tado° Smart Radiator Thermostat X, Temperature Control via App and Smart Speaker (Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant), Save Heating Costs, DIY Installation

I was fired by Google/Nest as they mothballed my version of the Nest Learning Thermostat. I was incentivized to get a Tado replacement with a discount voucher. The Tado version of the Nest is a bit tinny compared to the hefty and style of the Nest but much better functionality. BUT purpose of this review - I bought some smart radiator thermostat Xs in Black Friday sales AND they are brilliant (bought 5!) Not tinny and each one can communicate directly with the central receiver - game changer. Heating temperature stability up and costs down! I got ChatGPT to help me optimize the settings. Also crazy easy to install took minutes. Customising the per radiator schedules took longer. Very pleased 😊

I really rate these Tado thermostats. I find it’s best to match with a room thermostatic for really accurate reasons and ease of adjustment. Slick system and would highly recommend. I’ve got about 20 of these thermostats and none have gone wrong at all in 18 months. Had to charge them once which takes a few hours. When charging it’s worth doing them all in bulk

Really good product, so much quieter than other brands and USB chargeable instead of batteries. The only fiddly bit was that if the room with the radiators was below the set temperature it would heat the whole house via the tado thermostat. Managed to turn this feature off though.

Great devices, but expensive and the product details assume an understanding of modern IoT (Internet of Things) standards. Once I grasped these, setup was surprisingly straightforward, but there were significant extra costs (£80) and steps. I've installed mine in the living room which I only use in the evening. It will take a long time to break even, but at least I'm not contributing to global warming unnecessarily and I have started the journey to home automation. ------------------------ Here is some detail for novices, like I was. Modern IoT devices increasingly use Matter — the protocol that allows devices to exchange instructions and events (like “motion detected” or “turn on”). Matter can run over Wi‑Fi for high‑bandwidth devices such as cameras, and over Thread for low‑power, battery‑operated devices like sensors and plugs. Thread is a bit like Wi‑Fi in that it creates a home network, but it’s designed for low‑power devices. Each Thread device forms part of a self‑healing mesh, relaying signals across your home. To connect Thread devices into your wider network, you need a border router — in my case, a HomePod mini (bought second‑hand on eBay for £50). I also added a Matter‑over‑Thread plug (£20) to extend the mesh into the room with the radiators. To power the HomePod mini I needed a USB‑C adapter (£9). For control, I use the Apple Home app for an integrated view, and the Tado app to set up the room temperature schedule. As a final tip, the temperature offset, mentioned by other reviewers as needed because the thermostat is next to a hot radiator, is set to zero as a default. I had to adjust it to -3, and I think that would be a better default. Once I had learned how Matter and Thread fit together, and bought all the components, it was easy to get everything working as I wanted. And now that I’ve got the basics in place, I’ve even added a Matter‑over‑Wi‑Fi security camera to the system.

These are very easy to fit if your existing valve is modern. If not, there are several adapters in the pack. These have always worked for us but can be a little trickier to fit. Three issues exist: - fit your valve when the radiator is cold or it’s altogether more difficult and you might get burned fingers. - set the valve to 25C before fitting. - as with all smart valves, when these these actuate (only now and again, of course), they emit a slight audible whirring noise. We’re used to it now but they are not silent. - and now, the BIG ISSUE: too often the heat from the radiator affects the valve and the so called “offset” feature fails to correct this. In this case, you will need to buy a Tado wireless room thermostat. Wait for an Amazon offer as these are otherwise prohibitively expensive. We just got one at £45.00 and that is enough to pay. With one of those in each main room, the system works par excellence! Despite this latter problem, we wouldn’t be without our Tado. So impressed are we that we’ve fitted them to our son’s house, also. We’re now into our fourth year, I think, and still all good! We thoroughly recommend these if you can afford the initial outlay and want excellent smart heating control.

Love them, they are the most integral part of our life during the cold winter...they will pay for them selves in about 2 to 3 years...i tink itll be even quicker....I have 8 of these and the made life soo soo much easier and save a a lot of money as they allow u to isolate rooms that we dont need to heat...the app is absolutely amazing ...if we leave the house ...it turns off the heating automatically...it heats up the house beforw we get home...it heats up the house before we weak up in the morning...this is the best thing you will do to you heating...get this with the main thermostate ...iv not seen the boiler for a long time...i just do it all from my phone...i just love these thing

Le valvole termostatiche Tado sono un vero e proprio upgrade per chiunque desideri un riscaldamento domestico intelligente ed efficiente. Facili da installare e da utilizzare, queste valvole offrono un controllo incredibilmente preciso della temperatura per ogni singolo ambiente della casa, permettendo di personalizzare al massimo il comfort in ogni stanza. La funzione di geolocalizzazione è uno dei punti forti: abbassa automaticamente la temperatura quando rileva che nessuno è in casa, contribuendo a ridurre i consumi energetici e le spese in bolletta. Inoltre, il sistema rileva quando una finestra è aperta e spegne momentaneamente il riscaldamento, evitando sprechi inutili. La gestione tramite app è intuitiva e permette di monitorare e regolare la temperatura ovunque ci si trovi, garantendo il massimo del comfort al rientro. L’integrazione con assistenti vocali come Alexa, Google Assistant e Siri aggiunge un ulteriore livello di comodità: basta un comando vocale per regolare la temperatura in ogni stanza. Anche il supporto ad Apple HomeKit è un plus per chi ha un ecosistema Apple in casa. In definitiva, le valvole Tado sono una scelta eccellente per chi vuole rendere il riscaldamento domestico più intelligente ed economico. L’investimento iniziale si ripaga nel tempo grazie al risparmio energetico, senza rinunciare al comfort.

Excellente qualité fonctionne tres bien j’ ai monté tout mon chauffage avec tado il y a 2 ans et ma consommation a vraiment diminué

Easy installation, great app.

Die Thermostate sehen gut und unauffällig aus. Fühlen sich hochwertig an, auch bei der Nutzung. Sie lassen sich sehr einfach und bequem installieren sowie konfigurieren. Die Reaktivität wenn man die Temperatur einstellt, sei es am Gerät selbst oder in der App ist sehr gut! Highlight für mich persönlich ist die schöne und extrem benutzerfreundliche App von Tado! In Apple Homekit lassen sich die Geräte ebenfalls einfach konfigurieren und nutzen. Die Batteriedauer ist nach meiner persönlichen Erfahrung gut bis sehr gut.

Abbiamo installato il tado kit base al posto di un vecchio termostato nella zona notte ed una valvola in ciascun termosofone (in tutto 6 per 5 stanze). ogni termosifone può avere una programmazione autonoma (fasce orarie, temperatura), che può essere facilmente gestita tramite un'app, scaricabile e gestibile da più utenti. è fantastico, ogni stanza gode di un proprio clima, con evidenti vantaggi, in quanto posso verificare in ogni momento se qualcuno ha dimenticato il riscaldamento acceso, rileva le finestre aperte, è gestibile con comandi vocali da Alexa. L'app offre la possibilità di monitorare i consumi e di rilevare gli utenti grazie alla geolocalizzazione. L'installazione è stata veramente facile e non abbiamo incontrato alcuna difficoltà, è sufficiente seguire le istruzioni.