Smart heating systems do have their uses.
I didn't have any room thermoststat(s) in my heating system; have all rads with TRVs on, except for bathroom & toilet.
Worked fine.
However, the heating was either on or off, so if you were away in the Winter, and a really cold snap kicked in, you could in theory get burst pipes at coldest point.
With a smart thermostat, rather than an off period, you can have a minimum temp period (such a 7C), so no burst pipes.
Currently got a Drayton Wiser system installed, and it runs to schedule when Internet connection down (as designed).
Probably a good thing, as not been able to get access to mine remotely.
Drayton has 4 daily on/off pairs (essentially) for CH, same for HW.
Hive only has 3 daily pairs, so not enough for what I wanted.
Both makes have physical buttons for boosting/switching off CH & HW. First version of Hive didn't apparently...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
