welcome to the fourth part in our Devolo home control system.
In this instalment we are going to review the heating control components, a TRV replacement actuator and a wall mounted thermostat.
This area of application ought to be one of the simpler ones to justify in a smart home. It can increase your comfort levels with a tailored heating profile which in turn ought to save you money on fuel costs. These savings will be even much more significant if you have minimal heating controls to start with. An added reward will be the reduction in CO2.
Verwarming
A wet heating system will typically use a central energy source such as a gas, oil or biomass boiler to heat water which is pumped around a series of emitters such as radiators. There are two essential elements of control that we will look at in the next section, how to control energy generation and its distribution.
Energy Generation
Energy is generated by firing the boiler. This is typically achieved by a time switch and / or central thermostat. This will consecutively bring in a pump and / or open values that will push water around the system. Our test property is fitted with a 4 zone time clock which switches 3 valves, 2 for a living and bedroom zone each with its own thermostat and domestic hot water with a cylinder thermostat. The 4th zone controls a Rayburn range for cooking.
The Devolo Thermostat (Art No: 9507) RRP £79.99, is developed to replace a regular wall thermostat. The principle is exactly the same as a conventional one, it tells the boiler when to come on or when to relocation a control valve on a zone or to control a set of radiators. The home control app then replaces the time switch element.
The Thermostat is branded as Devolo but will be familiar to some readers as the Z-Wave Danfoss temperature Sensor. Devolo like others have taken a tried and evaluated design and incorporated it into their range.
Adding the device was easy and a well illustrated process. once on the network the device was placed in the study and it was reporting temperature. similar to other Devolo devices you have access to the past 3 days history through a graph.
In our opinion there is a missing link in the Devolo range of heating components and that is the link to the boiler. Something needs to tell the boiler to come on or go off. There are Z-Wave devices and relays available on the market that will do this essential step in the process. This is a fundamental gap, without this you will have to rely on the existing heating controls and then only apply your smart home guidelines within that operational criteria.
Energy Emission
The energy is then emitted when the radiator releases heat to the surroundings. typically this was a fixed flow through radiators or zones. The introduction of Thermostatic Radiator Valves changed this approach. A TRV is a easy device that responds to its local temperature and actuates a plunger in the valve body, this is similar to you manually screwing a normal valve open or closed.
The Devolo Radiator Thermostat (Art No: 9502) RRP £59.99, is developed to replace an existing TRV actuator. It comes with a set of adapter rings to fit the common valve types. rather than depending on the expansion of a material in the TRV it uses a small motor to depress the valve pin. This pin pushes a valve inside the body to decrease or increase the flow of hot water. If the room is up to temperature the valve closes to stop the flow of hot water. If the room is not at its target temperature the valve will open to allow hot water to flow.
Again this is not a Devolo piece of equipment, it is based on the Danfoss Living connect LC-13. This design has been around for some time and there is no shortage of information about its performance.
Joining it to the home connect hub was the easy experience we’ve now come to expect from Devolo. The two AA batteries required for power are included and fitting it to the radiator was easy, our test house valves were all fitted within the last 6 years and were the standard thread size so fitted without any adopters. The device clamps itself in position by identifying the travel distance of the pin. initially it feels loose but once clamped in position it is very solid.
The device has three buttons on top and a small LCD screen. temperature Up, Down and the setup button. Without any app it is still possible for the user to change the temperature of the radiator. The set point will show on the backlit LCD screen.
We set up a schedule to keep the heat off in the mornings and only to heat the room in the evenings between 4:30 and 21:00.
The Valve does not report temperature back to the home control hub, only the target temperature. This always struck us as unusual as the device should be able to measure temperature to adjust the valve opening position to achieve the target temperature. For actual room temperature you will have to rely on another sensor.
Een ding dat we hebben ontdekt, is de levensduur van de batterij. In de 6 weken omdat het passen van de batterijen met 82%daalt. Met dat tempo van gebruik zullen ze slechts ongeveer 8 maanden duren.
De hitte is ingeschakeld
Devolo heeft sommige delen van een slim verwarmingssysteem gelanceerd. Deze zijn gebaseerd op beproefde componenten vervaardigd door Danfoss. Ze zitten betrouwbaar op het Home Control Network, maar naar onze mening zijn ze slechts een deel van een oplossing.
Devolo heeft een hevige concurrentie op dit gebied in vergelijking met hitte genie die vergelijkbare componenten nemen, maar een geavanceerde slimme app hebben ontwikkeld om maximaal gebruik van de modules te maken, bijvoorbeeld weercompensatie en intelligente leerschema’s. Hun systeem gebruikt dezelfde onderdelen, maar biedt controle over huishoudelijk heet water en ketelregeling.
We vinden dat Devolo een aantal complete pakketten moet ontwikkelen, d.w.z. totale verwarmingscontrole en energiebeheer. Deze technische diensten met diepe toegevoegde waarde zouden moeten garanderen dat ze geen ander merk van dezelfde componenten op de plank zijn.
Samenvatting
De componenten voegen zich gemakkelijk aan het netwerk en werken betrouwbaar. De app en het softwaresysteem zullen het erg druk hebben als u apparaten in elke kamer hebt. De afwezigheid van een ketelschakelaar beperkt de mogelijkheid om een 100% Devolo -oplossing te creëren. De radiator thermostaatbatterijen zullen zeker geen 2 jaar duren, mogelijk een jaar met geluk. Als u de werkelijke kamertemperatuur wilt weten, moet u een ander apparaat toevoegen, de radiatorklep rapporteert alleen de doelwaarde. Er zijn andere slimmere services beschikbaar, maar als u basiscontrole wilt, kan dit iets voor u zijn.
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Devolo Home Control Room Thermostat (Home Automation via iOS/Android -app, smart home -apparaat, slimme verwarmingsbedieningen, programmeerbare kamer thermostaat, draadloos gecontroleerd, Z Wave) – Wit
Identificeer de exacte kamertemperatuur op elk moment op het verlichte display
Gemakkelijke en centrale eenheidsregeling van de kamertemperatuur (in combinatie met de Devolo Home Control radiator thermostaten)
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De volgende keer
In onze laatste aflevering zullen we zien hoe het thuisbesturingssysteem werkt met andere apparaten van producenten. We zullen ook ons oordeel over het Devolo Home Control System samenvatten.
Devolo.com: lees deel 1, deel 2 en deel 3
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