Tado’s Smart Radiator Thermostat X is £59.99 at Amazon, down from £74.99, and offers individual room heating control. It requires a Tado Bridge and is not compatible with V3+. Any savings depend on the property, heating habits and existing setup.
Households on standard variable tariffs have faced higher energy costs this winter following the implementation of Ofgem’s latest price cap on October 1. The cap surged by 4%, pushing the annual bill for a typical dual-fuel household paying by Direct Debit from £1,663 to £1,723, according to Ofgem – a hike of roughly £60 a year, although actual bills will vary depending on a household’s energy usage.
As many families scramble to get their bills under control, tado° Smart Radiator Thermostat X, now reduced to £58.09 from £74.99 at Amazon, offers the ability to manage individual rooms separately instead of heating every space to the same temperature.
The system also provides insights into household energy consumption and costs, a useful tool for those looking to trim their spending. tado° claims users can achieve energy savings of up to 28%, although actual savings will depend on factors such as the property, heating habits and existing setup.
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The thermostats utilise the Matter smart-home standard and require a tado° Bridge to connect. Shoppers who already have a tado° V3+ system should be aware that the X range is not compatible with it.
The Tado Smart Radiator Thermostat is available from Amazon
The device allows users to ‘control each room individually’
Other smart home energy-saving swaps
Another option is the Tapo P110 4-Pack Smart Wi-Fi Plugs – Energy Usage Monitoring for £31.99 at Argos. This one can be managed through voice commands like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant and is for indoor use, reports the Mirror.
On Amazon, there is the Google Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Generation priced at £350. This particular model is pre-owned, but comes with auto-schedule functionality, home and away assistance and remote control capabilities.
“Pay for themselves”
The tado° Smart Radiator Thermostat has earned an impressive average rating of 4.2 out of five stars from over 840 customer reviews. One buyer commented: “Love them, they are the most integral part of our life during the cold winter., they will pay for themselves in about two to three years. I think it will be even quicker.
“I have eight of these, and they have made life so much easier and saved a lot of money, as they allow you to isolate rooms that we don’t need to heat. The app is absolutely amazing.”
“Our heating is perfect now”
Another customer remarked: “These allow you to control the temperature of an individual radiator – either via a programmable schedule, through the app or directly on the unit. They are expensive but great.”
Meanwhile, a third reviewer noted: “So good, our heating was either hot or cold, now it’s perfect. We got the wall-mount thermostats for our underfloor heating, too. Perfect for when you need to change the heating in a room or turn off the heating. No running around the house to the stats, just do it on your phone. Definitely recommend.”
Some customers did share minor concerns, with one stating: “Very good product, makes life much easier. The only issue is, I can’t, for some reason, link with Alexa after multiple attempts.”
“Easy to install”
Another buyer added: “Easy to install, connected to Wi-Fi easily. I connected to my Samsung smart things hub, but this meant it won’t connect to Tado… this was annoying as I should be able to connect to both.”
The Tado Smart Radiator Thermostat can be purchased from Amazon.