Be Smart – Upgrade Your Thermostat

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If you are using a traditional thermostat to heat your home and hot water, you’re essentially being ‘hands on’. That is to say, if you want to adjust temperatures, you need to go to the thermostat control or even the boiler itself to make the necessary adjustment.

Ok, so it’s not the biggest deal in the world – you can even set a timer to adjust the heat at times that suit you. But, in a time when saving money and being energy efficient are top priorities, your current system is fast becoming a costly dinosaur.

With a smart thermostat, you can be completely hands-off, but still maintain full control. Some of you will already be using, or familiar with, Google’s Nest thermostat. The trouble is, Google stopped supporting it back in 2025 – good luck when things start to go wrong.

The good news is, you don’t need to have a completely new smart system installed – you can simply upgrade. We can retrofit the smart element for you, saving you a ton of money in the process.

What exactly is a smart thermostat, and what are the benefits?

A smart thermostat is an internet-connected heating control device that allows you to manage your home’s temperature more efficiently and conveniently.

Unlike traditional thermostats, smart thermostats can learn your habits, automate heating schedules, and be controlled remotely through a smartphone, tablet, or voice assistant. Many systems also provide energy usage insights, helping homeowners reduce waste, improve comfort, and lower heating costs.

• Control your heating remotely using a smartphone or tablet
• Create personalised heating schedules around your lifestyle
• Reduce energy waste and potentially lower heating bills
• Automatically adjust temperatures based on your routine
• Geofencing: knows when you left work and will adjust heating accordingly
  Monitor energy usage in real time
• Improve home comfort with more consistent temperatures
• Receive maintenance alerts or heating system notifications
• Integrate with smart home systems and voice assistants
• Heat individual rooms or zones more efficiently
• Help reduce your household’s environmental impact through smarter energy use
• Cost of upgrade is usually clawed back within a year through energy savings

What’s involved in upgrading my current thermostat?

• Takes normally between 1-2 hours
• You need to be there with your smartphone to help set up the app there and then
• Rip out old thermostat and wire-in the new smart thermostat into the heating’s wiring
• Adding smart radiator valves for temperature zoning

We install the latest smart thermostats on the market as they are incredibly user friendly; we found the older ones were more difficult to set up and use. Technology has certainly come a long way.

If you would like to explore the possibility of having smart thermostat upgrade further, get in touch today.

Samuele The Italian Plumber

Other blog posts by Samuele can be read at theitalianplumber.co.uk/blog.

Until next time, if you have any plumbing or heating issues around the home, give us a call on 020 8945 7457.

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May 29, 2026