We fit all three across Belfast and Greater Belfast. Each one puts your heating on your phone. The differences are in room-by-room control, how much it does for you, and cost. Here’s how they compare.
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Most homes that want a simple, reliable app, with the option to add room-by-room control later.
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People who’d rather not set schedules. The Learning Thermostat picks up your routine and builds one for you.
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Room-by-room control on every radiator, and homes using Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa or SmartThings.
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Go for Hive or tado°. Both make their own smart radiator valves. Nest doesn’t, though a zoned home can have one Nest thermostat per zone.
All three can run your hot water, but only with the right kit: Hive’s Heating and Hot Water version, the Nest Learning Thermostat with its Heat Link, or tado°’s starter kit with hot water control. With a combi boiler there’s no hot water to schedule. We’ll tell you exactly which version to buy.
Nest learns your routine for you. With Hive and tado° you set schedules in the app, and we set them up with you before we leave.
Got underfloor heating, or several zones to run? That’s a job for Heatmiser. See our thermostats for underfloor heating.
We check your boiler, wiring and Wi-Fi, ask how you live, and recommend the system that suits your home, and exactly which kit to buy.
Neat, tidy installation, usually in a single visit. We connect everything to the app and set your schedules with you.
A proper walkthrough on your own phone before we leave, and we’re a call away if anything needs tweaking later.
Fitting starts from £75, plus the cost of the thermostat itself. We don’t sell the equipment; we tell you exactly what to buy. The total depends on the brand, whether you add radiator valves, and how your boiler and wiring are set up. After the free survey you get a clear quote before any work starts, and we’ll recommend the system that fits, not the most expensive one.
Yes, with Hive or tado°. Both make their own smart radiator valves, which replace the valves on your radiators. Start with the thermostat and add valves room by room whenever it suits you, on the same visit or later.
Most oil boilers in Northern Ireland homes can take a Hive, Nest or tado° thermostat, as can gas combi and system boilers. We check your boiler and wiring on the free survey before you spend anything.
Your heating carries on with its normal schedule. You just can’t change it from your phone until the internet is back.
A straight thermostat swap is usually done in a single visit, including setting up the app and your schedules with you. Adding radiator valves in every room takes a little longer.
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