A Guide to The Tado Smart Thermostat

By David Tait Reviewed by Cormac Breen

Editorial Manager

The tado Smart Thermostat is a smart home device that allows you to control your heating system remotely and efficiently. It offers several features to help you save energy and improve your comfort including geofencing, smart schedules, open window detection and voice control. Prices start from €100 and range to €150 for more advanced models and accessories.

How Much Is the Tado Smart Thermostat and Where To Buy?

Selectra recommend buying the starter kit rather than individually piecing all the parts you would need together.

The starter kit comes with the tado smart thermostat, internet bridge, and all cables, batteries etc. needed to get the your smart thermostat up and running.

You can either purchase it from the manufacturer directly, or it is also available from Screwfix website.

Source: Screwfix.ie
Last Updated: November 2024

On top of these features, customers are free to opt in to a slightly upgraded range of functions with the tado Auto-Assist.

It costs around €3 a month, or €25 a year if paid upfront, and advises you should the system detect any anomalies with your heating or cooling system.

What Is The Tado Smart Thermostat?

The tado Smart Thermostat is a smart energy saving home device that allows you to control your heating system remotely and efficiently.

There are two types available:

1. Wired Smart Thermostat: Directly connects to your boiler or underfloor heating system.
2. Wireless Smart Thermostat: Uses a wireless receiver to connect to your boiler or underfloor heating system.

It offers several features to help you save energy and improve your comfort:

• Geofencing - Automatically adjusts your heating based on your phone's location, so your home is warm when you arrive and cool when you're away.
• Smart schedules - Create personalized heating schedules that adapt to your daily routine and seasonal changes.
• Open window detection -Detects when a window is open and temporarily turns off the heating to avoid energy waste.
• Weather adaptation - Adjusts your heating based on the outdoor temperature and weather forecast, ensuring optimal comfort.
• Voice control - Compatible with popular voice assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for hands-free control.

How Does Tado Smart Thermostat Work?

The tado Smart Thermostat works with your existing heating system to provide smart, energy-efficient heating control.

It connects to your home Wi-Fi network, which allows you to control your heating system remotely using the tado app.The thermostat measures the room temperature and sends the information to the app.

You can adjust the temperature settings in the app, or the thermostat can automatically adjust based on the smart features.

The thermostat then sends commands to your heating system to turn on or off, or adjust the temperature accordingly.

By using smart features like geofencing, smart schedules, and open window detection, it can help you save energy by only heating your home when it's needed.

The tado app comes with a range of features available to control your smart thermostat, such as:

1. Air Comfort
   Control your heating and air conditioning of any room from anywhere.
2. Smart Schedule
   Create custom schedules for your home so you can save energy when no one is home.
3. Insightful Reports
   Review your energy consumption and receive suggestions to reduce your use.
4. Air Freshness
   Monitor your home’s air quality. Handy to learn about pollen levels in the air or to avoid high levels of carbon monoxide.
5. Book a Repair
   If your home boiler needs maintenance or repair, you can book an appointment directly from the app.
6. Geofencing
   The system can detect the last person leaving the home, as well as open windows to remind you to turn off your heating or cooling and not waste energy.

What Are the Tado Smart Thermostat Reviews Like?

As of Novmeber 2024, Trustpilot Ireland shows over 6,138 reviews for the tado smart thermostat, with an average of 4.3 out of 5 stars.

However, we quickly noted that reviews are left from international locations, and not specifically in Ireland.

A quick look through the reviews highlights a few things:

• A lot of people are very happy with the thermostat itself.
• 78% give the brand an excellent or good review.
• tado does take the time to reply to or comment on reviews left on Trustpilot, a sign of its engagement with its customer service.

Below are some examples of the reviews left by customers.

The whole system was easy to install and download, it is easy to set up and use, the really good thing is it has saved me money on my heating bills due to the way you can control your system

The purchase process was very efficient and I could benefit from the company's benefit discount of 40% on the original price. Configuring the device was pretty straight forward too.
One improvement would be to have the possibility to speak to someone from the technical support to help clients in case of difficulty in configuring the thermostat

What Are the Pros and Cons of the Tado Smart Thermostat?

Like many of the other smart thermostats on the market like Hive, Nest, and Netatmo, once installed in your home, the tado smart thermostat will allow you to adjust the temperature settings in each of your home’s rooms.

Here are some of its advantages:

• Geofencing
  The tado smart thermostat will switch the heat off when you leave the house and turn it back on when you’re on your way home, so you can arrive home to a toasty warm house at no extra cost to your pocket.
• Hot Water Control
  One of its sought after functions, The tado smart thermostat, is also one of the few smart thermostats on the market that will allow you to control your hot water as well as control the temperature of several different rooms or heating zones.
• Tado Smart Radiator Valves
  A less expensive way to manage multiple heating zones where you can control and adjust temperatures for each room from within the tado smart thermostat app called tado°.
• Well-Connected
  The tado smart thermostat is one of the most versatile, thermostat when it comes to connecting to smart home systems such as Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, and Google Assistant. It also seamlessly connects with IFTTT (If This Then That) protocols.
• Economical
  All of these features in one little tado° package can enable you to save up to 31% on your heating bill.

Like any product, it does have some disadvantages to factor in:

• Dark Screen
  The light-up display can be hard to see under a bright light.
• Not Mobile
  The tado smart thermostat must be wall-mounted. Unfortunately, there is no frame you can add to it to have it on a shelf, unlike most other smart thermostats.
• No Personalisation
  There is no way to personalize the display if you have a different style preference.
• Needs To Be Close to Router
  Requires placing an internet bridge to your router, which can be cumbersome to certain clients.
• No Smart Learning
  tado also lacks a smart learning feature like the Nest smart thermostat. You will have to invest some time in setting up your preferences, rather than letting it learn as it goes, by manually setting the temperature for a few days.