What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
New software allows the valve to trigger your boiler. The valve needs servicing 2).
The netatmo trvs are noisy, but thankfully i'm a set it and forget it kind of guy. Smart, east to setup and control. On the down side is the strength of the radio signal (not your wi-fi) mine is a 1960’s home with concrete block walls not wooden frame... Read More
In effect it is like having a zoned heating system with control in each room without ripping out and replacing the entire heating system. It cured my open plan kitchen problem instantly. Individual room temperatures can be set very finely and never ov... Read More
Cons
Customer support is abysmal. There are effectively no technical instructions - and even customer support dont have anything more than the tiny pamphlet you get in the box. I understand we are in lockdown, but i haven't even received an acknowledgement... Read More
Two faulty valves were replaced by netatmo, i had to pay to replace two more. It's warm weather again, so a faulty valve is not an immediate problem. Rooms randomly far exceed the set temperature and valves randomly lose conwcrivirt to the thermostat.... Read More
Setting up a schedule is very laborious. There is a waste of time and a waste of money.
Highlights
Quality
This goes really well with the netatmo thermostat
Have been running the houses heating for a year and i am very pleased with the system
Nobody else has reported a problem so i am baffled
Price
Now replaced all radiator valves cost’s a bit but with price of heating
Packaging/appearance
The best is that it works perfectly straight out of the box
I just bought 3 of these additional valves to help regulate the temperature in two rooms in my house as i already have the neta... Read More
Make sure you switch on comfort mode in the netatmo app if you want the valve to request heat from the boiler default is eco mo... Read More
Competitiveness
Its a goodlooking high quality product which only adds to the attraction
I had trouble contacting netatmo so gave it a bad review see below
It was already controlled by a netatmo thermostat that i had installed several years ago along with 3 electronic radiator therm... Read More
For us theyll pay for themselves in less than 2 years
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The system i fitted these to is an old oil fired open system
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The problem i had was that the thermostat was in the hallway as in many homes with an open kitchen which meant whenever the oven cooker or tumble dryer was switched on the thermostat would have a false reading the hall was warm but the rest of the house wasn’t
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What i didn’t realise what that the valves not only opened and closed the valve when the room needs heat but they can also “call” for heat and turn the boiler on something the marketing blurb did not make clear
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It also means that the hall isn’t kept warm just so the lounge has heat something i suspect anyone with a central thermostat will have experienced
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Now everything has positives and negatives
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On the down side is the strength of the radio signal not your wifi mine is a 1960’s home with concrete block walls not wooden framed so some experimentation was needed to find a good location for the relay
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Firmware updates seem to happen at any time of day or night not something you want in the middle of the night if you are a light sleeper
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The ability to delay updates to a certain time would be of benefit
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