Smart Home Heating System Recommendation

[archibaldy]

I've just got a new boiler Worcester Bosch 8000 and am thinking of getting a smart home heating system using a smart thermostat and smart radiator valves (TRV's).

The two that are standing out to me are the Bosch EasyControl or Hive as both have the features I want - but the reviews of the TRV's for both aren't good, flimsy, not working properly, etc.

Does anyone have a system they can recommend or any other advice? Full control from smartphone app, weather compensation, and individual zone (room) heating are the main features I'm looking for. Thanks.

[Zacs-Master]

Nest generation 3. More control than a Hive and it ‘learns’ your movements.

[Zacs-Master]

I don’t think any of them do individual room control do they? If they do, they’d have to have wifi controlled valves on each rad which sounds expensive and complicated. Maybe I’m wrong.

[archibaldy]

Nest, Hive and Bosch all have individual zone functionality - it's the smart TRV's (yes, essentially wifi enabled valves) are what enables the individual room controls. And it's those that seem to be the things that get the poor reviews - the weak link in the system so I was wondering if anyone has any experience.

There are a lot of manufacturers/systems out there and they all seem pretty similar in terms of smart controller functions so it's reliability and performance of the system I'm interested in.

[Zacs-Master]

You’d have to remember to shut all the doors in the house otherwise it wouldn’t work. Then you’d need wifi controlled door closers ;-)

[Hopkirk]

What is the point in being able to control your heating remotely?
An expensive and unnecessary luxury I would have thought.