Tag: Thermostat
Which? offers advise for saving money on energy bills
The energy price cap is increasing by 54 per cent next month, meaning eye-watering energy bill hikes of almost £700 for millions of average users, according to Ofgem. A further […]
OVO Energy links smart thermostat to smart meter
OVO Energy is offering beta testers a tado° Smart Thermostat that is linked to their smart meter and able to extrapolate data to provide bespoke advice on how to save […]
Nest thermostats fail to update with the switch to BST
Whoops! If we’re on the verge of the rise of the machines or the creation of the Matrix, the machines need to learn to do things on time. Users of […]
Tado announces second generation of smart thermostat
Smart thermostat Tado – a firm favourite of TechDigest – has announced the second generation of its hardware, adding physical controls and a display to the case. The new box […]
Review: British Gas Hive remote control heating and hot water system
Name: British Gas Hive Active Heating Type: Remote heating control and hot water system Specifications: Click here for full specs Price as reviewed: £199.99 (£159.99 without installation) British Gas has come up with a new system to control your…
Review: British Gas Remote Heating Control
Name: British Gas Remote Heating Control Type: Remote heating control system Specifications: Click here for full specs Price as reviewed: £199.99 (British Gas customers), £229.99 (non British Gas customers) British Gas has come up with a complete solution to…
Ecobee – a Wi-Fi thermostat
We’ve all been there. Sat, just after midnight at your PC, shivering because the heating’s not on. You wrap a blanket around you, but you know that at some point you’ll need to turn the heating on, because you’re nowhere near done with your work for the evening.
What you need is something that will save you getting up, because getting up is cold. You need the Ecobee – a Wi-Fi thermostat. It syncs with a web server, so you can control your heating from afar – turn it on before you leave work, for example. It could even adjust the heating depending on what the weather conditions are like outside – if it knows there’s a cold snap coming, for example…