit-compatible hardware and…
Smart Home Week 2019 – Interview #2 Paul Hughes from Tado
Smart Home Week is a marketing collaboration between industry stakeholders and it aims to "inform, educate and reassure UK consumers…
Drayton Wiser Smart Heating Controls Review Part 4 – 1 Year Older & Much Wiser
It has been 12 months since we removed our traditional heating controls and started to install the Drayton Wiser smart…
HomeKit: Eve Degree is Stylish Temperature, Humidity & Air Pressure Monitor with Display
The HomeKit system in the Automated Home is building nicely. The latest edition is the Eve (formerly Elgato) 'Degree'. A…
tado Reveal New V3+ Smart Home Thermostats
German smart home heating specialists tado° launched its new V3+ product generation of thermostats at IFA Berlin last week. Air…
Smappee Energy Monitor Now Works With Nest
Smappee have announced that the latest version of their app enables the “Works with Nest” ecosystem, allowing homeowners to monitor…
Drayton Wiser Smart Heating Controls Review Part 3 – Expanding & Adding Alexa Voice Control
Drayton Wiser Install Expansion In Part 1 we set up the 3 channel controller and room thermostats to replace our conventional…
Drayton Wiser Smart Heating Controls Review Part 2 – Installation Update
We received some great feedback from Part One of our review from the team at Drayton and thought it was worth sharing…
Drayton Wiser Smart Heating Controls Review Part 1 – Step by Step Installation
The recent launch of the Drayton Wiser from Schneider Electric was the trigger for Automated Home reader Mark Boyle to…
New Smart Heating Controls from Drayton
Many people will be familiar with the Drayton name in heating controls, the British manufacturer has been in the market…
Video: Microsoft Tease GLAS Smart Thermostat from Johnson Controls
Microsoft just revealed GLAS, a new smart home thermostat in a partnership with manufacturer Johnson Controls. In addition to the Nest-like…
Devolo Home Control Review Part 4 – Smart Home Heating
Welcome to the fourth part in our Devolo Home Control system. In this instalment we are going to review the…
Eco-Heating Systems with a Twist
After working for many years as a production engineer, Patrick Littlehales started to creating his own eco-heating systems. [googlead]He claims many of the…
Wi-Fi Motion Detecting Electric Radiators Learn When You’re Coming Home
Yorkshire based e-tailer Electric Radiators Direct have announced the release of the all new Haverland Smartwave - an intelligent electric…
UK Gets 3rd Gen Nest Thermostat with Hot Water Control
The 3rd generation Nest Learning Thermostat is now available to order in the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Republic of Ireland.…