Salus IT500 Internet Controlled Thermostat

Over all this is a very nice bit of kit. I was waiting for the Nest thermostat but gave up as its not likely in UK any time soon. From my research the Salus was the next best thing. It was easy to set up. The little Wi-Fi thing plugs into your router and the light goes green almost immediately the thermostat is recognised as soon as you put the batteries in. Then the first problem was when you try and register on the web site (important as the web tool is a lot easier than trying to set your programs on the thermostat itself)it will not send a verification email to a Gmail account it seems - or if it does it is deleted and no it is not in junk mail. I used a xxxx.net account which was fine and the verification email was instantaneous. The thermostat was easy to configure and mount on the wall why you would need a plumber or electrician I am not sure. Pairing was tricky as the manual was appallingly inaccurate - when the light goes red on the receiver it will stay red until you touch the "tick" button on the thermostat then the light goes green again, this is not mentioned in the manual!! Once this is done it all works like a dream. The web tool is great and the iPhone app seems good enough - I am happy with this device and the house is nice and warm! Jobs a good un and it took 45 minutes from start to finish and no I am not a builder plumber or electrician. As an update I have been living with this for a week now and it exceeds all expectations. very solid and reliable and controler good on iphone mac and PC. Easy to control from anywhere. A further update - a small irritation is that the software (both PC and smartphone) does not apear to have an "ON" button so that with a touch you can manually turn on the CH to do this you seem to have to play around with the temperature setting this is irritating and could be sorted out with a software update.Otherwise continues to be a pleasure to use. As an update now after 9 months of use I have seen our gas heating bill cut by about 15%.

I've been using the iT500 for a few days now and these are my observations. The hardware is well made and looks good. Installation was very quick and easy other than the wiring of the boiler receiver where I needed an electrician as the back plate did not match my existing landis and gyr programmer. The wireless connections between the 3 parts of the system are very stable and work over a good distance with several walls in between. I've checked the thermostat reading and it is accurate and responsive and room temperatures are being kept within 0.5 degrees either side of the set temperature. The app (and website) software for controlling the device works fine but is a bit clunky compared with today's standards. It is useful to have the flexibility of 6 temperature settings per day; if they are not all wanted then the superfluous ones can be set to the middle of the night. The significance of this is that the manual temperature override (which can be done on the thermostat touch screen or over the internet) is cancelled when the next programme setting is reached. So if you turn down the temperature because you're out of the house and want it to continue beyond the next programme setting you have to either reset the next programme time or remember to override the programmed temperature again when the next programme time is reached. It would be easier if the app included an 'away' button' which overrode all programmed temperature settings until cancelled. Hopefully Salus will add this feature to the app. Overall though very good. SALUS iT500 SMART INTERNET THERMOSTAT - NEW - PROGRAMS VIA ANDROID iPHONE I've now been using the thermostat for over 2 1/2 years now. I remain very pleased with the product. It has worked flawlessly until 2 weeks ago when the thermostat went offline. It appeared to be a problem with the gateway, which wasn't showing a light. I contacted customer support who responded within 1 hour with suggestions of what to do and offering to sent a replacement gateway if the suggestions didn't work. As suspected the suggestions didn't work so I emailed customer services and they dispatched a replacement by courier which I received the following day - all at no charge. The unit is now working again and I'm a happy and impressed bunny. Well done Salus!

I researched a lot of alternative products before going for this unit. In my view its very well made, and very easy to operate both locally and remotely on your phone with the supplied App. Instead of trying to make the actual wireless thermostat 'WIFI' and suffering the complexities, Salus cleverly opted for what looks like one of their existing wireless RF thermostat and reciever technology (which is already proven), and a clever little wired internet 'bridge' module that plugs into your router to connect the thermostat to the Salus 'cloud' service that allows the internet/smartphone control to work. The resulting controller is therefore lightweight and stylish, and easy to setup, without having to mess with your wifi network. Pros: - Receiver/Switcher unit is a direct replacement for a dual time clock system you may already have. - 5 different wiring diagrams supplied, should suit most systems. - Supports hot water and one zone, or two zone heating (additional remote sensor is about £30 for 2 zone heating) - only one other brand could do this that I found (HeatMiser) - Clever smartphone app lets you set everything including the schedules, and away mode etc. - works for multiple phones - we have 2 iPhones working on it no issues. - no router/firewall ports or internet setup needed on your router - just plug it in and it works Cons: - The wireless thermostat part is a backlit LCD display it only comes on when you touch it, not all the time - other times its 'dark' and you cant see it. so you cant see the temperature at a glace for example, without touching it first to 'wake it' up - The internet/remote part is done via a Salus cloud service on the internet, so should they ever go bust or vanish, the smartphone app wont work anymore - but it's free, and the thermostat would work without it so , hey. Easily the best made solution for this price point, highly recommended - well done Salus!

Reading the reviews some seem to love this and others hate it! I've had this for a couple of years now and it does what I want it to. My health isn't that good and my body temperature is poorly regulated so I wanted to be able to control the heating thermostat without having to get up. This does the job well via the app on my phone. If I can't sleep and want to get up early I can fire up the app and turn on the heating before I get up. If I am away from home I can still control the heating and water. If I feel a bit chilly or hot, again, it is just a matter of reaching for my mobile and altering the temperature on the app. As has been said in other reviews, the app could be smoother, and more intuitive, but it is functional. It is easy to change the temperature on the wireless thermostat too. A couple of weeks ago our broadband kept dropping out and slowed to a crawl (less than 1mbps) but the IT-500 continued to work with no problems. There is room for improvement which is why I have knocked off a star. The main one for me is that although the temperature can be set in half degrees, the sensitivity is in whole degrees. For me a whole degree too hot or cold is uncomfortable. The other main limitation is the absence of a boost feature. It would be especially useful in spring / autumn when it would be handy to put the heating on for an hour. Or to be able to advance to the next heating setting. Did get a heating engineer to fit it for me, but he didn't have any problems. Over the two years we have had it, it has been reliable, and we haven't had any problems at all, and has given an extra lease of life to our 30 year old Camray 2 Oil boiler. I've paired this with Terrier i-temp programmable TRV's Terrier 635001 i-temp Radiator Vertical Thermostatic Control for Valve Bodies upstairs so I can zone the heating without having to resort to a more expensive system. So, would I buy this again? Yes, it does the job and is not overly expensive.

I purchased this as a replacement to my bar bones analogue controller that came with my boiler. The main features are quite appropriate for this day and age. The setup instructions are quite simple and not too much technical expertise is necessary as it basically should replace your existing control setup for the remote outstation that you connect to the boiler/heater. Remember if you are not confident please get a competent person to fit it. The programmable thermostat itself is wireless and can be fitted to a wall via a supplied bracket or used on a table, etc with a supplied stand. A thoughtful feature is that the controller is removable, it clips into the wall bracket and can be easily unclipped from it and then clipped into the stand. Handy if you desire a more sensitive control over your exact position in your residence. So essentially the system works as follows, there is a outstation which you fit to your boiler via cabling, easy to do which acts as a demand module, it purely turns your boiler on and off when it receives a signal from the controller. Then there is the thermostatic controller, which is battery operated and wireless and is removable from its wall and stand bracket and is touch sensitive. It has a white text on the black screen just like in the pictures on his listing. Lastly there is a gateway which is plugged into your router via an Ethernet cable, it acts as an Internet gateway/access to the thermostatic controller. Basically an access point to your Internet connection at home. You can program the controller locally or via their web-portal or Android/IOS app. That beaing you can change/add time programs and set temperature set points, as well as putting your heating manually ON, OFF or in Automatic mode. The Android and IOS Apps works fine and come with the necessary feature to control your heating just fine, but they could do with a few more features such as a timed override and a bit of a visual overhaul. But nonetheless the current Apps work just fine and the mentioned improvements are a bonus as it works and does what it needs to do, the extra features would be a nice extra. Also if you ever move/sell your house you can simply give the new residents the device ID and they can now control it themselves, no need to worry about transferring an account, it is purely a simple device ID that needs to be entered in. This could admittedly be an issue as anyone could get the ID and connect to it via their account or you could simply leave the ID associated to your account when you sell/move and mess with the new residents but that would be wrong. A security update would be nice to avoid this, maybe a code that needs to be confirmed when registering a new controller or confirming/disassociating old registrations. The controllers and modules also look nice and modern, not simple chunky plastic boxes. Basically and all round excellent central heating control package. I certainly recommend it. The remote control via apps, etc features are perfect if you ever forget to program or remove programs such as on holiday, saving cash and providing a hassle free way of changing programs or simply turning the system OFF without disrupting your precious timings. Overall a very good system that is worth the price, very handy, very programmable and I suppose more efficient that standard heating systems.

We have had one in our house approx 1.5years now, and have just purchased this for our parents house. It is possible to fit yourself if you have some electric background, so we did not need anyone to fit for us. The app is great, easy to controll heating and water. You can set schedules for hot water and heating separatly, override current presents on the app, put it on manual setting or turn it off remotly, perfect for our needs and much cheeper than alternative brands The setting for water is the only thing i would not give 5 stars as you have to have the hot water coming on 3times per day if you want to set a schedule/ this is more than we want, so for some of the times we have it coming on for the minimum of 10mins

Great system, however, wish i had read the reviews prior to buying it. The app is terrible and force closes all the time, and has been a known issue for quite a considerable time now with no fix for it being done. The distance feature doesnt work either. Other than that it installed very easily and quickly, and does do the job whilst at home where you can manually set the temperature from the thermostat.

Excellent product. Second one we have had. The convenience of being in control of your heating and hot water from wherever you are is fantastic. A word of warning though. The internet gateway device is incompatible with the high speed Ethernet ports on many full fibre routers. The work around is way, by an Ethernet switch to effectively slow the ports down. They are under a £10. The TP link TL-SF1005D works for example.

Raramente si trovano in commercio prodotti così solidi, costruiti con materiali robusti e con un software funzionale. Il meccanismo di esclusione del termostato, per potere accendere o spengere il riscaldamento nel caso di guasto, o di mancanza di batteria, è costituito da interruttori meccanici privi di circuiti elettronici, una scelta funzionale intelligente. Facile da programmare con la app. Controllo da qualsiasi luogo della casa e fuori casa. Unico difetto la mancanza del manuale in italiano, anche sul sito del costruttore. Spedizione rapida, a parte un giorno di ritardo dovuto a Poste Italiane.

Habe mir in meine Fußbodenheizung ein weiteres Thermostat einbauen lassen. Alles läuft gut, es ist komfortabel, wenn man aus der Ferne die Heizung steuer kann.

la realidad es que va muy bien, desde el primer momento ningún problema y muy fácil de configurar y conectar. he podido poner el termostato en la cocina que es la temperatura que más me interesa.

L'un des très rares thermostats connectés à avoir 2 sorties commandables. Je peux désormais faire la bascule à distance entre ma pompe à chaleur et ma chaudière. La seconde zone nécessite une autre sonde fournie dans mon kit. Article de bonne qualité sans soucis d'installation. Mieux : les paramètres sont réglables très finement pour les spécialistes : différentiel de commutation mais il faut chercher. Après avoir testé un Nest (trop boîte noir) et un Netatmo (le meilleur mais une seul sortie), voici un excellent challenger trop peu connu en France.

Il materiale è arrivato per tempo e confezionato correttamente.Tutto funziona. Ci sono spesso difficoltà nella configurazione da remoto. Lanciando i comandi spesso si ottiene un "operazione fallita". Non si capisce quindi quando il comando va abuon fine (bisogna che gli sviluppatori "inventino" un ritorno sul display se il comando lanciato è andato a buon fine. Abbastanza intuitive le operazioni, ma il setting del cronotermostato dovrebbe essere fatto via app e non sull'apparato che non è affatto versatile.