Tado X - Wireless Thermostat and Radiator Valve Unboxing and Setup

[@MarksTechVlogs]

BLACK FRIDAY OFFERS VIA TADO'S WEBSITE: tidd.ly/4fVzrqh (Down to £120) Purchase on Amazon: Amazon - Tado X Wireless Kit: geni.us/fGV3 Amazon - Tado X Radiator Valve: geni.us/OhGVTb Tado's website: tidd.ly/4fVzrqh

[@DigitallyRefined]

You mentioned that you have a 10% off code to use on Tado's website, but I don't see that in the description or comments. Has it already expired?

[@MarksTechVlogs]

@ unfortunately it seems it’s not valid on the X range (didn’t realise until after recording) however, I did get emailed this code by their mailing list which saved me some money, see if it works for you CRM-7F7332UOe (not an affiliate code or anything but will hopefully save you some money)

[@DigitallyRefined]

@@MarksTechVlogs Thanks, though says "This discount has reached its usage limit", perhaps I'll wait until Black Friday and see if they have a deal on 🤞

[@MarksTechVlogs]

@@DigitallyRefined Ah that's a shame...I reckon there will be Black Friday deals, certainly on amazon

[@jonathannoone4435]

Thanks for the video. Just to say the light actually goes out when fully charged as per Tado’s video.

[@EconomicaMenteBR]

I have an urgent question. Can you tell me what the orange cable for ? I would like to know if I need to use this cable too or should I just ignore it.

[@MarksTechVlogs]

If the personalised setup instructions in the Tado app don’t tell you to use if for your installation you don’t need it

[@EconomicaMenteBR]

@ Thank you so much. I actually didn’t use it and worked very well.

[@waqasahmed939]

3:45 Not entirely true. Fwiw, I'm a network engineer in my day job. It'll continue to connect to your home WiFi but it will continue to connect on the 2.4Ghz frequency. If you look into your device, assuming you can indeed drill down into that information you'll find that it always connects at 2.4Ghz even if your WiFi AP is capable of connecting at 5Ghz Personally I've got an "iot" network for smart devices which only broadcasts at 2.4Ghz

[@TheRatty2e]

Just received my tado x to replace my original tado, planning on doing that tomorrow so your video is of great help. Thanks

[@MarksTechVlogs]

Awesome, it's pretty simple so you should have no issues but feel free to drop a comment if you do 🙂

[@MrMinibbb]

Great video! Sadly despite the X being on sale for black friday in Europe it appears there arent any deals to be found here. I missed the 35% upgrade deal! Trying to get my head around the valves. Is it the case i could i could use these purely to send heat to the bedrooms? If so I assume every radiator in the house would need them? 💰💰

[@Ar-rn5vx]

I wonder why you use thermostats at the radiators and the furnace controller. Isn't it enough to install thermostatic heads on the radiators ?

[@MarksTechVlogs]

It gives you a bit more control, so I only have them on a few rooms but it means I can only heat my home office during work hours and can keep the bedroom a little cooler

[@Ar-rn5vx]

@ Thank you for your help. Do you know if it is possible to use the Tado app without having a bridge? I would like to add these heads to HomeKit (I have an Apple TV with Thread)

[@MarksTechVlogs]

@@Ar-rn5vx I believe it is...this page certainly suggests it should be help.tado.com/en/articles/9090800-do-i-need-a-tado-bridge-x

[@gusnwanya]

Great video Mark, Just a heads up, at minute 7:52 you have an unrendered video section which runs to about 8:31. Not sure if you are aware. Also I have a Hive wireless thermostat and combi boiler setup, do you know if the Tado X system will work for me? Will I have to get the Tado thermostat?

[@MarksTechVlogs]

Thank you so much for pointing that out...I've just fixed that! If you use the Tado X with Hive then the radiator valves will need a hub and will be able to control the temperature of your rooms/flow to your radiators but only when the Hive heating is on, they won't be able to control your Hive. Have you looked at the Hive smart valves? I believe these can turn on your Hive but I've not used this.

[@Sam-mx2ke]

Does the Tado X system work in a house with two zones? Both zones are on a wireless hive thermostat. So can l have two wireless receivers with two wireless thermostats or one wireless receiver and two wireless thermostats.

[@claudiu1178]

The white one to the boiler and the black one is also wired or you can put it everywhere every day? Thx

[@MarksTechVlogs]

If you use the wireless kit I’ve got only the white one is wired and the other can go where you like, if you’re existing thermostat is wired then you’ll only need the black part but this will remain wired

[@claudiu1178]

@@MarksTechVlogsthx a lot, i really needed this answer to be sure about version i buyed . I found this info nowhere. Thx a lot and for video also . God bless you

[@MarksTechVlogs]

No problem, Tado do have a guide on their site because the kit you’ll need depends on your current setup. Essentially if you currently have a wireless thermostat you need the wireless kit and if your thermostat is wired you need the wired kit. The main exception is if you also have a hot water tank when you might need the wireless kit but also need to wire in the thermostat too

[@claudiu1178]

@@MarksTechVlogsi have the wired but i asked bcuz by honeywell you need both to be wired and i tought that this one also the same was but i am happy that i choose the good one. Thx a lot bro

[@arthurjamesforbes6883]

Will the OLD Tado V3 Smart TVRs work with the new Tado X system. I would love to upgrade a bit at a time as I have Tado smart TRVs on all but ONE radiator which does not have a TRV. I cannot afford to replace the whole kit and caboodle in one go.

[@MarksTechVlogs]

Unfortunately not, the X is not backwards compatible at all and really, unless you desperately want Matter to eh new design there's not a huge amount of reason to upgrade

[@arthurjamesforbes6883]

@@MarksTechVlogsThanks for the reply. 👍 It looks like, from your unboxing, that the supplied white plastic TRV adapters are exactly the same as the V3+ ones. So would it be possible to just swap the V3+ TRVs with the X TRVs should someone decide to upgrade directly from the old system to the new one or would the TRV adaptors have to be replaced too ? (I thought that I’d ask the question for other viewers’ benefit) Although I doubt that I’ll be upgrading myself for quite a while. The V3+ system that I have hasn’t been installed for very long and I am on benefits too. 😢

[@MarksTechVlogs]

@@arthurjamesforbes6883 I think the adapters are exactly the same although in both houses I've lived in where I've used the TRVs I've never had to use an adapter

[@obrace1]

Hi Mark - I have a old house on a single zone - there is no one logical place to put the wireless thermostat due to different bits of the house getting colder depending on the wind direction. Do you know if its possible to have two wireless 'sensors' so that when either drops below the set temperature then the heating would be called (for the whole house). I don't want to install smart TVR as this will become very complex - just looking for a solution with two wireless sensors

[@MarksTechVlogs]

Yes, I believe that would work, so you’d probably need one of the wireless kits and then a second sensor (which they do sell)

[@mortenhenriksen8078]

I have 8 rooms where in each room there is a Tado X smart thermostat and a Tado X wireless temperature sensor. It is therefore the temperature sensor that sets the temperature in the rooms. Can I use the wireless smart thermostat for this setup so that the boiler turns on every time a room needs to be heated? Or is it intended that there should be a central temperature sensor that switches the boiler on and off, and adjusts the thermostats in the rooms up and down in temperature

[@MarksTechVlogs]

That's quite a setup! For your setup I guess the schedule of each radiator thermostat needs to match the temperature sensor in the room. You could probably also use the offset feature for the radiator thermostats so you know it matches the wireless termpature sensor. My setup is simpler...I have 3 of the radiator valves in rooms I want to be able to specifically control and one main wireless thermostat. This means whilst the main wireless thermostat does heat every other room when it's on I have more control over 3 rooms which works for the layout of my house

[@imantha]

Thanks for the video! With the Tado V3 system, do the TRVs connect directly to the Internet Bridge, or do they connect via the router? In my house, I had to use an internet extender for one section because the main router signal wouldn’t reach. This means I have two different Wi-Fi networks, but this setup works fine with Ring products since they can connect to different networks and still work together. Can Tado work the same way with V3, or do all the TRVs have to connect directly to the Internet Bridge? If not, it seems like going with the Tado X instead of V3 might be the better choice for me.

[@MarksTechVlogs]

They connect to the internet bridge which means you might need a second bridge (not sure if you can get them separately for the V3 system)

[@imantha]

@@MarksTechVlogs Thanks for your reply, I think Tado only allows one internet bridge from what I read, I'll go with X since I might run in to signal issues in my home, have you had any connectivity issues since you started using the new system?

[@simark2357]

Great video, Thanks for sharing. Could someone give advice on the following setup? I have UFH and radiators. There is an UFH circle water pump and radiator circle water pump, also hot water tank (that heats up without the boiler using electricity so not mandatory to control via tado) All rooms have underfloor heating logically separated (9 circles), and there are 3 radiators in 3 different rooms. * Planning to buy radiator thermostats for each UFH logical zone (9) * Wireless thermostats for room which do not have radiators (6) * Radiator thermostats for the radiators (3) * Wireless receiver Questions: * Can I use the radiator thermostats to control the manifold UFH zones? * Can I control the boiler and the two main circle water pumps with the wireless receiver?

[@MarksTechVlogs]

Hi, I’m afraid I don’t really understand underfloor heating (I’m not a heating expert) but Tado do have some guidelines on under floor heating here which might help support.tado.com/en/articles/3482224-how-does-tado-control-underfloor-heating-systems Hopefully that might help but it sounds like with your setup you might be best consulting a heating engineer who could advise what’s possible

[@gauthiern.4778]

Hello mark, thanks for your video. I only have one question : could you change the schedule / turn the heating on and off when your are away if you don't have any smart home hub (alexa, google home, ...) ? Thanks in advance :)

[@MarksTechVlogs]

If you have the Tado bridge or the wireless receiver then yes

[@gauthiern.4778]

@@MarksTechVlogs Thanks a lot for your quick answer !

[@ronald0122]

i use opentherm and already have the v3 wireless. Does it matter + / - which connection i connect to the wireless receiver coming from the boiler?

[@MarksTechVlogs]

I'm afraid I'm not sure, best to consult a heating engineer

[@darrylporter3699]

Enjoyed your video, do you have a discount code that will work for the UK?

[@MarksTechVlogs]

Sadly not, Tado seem to have stopped all codes from working with the X and aren't even running Black Friday deals on the X Products on amazon at the moment. I reckon they're trying to shift V3+ stock first!

[@darrylporter3699]

@@MarksTechVlogs it makes sense they are doing this, still going to purchase teh x version as it is a better product for my installation.

[@g1patil]

Great video, but this does not help which cable goes to what ? + Tado used Openthem. How to effectively use that one ?

[@MarksTechVlogs]

Because everyone's boiler wiring is different this isn't really designed to be a how to wire it in video. If you add the wireless box (the large white one) into the Tado app you can put in your exact setup and the app will talk you through a step-by-step process including which wire goes where. Depending on your existing setup and boiler, if you don't have the open therm wiring in place at the moment you might need to get a heating engineer out to help as in the UK opening up the actual boiler casing requires a gas-safe registered engineer. Just changing the wiring outside of the boiler is fine.

[@Us_and_themm]

Hey mark what’s the advantage of upgrading? I bought mine when geofencing was free so wondering if I upgrade I would have to now pay :)

[@MarksTechVlogs]

I'm not sure if you'd lose that or not but I'm guessing you would (maybe one for Tado support). Essentially, the main advantage for upgrading is the Matter over Thread support which enables offline use and that the radiator valves are now pretty much silent. Everything else behaves largely the same. I will be making a full comparison video but probably not until the new year now

[@Us_and_themm]

@@MarksTechVlogsahhh ok I have 7 rooms all with rad valves and thermostats so that’s a lot to Pay out just for those small upgrades. They do look really nice though. Thank you for the video

[@Gixer750K2]

Tado were doing an Upgrade path if you had "AutoAssist" Geofencing, and that would be moved across to your new account. There was a caveat though, where I think you had to buy the equipment direct from Tado.

[@Alpha_Fox]

The 50% off code doesn't work with Tado X products 😢

[@MarksTechVlogs]

Ah, just checked the terms and conditions and it's only on V3...guess they've got some stock to clear! I'll remove it from the links...however, try this: CRM-7F7332UOe - It was one sent to me before I ordered and took 35% off...not sure if it was just for my email though

[@Gixer750K2]

Unfortunately Tado is not unusable for me anymore, V3+ or X, since they don't support EMS2 for newer Worcester Bosch boilers. They will only work in Relay mode, which doesn't give all the proper benefits to modulating boilers, and regulated in the UK under BoilerPlus. I have a newly installed WB 8000+ boiler, and Tado will not support it properly, even after 2 years.