The Benefits of Smart Heating Controls

Smart heating controls can be one way of having complete control over your heating system from the palm of your hand. Allowing for greater comfort control and potential energy savings. It can heat your home when you need it rather than wasting energy when you’re not even home.

Connecting your boiler via an app on your smart phone, allows you to create schedules, set temperatures and even tell the boiler when you are on your way home.

What is smart heating?

Smart heating is a home heating system that’s connected to the internet via Wi-Fi and controlled remotely through a smartphone, tablet, or PC. The convenient thing about smart heating is that you don’t have to be at home to control it.

The most essential component of smart heating is the smart thermostat, as the system’s primary function is to adjust the heating temperature and switch it on and off. But smart home heating systems go beyond just that.

They come with all sorts of clever features, such as detecting open windows, turning the heating off if no one is home, turning it on when they’re about to return, and much more.

What is a smart thermostat?

A smart thermostat is an internet-connected device that allows you to manage your domestic central heating system remotely. This includes regulation of the internal temperature and your heating schedule.

Some smart thermostats pair with an app that can be installed on a smartphone from which adjustments can be made to the heating temperature and schedule from anywhere with an internet connection.

You can also monitor your energy usage from the app, giving you insights into how much you are using and where potential savings can be made.

Many smart thermostats, such as the Google Nest, are able to learn the thermal behaviour of your home, enabling the device to anticipate when it needs to begin the heating process to reach the desired temperature at the scheduled time.

When a smart thermostat is connected to the internet, they can also take into account external weather conditions when operating a boiler, automatically increasing or decreasing the work load of the system for greater efficiency.

How does a smart thermostat work?

Smart thermostats connect to a boiler via the existing thermostat's wired connection. The smart thermostat then connects to the internet and communicates with an app on a smartphone, tablet or computer via Wi-Fi. The app works as a programmer to control heating remotely.

Are you ready to make your boiler smart?

If you would like to discuss what type of Smart controls would best suit your budget, home and boiler please get in touch on 01506243550 or send us a message via our contact form.