THE ULTIMATE SMART THERMOSTAT? - Tado Smart Thermostat Installation

THE ULTIMATE SMART THERMOSTAT? - Tado Smart Thermostat Installation.
Join me as I install a superbly simple and ingenius smart thermostat at Lee's house in order to save him energy and enable him to control his heating and hot water from his home. The smart radiator valves are a key feature which enable each room to be individually controlled. I guide you through the Tado smart thermostat installation process in this video to help you all see just how simple it is!

Get your Tado Smart Thermostat here:

Time Stamps:
00:00 Start
01:24 Unboxing
04:28 Smart Radiator Valves
05:52 Current House Setup
07:32 Why you should read the instructions
08:30 Pairing Internet Bridge
09:40 Pairing The Thermostat
10:28 Mounting the Smart Thermostat
13:36 Two Types of Kits
15:00 Configuring your room thermostat
15:39 Testing the system
16:40 Installing the Smart Radiator Valves
17:08 Installing the app
18:49 Smart Radiator Valve Pairing
20:05 Mounting the smart radiator valves
23:37 Tado Thermostat E4 Error
24:07 Wireless Temperature Sensors
25:40 Review of Tado App functions
27:17 1 Week Later
30:24 Installing the hot water controller extension box
33:06 Conclusion

🔔 Become a Channel Member To Get Access To Exclusive Perks 👇

🧰🛠️ Tool Of The Day 👇

✅ Check Out All Our Favourite Tools Here 👇

------Electricians Business Course------
📩 Sign Up To My Electricians Business Course Here And Get The First 4 Lessons Free 👇

🔔 Subscribe to TOOLS4SPARKS YouTube Channel 👇
I Also Have A Dedicated YouTube Channel About Tools:

------TESLA REFERRAL CODE------
🚀 You Can Use My Referral Link To Get 1,000 Free Supercharger Miles On A New Tesla 👇

------MY ENERGY PROVIDER------
🐙 Get £50 credit when you switch to Octopus Energy 👇

🏷️ DISCOUNT BUSINESS SUPPLIES 👇

------TRADES INSURANCE DISCOUNT------
If you need to renew your public liability insurance or need tools in van insurance, I recommend Rhino Trade Insurance, I've just renewed my insurance with them.
🏷️ Use My Discount Code “ART5” and you get a 5% Extra Discount On Their Already Excellent Prices.

📞 or call 01162437904.

📱 Don't Forget to Follow Social Media, FOLLOW US on Your Favourite Social Networks 📱
📸 Artisan Electrics Instagram Account 👇

🐦 Artisan Electrics Twitter Account 👇

📓 Artisan Electrics Facebook Account 👇

This video is for entertainment purposes only please do not attempt to copy or recreate it. Do so at your own risk.

#tado #smartthermostat #artisanelectrics

[saschastevenson]

Mötley Crüe album in the house, you've hired a good man ;)

[Ewanl]

Love the opening to the video.
You look like you are about to talk to a therapist about problems in your relationship.
how he is always working and makes no time for you.
whilst he doesnt think about you feelings lol.

[mrgfromoxford]

I love at the beginning he was going to fit the room stat in the airing cupboard!!!! Derrrr

[totalsnooker]

Great video.
Few points I’ve had the Tado system installed for 2 years now.
I have thermostat in hallway and radiator Tado trv on all radiators. In lounge is only room with 2 radiators and both have a Tado smart trv. I also have Tado Air con controllers in 2 rooms and have inter-grated Tado with HomeKit.
Batteries in trv last well over 1 year, Tado email you and all tells you when going flat so you get plenty of time to change them. Just 2 batteries required.
If you have 2 trv in same room they auto sync together so when you adjust one radiator both adjust.
If you have a Tado trv in same room as a wall thermostat they sync so again when adjust temp on wall mounted stat the radiator will adjust.
System has protection for boiler in place to stop boiler turning on and off to quickly with a delay built in.
App allows you to set schedules for each room almost infinite on off times allowed.
Geo fence means you can have it auto turn off when leave or arrive home.
Open windows turn off system - you set for how long.
You can by wall mounted controls that can control air conditioning units that also seamlessly sync with your heating.
Tado fully works with Apple HomeKit so you can ask Siri to turn on off rooms even increase or decrease temps. Siri can even control your air con. You can set automations with HomeKit that control Tado. I’ve never had a problem with Tado working with HomeKit.
Tado will auto monitor your boiler and detect any faults or performance issues.
The app has lots of features like outside and indoor air quality, humidity and more.
You can get reports on energy consumption and even how your consumption compares to other users in your areas.
I’ve saved around £150 per year with this system.
If consider getting Tado you should definitely get the Radiator trvs installed along side the starter kit for maximum benefit and control.
Some features require an annual subscription of £25 aprox which is well worth it.
The app is excellent and easy to use.
Multiple users can download the app and use the same system eg other household members.
When installing you can select non professional and the app will ask you some simple questions eg boiler make and thermostat make. You then take a picture of your boiler on the app and then the app will give you personalised installation instructions for your system with step by step pictures. Adding to the system later on is easy and the technical support if needed is their for you.
Everything is good quality and easy to instal. I’ve previously had the Nest thermostat but the features Tado offer and app function is far superior.

[Grmx]

Wonder how many things Lee had to hide before your visit 😂

[heathcotesj]

absolutely what I was looking for as I have a similar setup in my house with a Worcester combi boiler plus a hot water tank and a WIRED thermostat. So now I know I need to decommission the old WIRED thermostat and use the Tado WIRELESS one, and also install the TADO WIRELESS receiver to replace my Drayton controller ‘Lifestyle LP822’ that controls the hot water tank temp and central heating system temp. Thank you!

[TheDevilVaper]

A nice system in a beautiful house! Nice one, Lee!
I personally have the Schneider Wiser Smart Heating System and it works pretty well with all the thermostatic valves etc.

[michaelviney]

Doing paid promotions diminishes Artisan. Customers can no longer rely on sound independent advice on what equipment to purchase.
Looking at the reviews on Amazon for this equipment would have me doing comparisons with other manufacturers and looking at the return on my investment.

[Big-Cjl-Chris]

I love your work guys I will be honest the first thing I noticed was Lee's drinks shelf..

[kkwl]

I have the Tado system installed and it does save a fortune in Gas used. However I have not found any purpose for the room sensor. It is just a digital readout. The thermostatic valves are your room sensor. I would also point out that if you are planning to install thermostat rad controllers, it is important to leave one or two radiators open. I use the towel rails as the open circuits. This prevents the system closing off the flow around the primary heating circuit and burning out the circulating pump.

[jsouto]

Oh dear, Jordan. I dont think you knew these at all. First of all, there are only two types of starter kit. One is wired if you have an existing wired thermostat (like on this installation) and the other is a wireless if you dont have an existing wired thermostat or want to change placement hence nothing to do with the type of boiler. Also hence you had the correct one to start with just bridge upstairs (switch to always on). If you wanted to control the hot water from within Tado, then you could of just bought the extension as an add-on but do bare in mind that this is not needed for combi boilers since the demand is controlled by the tap. Also in this instance where you have a hot water tank, the recommendation is to always leave it on for efficiency and the only time you would probably want to turn it off would be if you left the house unoccupied for very long periods ie. weeks.

[scousepete]

Tado is such a great and easy to install system even for a novice, you tell them your system and they will send you installation instructions to the app (not to do you out of a job) wirless sensors absolute waste of money as trvs do the same job, if you have old none trv radiators maybe. Keep up the great work all. Your videos are informative and great fun 😊

[BMUZZ]

Cheeky Mötley Crüe Dr. Feelgood and Blink 182 in the background. Respect.

[edwinkernan]

What happens when you have multiple radiators in one room? Can they work from (1) thermostat sensor?

[JohnThomas-eyhx]

This video is a perfect example of why the Tado system is not as straightforward to either buy or install compared to the Drayton Wiser system. It looks modern and slick, but so messy trying to work out what you need to buy and so many people have been caught out buying the wrong kit like yourselves. Even the website doesn't help you out any better. I was originally going to buy the Tado system, but after getting confused about what is the right kit to buy and reading about so many people having connection issues in larger houses with the TRVs, I went for the Drayton Wiser system. So much simpler to buy and install (Combi kit, HW + 1 CH Zone, or HW + 2 CH zones), no internet bridge needed and new hub simply clicks onto the existing std wiring harness of the old programmer saving the need for any re-wiring. Wired room thermostat needs to be bridged at either the thermostat end or at the wiring centre end (after removing or disconnecting the thermostat wiring). Any connection issues can be resolved by adding the smart plugs to extend the mesh network to the farther points of your property, but I didn't need this. Also the smart radiator valves are where the cost mounts up and Tado's are more expensive than Wiser's. Think it would be really useful to you you produce a video comparing the two systems now that you have installed both systems now to see how they compare for installation and daily use.

[maidbloke]

14:30 Bit surprised that Lee (obviously a very technical and talented chap who knows a lot about electrical installations) left his hot water on 24/7.

[jsptravels]

There’s also a different version for boilers with existing wireless thermostats too .. not just for systems with cyclinders.

As well as the thermostat, that kit comes with a wireless receiver that is wired into the boiler. The thermostat can then be placed wherever you want, wire free.

If you have a Hive or a Nest you’ll know what I mean.

[IanCoxdevonseaglass]

Ian

I came across this discussion.

Ideally the room thermostat should be located in a cool room, usually the last room to warm up. That way the other rooms will be warm enough, (but not overheated because of their TRV’s) before the room thermostat switches the entire heating system off. Locate it elsewhere and it will turn off all of the heating before the rest of the house is warm enough.

The room thermostat should be in a room that is not effected by other sources of heat such as an open fire, cooking equipment, or sunlight etc. It should not be near a radiator, hidden in a corner or behind furniture.

The radiator in the room with the thermostat installed should not have a TRV fitted. Otherwise the TRV may interfere with the correct operation of the room thermostat.

Based on the above, the hall may often be the most suitable location.

A thermostat located in the hall, should be set so that the hall doesn't heat up too quickly. For example a thermostat in the hall could be set to 19 C and because it is the last room to warm up, the bedrooms TRV's will start to shut the bedroom rads down at 18 C, the lounge & dining room will get to 21 C and the kitchen 19 C, all before the Hall reaches 19 C and shuts the entire heating system down.

The issue then is if, say the lounge TRVs demand heating, and the thermostat in the hall has shut the system down, what happens next?

[ThePnutBrewery]

I've had these installed for years now, really good, love the geofencing that turns the whole lot off and on. The radiator valves are great but batteries run out a few times a year

[musakhan]

Good Video, I bought the starter kit from Screwfix but boy do I regret it. Tado Support is pretty useless . My boiler switches on automatically even if the wireless thermostat is switched off. read the trust pilot reviews the most recent ones .