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For this reason as said before I would just turn it off.
I wonder if a lot of these installs and complex control strategies are based on what the customer demands as well, because most people think that the ...
@jamespa interesting. Did not know that. That said- I meant just turn the space heating off rather than turning it off completely at the isolator swit...
Personally I would turn it off as I wouldn't necessarily see much if any benefit of keeping the circulator pump going during summer months. The only p...
@painter123 I would just turn it off, and on again when you need it- for spring and autumn. This is a bit tricky with solely just the native controls ...
I presumed when Gemini was writing the automation code for me, that it was data farming from your forum posts about your set up 😆 It does w...
Ok some more info on the new setup which may be of interest- specifically the comfort offset automation which adjusts the flow temperature if...
Worth trying perhaps. Time saving in commissioning with some units is definitely the USP of something like homely, no doubt about that.
@papahuhu I haven't changed anything with my install other than removing homely- with the exception of one small bedroom radiator upgrade (one out of ...
I would definitely recommend it. Now that I think I have nailed my settings, it is better all round really- cost and comfort-wise without homely. Look...
@johnnyb interesting. That is quite a difference. I've been comparing our consumption, and COP, from last years readings from the wired controls whe...
Now seems a good time to summarise the costs and efficiency side of things now that the higher usage months are out of the way. I will have to use the...
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