Request for help - IFTTT / DO recipes needed
Dear evohome & Single zone thermostat users I need your help. IFTTT have asked us to submit popular recipes. They have seen the increase use of the channels (evohome & SZT) and have offered to...
View ArticleAdding Evohome to 25+ year old CH system...
My parents have been so impressed with my evohome system when they visited that they have decided they want it for themselves. # Currently they have a 25+ year old Oil Fired central heating system, no...
View ArticleMounting BDR91
Hi all First time poster here but spent days reading this forum and thanks to everyone who's contributed. I'm thinking of buying the Evohome system. House is three years old and S-Plan. I think I'll be...
View ArticleBest/Cheapest way to remote boost of heating?
Evening all, I'm looking for something that I suspect isn't as simple as I hope. We're very efficient with our heating already, all TRV's on minimum in rooms we don't use, heating only turned on when...
View ArticleControl of electric heating
Hi all I have moved in to a new flat that has electric heating. Each room has Dimplex electric heats and these are controlled by a Dimplex programer. The heating is split into 2 zones for heating and a...
View ArticleNew biomass boiler - not sure about controlling it
Hello! This my first post here and I need to ask for advice on heating control for a new biomass system that has just been installed. We have a wood pellet boiler " retrofitted" to an existing radiator...
View ArticleDigital Connectivity - Evohome
Following yesterday's Budget announcement can we expect Honeywell to embrace change? Announcement: New funding for internet of things technology, which allow computer-controlled devices such as...
View ArticleEvohome - use windows PC?
Hi, I've been reading the "Decoded Evohome API..." thread with great interest. However almost all of it went over my head very quickly. Sign of getting old I think! I know there's no official way, but...
View ArticleUSB Port and some other questions
I found a USB Port on the left side of the controler. What can I do with it? Is it for a firmware update? Is it possible to update the firmware? Is there a plan of Honeywell to build a website next to...
View ArticleDomoticz / Z-Wave / Raspberry Pi
Having researched what is available I think I am going to use Domoticz as my HA platform running on a Ubuntu virtual machine. I was going to use a raspberry PI with either a USB stick or the Razberry...
View ArticleEclipse ..
Thought you might be interested in some external sensory data gathered by Cortex from two of our systems for yesterday's eclipse event :). One system based in Newcastle and the other in Trowbridge....
View ArticleColour codes for wiring BDR91's?
Hi, Apologises if this is a silly question, but Google hasnt thrown up an answer. Im preparing to upgrade to an Evohome solution and was wondering if there are any colour coding standards for wiring...
View ArticleComms fault - Hot Water - Actuation
After a month of running perfectly, I started to get erratic comms fault errors in the log on the controller. Although it says "Hot Water", I don't think it is the actual Hot Water BDR91 at all. This...
View ArticleSplit System Air Conditioning suggestions?
Hi All, Anyone ever done any investigations into split system air conditioners which would lend itself towards Idratek suitability? Thanks in advance, Marcus
View ArticleInformation to post when asking for help/diagnosis
Sometimes you will see me asking lots of repetitive questions about location of devices, what process was used, pictures showing location etc etc So here goes at capturing the sort of information that...
View ArticleHR92 - Sensor/Actuator Test
During a service visit, I think my installer may have got the HR92 priority order wrong in one of my multi HR92 zones. I appreciate that I could just delete the zone and re-build it but I thought that...
View Article12 HR92 valves for sale, unused, unopened, brand new
I have three boxes of four HR92 radiator valves for sale. Original Honeywell packing note with my home address on it available on request (they are genuine and haven't fallen off the back of a lorry!)....
View ArticleWhistling radiators
All of my radiators previously had Myson (Potterton) TRVs. So it is very easy to changeover to the HR92s. What I found is that sometimes the HR92 will almost, very very almost close out one of the...
View ArticleEvohome - 2 zone valves plus boiler relay?
Quick question - can the Evohome controller control one CH zone valve, one DHW zone valve and have a boiler relay too (ie: Three BDR91's)? Thanks
View ArticleIs it possible to upgrade the firmware in the evohome controller?
In most smart devices (ie those containing a decent microprocessor) it is possible to upgrade the firmware as that is updated over time to include new features. The firmware in the evohome controller...
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