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Smart home — How to control home radiators with a Shelly device via the pilot wire?
This article describes how to use a Shelly device to take control of your electric radiators in order to simplify your life and save money.
Shelly devices are small IoT objects that can be used in so many ways to simplify your everyday life, spare time and save money.
If you want a general overview of Shelly’s devices, have a look at this previous article.
In this article, we’ll delve into a specific use of a Shelly Plus 2PM device to optimize electrical consumption by remotely controlling your radiator heating mode.
Opting for WIFI technology with Shelly devices comes with cost-efficiency benefits, surpassing any alternative radio technology. At the time of this article, the device is about 30 euros)It also offers the added benefit of eliminating the requirement to draw out an individual electric pilot wire for each radiator.
Having control of your radiators provides you with multiple benefits as it enables you to:
- Tune the temperature according to your lifestyle (a night/day cycle or more fine-grain)
- Control groups of radiators rather than individually (by floor or by usage)
- Warm up your home before coming back from a trip…
