Salus IT500 INTERNET CONTROLLED THERMOSTAT

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 worksCons:- 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!

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.