Who are the main smart thermostat brands?
New smart thermostat control systems are helping to change home heating systems. There are many brands on the market but which is the best?
Hive
Hive Active is the name behind British Gas and are compatible with most central heating systems. Hive Smart Thermostats comes with:
- Geolocation
- Multizone
- Time slots
- App controls
- Radiator valves
Nest
Nest is one of the best known brands of smart thermostat. Owned by Google (you may have heard of them), Nest smart thermostats comes with:
- Smart schedule
- Geolocation
- Energy saving data
- Device sensors
- Multi-zone thermostats (up to 20 in one house)
- Hot water controls
Tado
Tado thermostats are compatible with combi boilers, heat-only boilers, conventional and condensing boilers and even electric underfloor systems. Tado can even work the Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit.
Tado Smart Thermostats come with:
- Climate Assistant
- Multi-room controls
- Smart schedule
- Smart App controls
- Air control system
Honeywell
With individual thermostats for each radiator, Honeywell smart thermostats can control up to 12 zones in a home so that different members of the home can enjoy different temperatures.Honeywell smart thermostats can be controlled by IFTTT, Google Assistant and Amazons Alexa.
Honeywell Smart Thermostats come with:
- Zoning
- Smart features
- Flexible controls
- Hot water controls