If you could do it again what would you do different?
Hi Guys Im moving house to do a refurb complete rewire replumb moving walls and reinstalling my home cinema kit I want to completely automate the house so far I've only meddled with Tv and Audio I want...
View ArticleHoneywell Total Comfort Connect
Evohome was installed about 4 months ago. Apart from a brief comms fault during a thunderstorm, the hot water side of things has been working well. I am currently running the latest IOS8-compatible...
View Articleremote control of heating
I only have one zone on a combo boiler and want heating control on a iOS device. Would like the option of adding remote TVR's for zoning at a later stage. Would also like to see a graph of heating over...
View ArticleHoneywell Evohome Controller Reset Itself
I had the Evohome system fitted in August and have only just switched the heating on and started using it properly. Today when I was trying to teach hubby how to use the controls, when I tried to put...
View ArticleEvoTouch Antenna Upgrade
Hello all, I have one HR80UK on my system which loses connection to my evotouch (monochrome) quiet a bit, it appears to have a weak signal due to internal block walls. it is setting itself to 20C...
View ArticleH264 IP Cameras?
Hello Folks Seems like ages since my last post (it was!) Just wondering if Cortex will ever be capable of accepting H264 streams - it seems MJPEG is becoming less common now and it might make sense to...
View ArticleUpgrading from Honeywell HCM 200D to Honeywell evohome
I have a Honeywell Hometronic system installed in my house with a Hometronic Manager HCM 200D controlling everything, 16 rooms with 23 Honeywell HR80s on the radiators (some rooms have 2 radiators),...
View ArticleHoneywell HS30 switch not always activated by HCM 200D controller
I have a Honeywell Hometronic system installed in my house with a Hometronic Manager HCM 200D controlling everything, 16 rooms with 23 Honeywell HR80s on the radiators (some rooms have 2 radiators),...
View ArticleAPI v2
Hi, In the API it is possible to list an object such as: Code: <CortexObject> <ControlObjectType>AnalogueDimmer</ControlObjectType> <FriendlyName>Living Room Lights...
View ArticleUsing xAP Flash on Joggler with LightwaveRF
Hello, I've just come to the world of xAP Flash, and I'm keen to use it on a Joggler to control LightwaveRF devices. I think I understand that these are not BSC devices? - as they (the ones I use:...
View ArticleIFTTT Launch New Channel for Honeywell evohome
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View ArticleHelp with zoning my heating system
Hi Folks, I live in an old house with very thick walls and a very old boiler. I'm getting a new boiler in a few weeks (Greenstar FS30CDI) and I'd like to look at improving my control of the heating...
View ArticleHomeEasy & Homewizard
Hello Over the last 6-7 years I have fitted quite a few HomeEasy sockets, switches, magnetic contacts etc in our home. A few months ago I heard about Homewizard which is a hub that connects to your...
View ArticleDisplaying a Msg on your TV
Was wondering if there are any dedicated (non-PC) based bits of kit that sit in-line with the HDMI feed and be able to display a message on your TV sent to it over, say WiFi?? As the TV is on alot in...
View ArticleWhich heating system?
I'd be grateful if anyone could offer advice on the simplest/cheapest way to achieve what I need out of my heating system. I've recently moved into a larger house that has an 80's boiler, a two period...
View ArticleBypass with Alpha Pump
I have a sealed CH system with an Grunfos Alpha2L pump. There are TRV's on all radiators but no bypass fitted. I'm wanting to fit a Honeywell Evohome system and am realising that I probably should have...
View ArticleBest fhem/Openhab compatible switch
I'm looking for a switch to place in series with my thermostat to cut off the heating. I've not used fhem or Openhab yet but it seems for a lot of the equipment you need the manufacturers LAN gateway...
View ArticleHA Controller Comparison
Hello all. I’m looking for advice about choosing a home automation controller. A bit of background: I’ve had Rako lighting for a few years and this year I want to install heating control (most likely...
View ArticleGravity or "pumped" tank
Just a quick question. How can I tell whether a hot water tank is designed for use in a gravity or fully pumped system?
View ArticleHoneywell HR80UK and 20C Setting - Losing my mind
Hoping someone may be able to help me out here as i am getting close to the end of my tether. I have 8 HR80UK's on 6 zones, a BDR91 for hot-water tank controlled by a EvoTouch Monochrome, initially i...
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