So I've actually already found a more complete project than I discuss in the video here: github.com/olefriis/Eco2 - and I have been running a Bluetooth scan with an ESP32, and it does detect all the thermostats, so I guess I just have to get coding!
Great video! You mention (at around 10:30) that it is possible to copy settings from one thermostat to the others, or that's at least how I understood it. How do you do that?
When you are setting them up, and have set up the settings for one thermostat, and switch between them in the app, it will prompt you if you want to copy the changes to the other thermostat you just connected to...usually, I have found that it doesn't always do that, and I don't really know why. Honestly after living with these for 1½ years, I'm not terrible impressed - sure, they worked and still do, but the app isn't exactly brilliant, the "smart" calibration process takes weeks before you really get consistent heat, so wasn't great that I decided to install them in January, if you use rechargeable batteries the low battery warning is basically always on even with a fully charged set that I know will run it for 6 months, etc.
Informative video. I currently have a similar valve made by Honeywell and they are very noisy in operation. Is the Danfoss noisy? By noisy I mean that if it is installed in the bedroom its operation will wake you up.
They are not totally silent, there is a slight noise from the motor when they adjusts themselves, but I rarely notice them. I guess it depends how sensitive you are to noise, I have one right next to my bed, like 50 centimeters from my head when I sleep and it doesn't wake me up.
Hejsa. Hvordan regulere disse ventiler? Jeg har i dag Netatmo men de regulere ved at tænde for varmen til temperaturen er nået hvorefter den slukker helt for ventilen. Jeg ville gerne have nogle ventiler der holder den åbent hele tiden når der er brug for varme og kun åbner og lukker termostaten lidt for at justere varmen
De har en adaptiv funktion, hvor den prøver at forudsige hvor meget, og hvor længe den skal åbne for at få temperaturen til at stige en til den ønskede temperatur. Det fungere okay generelt, men har lidt problemer når vejret, skifter voldsomt om, da det typisk tager mindst en uge for den at lære, som den dog justerer løbende, men hvis man pludseligt går fra +10 grader, til -5, så kan det godt være der er lidt kold den første morgen eller 2. Det var lidt et problem for mig da jeg fik dem midt om vinteren, og de gik meget forsigtigt til værks de første dage i indlæringsperioden, hvilket vil sige de lukkede næsten ingen varme igennem. Men de lukker helt når den rammer/kommer over måltemperaturen, omend de virker til ret hurtigt at åbne igen når temperaturen falder med bare ½ grad, de holder i hvert fald en ret konstant temperatur i min lejlighed.
No, it's BlueTooth only through their app, which means you need to be within BT range with your phone, you need to move up to their more expensive offerings with a gateway(Danfoss Ally I think it's called) to gain that sort of functionality.
Tak for video, hvordan får man den adapter af thermostaten igen, der er med umbraco, passede ikke hos mig, og vil så skifte til en anden, men kan ikke få den af ? :) på forhånd tak
Hmm, ja dem har jeg ikke brugt, så er ikke sikker - men fandt lige en af dem i skuffen, ligner bare press-fit, med skruen til at holde den på plads, så hvis skruen er løsnet, vil jeg skyde på det bare er et spørgsmål om vold. Og hvis du har fundet ud af du ikke skal bruge dem alligevel, kan du vel save dem over med en nedstryger eller noget(bare pas på du ikke saver vandrørene over også :) ) - det er hvis du mener af radiotorventilen? Selve termostaten kan man skrue dem af, du skal bare holde den lille tap til battericoveret inde mens du skruer, mener jeg ellers er det måske en anden tap inden i efter du fjerner coveret, så burde den tage ved, så du den ikke bare klikker rundt.
@@bent-erikmunch9839 Det bør ikke være nødvendigt, dobbelttjekkede lige - den lille tap du holder inde for at tage battericoveret/skallen af, rammer en anden tap inden i - den skal holdes hårdt nede, og så klikker den ikke. Det kan være nemmest at gøre hvis du fjerner coveret først, men teoretisk presser coveret også på den, så den bør bare kunne skrues af mens du holder den inde.
It's fine, but definitely not perfect. It does the basic stuff, such as control the temperature on a schedule and automatically stops heating for 15 minutes I think it is when you open the windows. But it also have some issues, such as if you use rechargeable batteries it will turn on the low battery warning within a month or two, even though it will happily continue to function for months after that, and it's "adaptive heating" feature isn't great, it takes a while to kick in, and if the outside temperature fluctuates too much from day to day, it has trouble keeping up. I'm planning to do a follow up review video, but I have little project in mind I want to get done first, and I probably won't have time till my summer vacation.
@@vBDKv Yes, I do realize why it's happening, but like you said, it's annoying. And if you just want to keep the room at a constant temperature 24/7, I would say there isn't much point in any sort of smart thermostat, their main strength in general is the ability to run schedules, in some cases automatically detect if you are not at home if connected to a smart home system, auto shutoff of heat when you open a window to air out, etc.
So I've actually already found a more complete project than I discuss in the video here: github.com/olefriis/Eco2 - and I have been running a Bluetooth scan with an ESP32, and it does detect all the thermostats, so I guess I just have to get coding!
Great video! You mention (at around 10:30) that it is possible to copy settings from one thermostat to the others, or that's at least how I understood it. How do you do that?
When you are setting them up, and have set up the settings for one thermostat, and switch between them in the app, it will prompt you if you want to copy the changes to the other thermostat you just connected to...usually, I have found that it doesn't always do that, and I don't really know why. Honestly after living with these for 1½ years, I'm not terrible impressed - sure, they worked and still do, but the app isn't exactly brilliant, the "smart" calibration process takes weeks before you really get consistent heat, so wasn't great that I decided to install them in January, if you use rechargeable batteries the low battery warning is basically always on even with a fully charged set that I know will run it for 6 months, etc.
Informative video. I currently have a similar valve made by Honeywell and they are very noisy in operation. Is the Danfoss noisy? By noisy I mean that if it is installed in the bedroom its operation will wake you up.
They are not totally silent, there is a slight noise from the motor when they adjusts themselves, but I rarely notice them. I guess it depends how sensitive you are to noise, I have one right next to my bed, like 50 centimeters from my head when I sleep and it doesn't wake me up.
Hejsa. Hvordan regulere disse ventiler? Jeg har i dag Netatmo men de regulere ved at tænde for varmen til temperaturen er nået hvorefter den slukker helt for ventilen. Jeg ville gerne have nogle ventiler der holder den åbent hele tiden når der er brug for varme og kun åbner og lukker termostaten lidt for at justere varmen
De har en adaptiv funktion, hvor den prøver at forudsige hvor meget, og hvor længe den skal åbne for at få temperaturen til at stige en til den ønskede temperatur. Det fungere okay generelt, men har lidt problemer når vejret, skifter voldsomt om, da det typisk tager mindst en uge for den at lære, som den dog justerer løbende, men hvis man pludseligt går fra +10 grader, til -5, så kan det godt være der er lidt kold den første morgen eller 2. Det var lidt et problem for mig da jeg fik dem midt om vinteren, og de gik meget forsigtigt til værks de første dage i indlæringsperioden, hvilket vil sige de lukkede næsten ingen varme igennem.
Men de lukker helt når den rammer/kommer over måltemperaturen, omend de virker til ret hurtigt at åbne igen når temperaturen falder med bare ½ grad, de holder i hvert fald en ret konstant temperatur i min lejlighed.
Good explanation, thank you
Can we access the thermostat from internet (outside the house)
No, it's BlueTooth only through their app, which means you need to be within BT range with your phone, you need to move up to their more expensive offerings with a gateway(Danfoss Ally I think it's called) to gain that sort of functionality.
Tak for video, hvordan får man den adapter af thermostaten igen, der er med umbraco, passede ikke hos mig, og vil så skifte til en anden, men kan ikke få den af ? :) på forhånd tak
Hmm, ja dem har jeg ikke brugt, så er ikke sikker - men fandt lige en af dem i skuffen, ligner bare press-fit, med skruen til at holde den på plads, så hvis skruen er løsnet, vil jeg skyde på det bare er et spørgsmål om vold. Og hvis du har fundet ud af du ikke skal bruge dem alligevel, kan du vel save dem over med en nedstryger eller noget(bare pas på du ikke saver vandrørene over også :) ) - det er hvis du mener af radiotorventilen?
Selve termostaten kan man skrue dem af, du skal bare holde den lille tap til battericoveret inde mens du skruer, mener jeg ellers er det måske en anden tap inden i efter du fjerner coveret, så burde den tage ved, så du den ikke bare klikker rundt.
@@ZnakeTech men den skrues på og så klikker den bare over når jeg vil skrue af igen, tror der skal en skruetrækker ned og klikke noget fra 🤗
@@bent-erikmunch9839 Det bør ikke være nødvendigt, dobbelttjekkede lige - den lille tap du holder inde for at tage battericoveret/skallen af, rammer en anden tap inden i - den skal holdes hårdt nede, og så klikker den ikke. Det kan være nemmest at gøre hvis du fjerner coveret først, men teoretisk presser coveret også på den, så den bør bare kunne skrues af mens du holder den inde.
@@ZnakeTech Tak for svar, det vil jeg prøve :)
@@ZnakeTech fedt tak det virkede 🤗
How good is it, as a thermostat? How reliable is it?
It's fine, but definitely not perfect. It does the basic stuff, such as control the temperature on a schedule and automatically stops heating for 15 minutes I think it is when you open the windows. But it also have some issues, such as if you use rechargeable batteries it will turn on the low battery warning within a month or two, even though it will happily continue to function for months after that, and it's "adaptive heating" feature isn't great, it takes a while to kick in, and if the outside temperature fluctuates too much from day to day, it has trouble keeping up. I'm planning to do a follow up review video, but I have little project in mind I want to get done first, and I probably won't have time till my summer vacation.
@@ZnakeTech Thank you! I wasn't planning to buy these until next heating season anyway. So I'll wait if you decide to make a follow up video.
@@vBDKv Yes, I do realize why it's happening, but like you said, it's annoying. And if you just want to keep the room at a constant temperature 24/7, I would say there isn't much point in any sort of smart thermostat, their main strength in general is the ability to run schedules, in some cases automatically detect if you are not at home if connected to a smart home system, auto shutoff of heat when you open a window to air out, etc.
Can hear it from a mile away that you are Danish haha