And figuring out the temperatures that different rooms needed to be at to feel comfortable was something of an issue for the first few days. It’s definitely a more labor-intensive process to figure out the heating requirements of each room and the schedules, and we didn’t get it right for the first few days, leading to some cold evenings and hot nights. You can also find a range of smart heating controls, perfect for controlling the heating in your home. Boasting incredibly user-friendly features, including clever WiFi controllers to easily control these Honeywell Home Evohome devices, you can have complete control in the palm of your hand. Simply connect to the app and you’re ready to go! A room thermostat controls the heating in your home. If the room's temperature drops below your chosen temperature, the thermostat will switch on. Once the room has reached the chosen temperature, the thermostat will turn the heating off, preventing overheating and reducing energy consumption. This can help reduce your home's energy consumption. Once you bind the Evohome Hot Water Kit to the Evohome Controller, the Evohome Controller displays the actual temperature of the stored hot water on the main screen. It also allows you to see the set hot water schedule and override the hot water instantly. Just the same as the heating, you can also control your hot water from your Smart Phone or Tablet using the Total Connect Comfort App.

This was something of a revelation when we got it to work. The apartment we were testing the Evohome in is one of those properties where every room is a different temperature, and what this means is that we always heat to the right level for the living room, but then go through to a cold bedroom. Not so with the Evohome – it was the first time since we moved in that the bedroom had been warmer than the living room. Also, as each of the radiators is individually controlled, there is a small motor that makes a whirring noise when changing temperature. It wasn’t an issue for us, but for those that are very sensitive to noise, it’s worth considering. Final verdict Another thing worth mentioning is that the thermometers aren’t entirely accurate. Depending on the size of the room you may get different actual temperature for the same temperature reading. This isn’t a massive problem, it just means you have to take each temperature measurement with a pinch of salt and adjust each room accordingly. We liked This is disappointing, especially as there are other smart thermostats from Honeywell, like the Lyric, that have all these integrations (but don’t have the zonal control of the Evohome). Hopefully there will be an Evohome 2 at some point down the line that combines the best of both. Your first job is to set a schedule for each zone. A setup wizard helps you, but we found it easier to take each room and control it separately. For example, you may want your bathroom to heat up early so it’s warm when you get up; you can fire up the kitchen a little later, so it’s warm when you get downstairs.Single-Zone Products Some of our favourite and most highly regarded SZ products, The perfect beginners introduction to 21st Century smart home living

Everything you can do from the touchscreen controller, you can also do from the smartphone app, either remotely or in your home, bar copying schedules between zones. Honeywell has designed the app so you can see all the different zones and related temperatures directly on the home screen.Inbuilt Optimization Intuitive and versatile programming allows the unit to more efficiently control your home's heating and cooling needs Schedules can conveniently be copied between zones and days, so you don’t have to program every single change. We found that it took us a few weeks to get our schedules right, but we ended up only heating zones as we needed them.

Simple homeowner hand-off process enables customers to complete the WiFi connection process on their own There will be times where your schedule doesn’t quite work, such as if you come home early from work. At this point, Evohome is also exceptionally flexible, and you can manually dial up the temperature from the controller, app or by spinning the TRV’s rotating head, and using the integrated screen to see the set temperature. The Evohome can even work out how long it takes to heat a room to a particular temperature, and turn on the radiator the appropriate amount of time before a scheduled window so the room is exactly the right temperature when you walk through the door.

Homeowner handoff

The Honeywell Home Evohome Controller ATC928G3000 is the third generation of Honeywell Home’s Evohome Controller which is Wi-Fi enabled, meaning that it DOES NOT require the RFG100 Mobile Access Kit. The Honeywell Home Evohome Wi-Fi Connected Controller enables time and temperature control of your heating system up to 6 times per day, 7 days a week.