Drayton Wiser Multi-Zone Smart Thermostat and 2 Smart Radiator Thermostat Kit – Conventional Boilers Only – Heating and Hot Water Control
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App controlThe Wiser app takes your heating to the next level of smart. With winter on the way comfort is key. Save up to 50% on your energy usage and maximise comfort by controlling your heating and hot water on your phone. | Insights and Heat ReportInsights help you to make wiser decisions when it comes to controlling your home heating. The Heat Report lets you see exactly what your system is up to – anytime, anywhere. Helping you to save energy. | Energy savingsOver 80% of a home’s energy consumption is used for heating and hot water, so when it comes to heating your home, Wiser will have a big impact on your energy usage. Wiser smart heating controls could save you almost 50% on your energy usage. |
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Smart speaker compatible“Alexa, turn off the heating in the kitchen” Connect your Wiser Thermostat to Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant to enhance control and comfort. Use voice commands to check the status of rooms and make simple changes to your system. | IFTTT compatibleIFTTT automates your heating using geofencing, turning it off when all members of the household leave home, whether it’s for a day or for a fortnight. You’ll never need to think about turning the heating on or off again while you’re home’s empty, just sit back and enjoy saving more energy and money with Wiser. | Wiser smart modesFeel warm and cosy exactly when you want to be in Comfort Mode; let the system turn off the heating at the best time in Eco Mode; and instantly reduce all setpoints while you’re away to avoid over-heating an empty home, using Away Mode. |
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| Boiler Type | Combi | Conventional (boiler with separate hot water tank) | Combi or Conventional with two heating zones | Combi | Conventional (boiler with separate hot water tank) |
| Heating and Hot Water? | Heating control | Heating and hot water control | Heating and hot water control with two heating zones | Heating control | Heating and hot water control |
| Radiator Thermostats Included? | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Can I add Radiator Thermostats & Smart Plugs? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant & IFTTT? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Energy Saving Smart Modes? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Easy to install? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weight: | 880 g |
| Size: | Multizone 2 Heating and Hot Water |
| Dimensions: | 8.9 x 13.8 x 24.5 cm; 880 Grams |
| Model: | WV724R9K0902 |
| Part: | WV724R9K0902 |
| Colour: | Sandstone Fabric |
| Pack Quantity: | 20 |
| Batteries Required: | Yes |
| Batteries Included: | Alkaline |
| Manufacture: | Drayton by Schneider Electric |
| Colour: | Sandstone Fabric |
| Quantity: | 20 |
| Size: | Multizone 2 Heating and Hot Water |
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use, a bit bulky
Do recommend for an addition to the Wiser range, very easy to use with or without the app, just a bit bulky – but doesn’t block the second socket.
5.0 out of 5 stars Works well
Saved a fortune on heating as I didn’t have thermostat fitted. Fully controlled from anywhere.
Annoying you need to buy these but once you get over that these are good.
I fundamentally disagree that the system should need these boosters, I have used other kit where the signal is far stronger, however once you get over that – these are ok.
Expensive but the only solution and they do the job well. Work as a smart plug too and seem to have a higher power consumption option versus others. I would be happier running a 3kw fan heater off one of these compared to the cheaper looking stuff I use for Christmas tree lights, and lamps etc.
I had to buy two to get good signal through the house which makes the already expensive wiser system even more expensive.
Works well
Easy to fit if you have TRVs already. If you have the rest of the ‘kit’ these work very well – so boiler control, room thermostat etc are things you probably need. I use the wiser system linked with Google – it works 99% of the time
Easy to set up and impressed so fa
Bought to replace an old Honeywell wireless thermostat and relay box (bdr91)
Easy to wire up the new box, simple set up on the app, probably took 10 mins to get going from removing the old one to being able to use the thermostat.
Will see how it goes these next few weeks bit very impressed so far – considering putting their smart trvs onto our radiators to making our system more flexible
Excellent product and backup by the Drayton Wiser Support Team
I bought my combi kit a long time ago but at long last I now have an excellent plumber who has installed it all to work with my Viessmann Vitodens 100 combi boiler. When I asked my previous plumber to wire it in all he said was ‘I don’t do wiring!’ Note he is my previous plumber.
The instal was not without its problems as I jumped the gun and put the batteries into the room control unit.
WRONG and the result was that it was reluctant to link up with main box next to my boiler.
I called Drayton and in a short time a very skilled and helpful service technician had it all sorted out. I have say that in this day of poor customer service the service provided my Drayton was for me, superb. Thank you.
If you are about to install one of these units please RTFM and obey the instructions.
It has only been in operation for a few days but already I have become familiar with both the remote unit and the app on my iPhone. I fully expect that come the winter I shall become even enamoured with all its many facilities.
All in all I’m pleased I bought it and I am so very pleased with the almost instant and superb help from the Drayton Wiser Support Team
Finally my son has this same setup in his home and it has been working well for almost two years.
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I bought these to enable me to fit smart heating controls which was cheaper than buying the complete valve and thermostat head.
Easy Heating Control Upgrade
Started upgrade with a Hub ,Thermostat and 2 Trvs.Easy to install and using the App is a breeze.Gives you control of every room (dependant on how many you add)You can control via App or Just ask Alexa to set heating .
I was impressed and will be adding more Trvs to Heating .Only one thing -If you have older 28mm Trvs you will need an adapter to size it up for fitting to 30mm.(or change the manual Trv Body to match.
Great replacement for Drsyton DigiStat SCR
Bought this thermostat so I could control my heating whilst away from home.
Chatted on line with Drayton Support who advised that all I needed to do was; remove my Digistat control box and sit the Wiser Heat Hub R straight on top of the existing backing plate, as wired the same.
Did this and connected to my Mesh WiFi. The Heat Hub R then failed to connect.
Rang Drayton support who advised that I needed to connect using my Sky Router’s 2.4ghz connection.
Reset the Heat Hub R and the system connected 1st time.
Going to add radiator thermostats now.
Works pretty much as you'd expect on a 2-zone heating system + HW
We have a 2-zone heating system plus hot water. After doing my research and working out exactly where all the wires went, I did the installation myself in a couple of hours. It’s worked pretty-much flawlessly ever since.
A couple of points. If you have a 2-zone heating system (+ hot water = 3 zones), try and buy the 3-zone hub and skip the 2 display thermostats. You don’t need them and you’ll never use them. Buy more TRVs instead. You’ll then be able to control more rooms separately, and that’s what all this is about, getting heat only where it is needed. You’ll be able to add TRV’s to the 2 different heating zones, so that heat is only sent to that one zone, and not the whole house. But the display thermostats almost never get used. I’d send them back if i could.
I will be buying more TRVs as these are what control the radiators and ultimately control the heat to your house.
Overall, really can’t complain. It does that it should with a minimum of fuss, and that’s all you want from your heating control system.
Drayton swop over.
I had a Drayton Life Style programmer, it is a simple swop that’s why I chose it, I had to put a link across to terminals in the junction box as instructed, works fine after a bit of faffing, but Alexa is being a bitch.
Good working device, easy to use via mobile phone app
This is a good heater / boiler time. I can now switch on the heater using my phone which is very convenient. I asked electrician to have this install for me as I do not want to bother with cable etc. It took him less than 30 minutes. so I guess it must be quite easy. I am pleased with the device. I was hoping the receive will have some display so it doesn’t solely rely on a mobile phone app.
Lovely bit of kit, BUT
We have had a heating control for a combi boiler operating since October 2021. Easy to fit, pair with wifi and use. But last week the wifi router was changed – out of our control as on a park site in a Lodge. The new system is a mesh network – it will not connect to a mesh network. It will not factory reset and reconnect to the old router as the system is open – no security, yet it did before, it can be controlled via the app while there but no longer have remote access, we also have an issue with connectivity to the new network so all in all a frustrating weeks holiday. Tech support have been very helpful but not found a work round without getting a data dongle on a mobile sim – reception is poor so don’t think it will work.
Fantastic ki
When we bought our first house we knew we wanted smart heating, but could not afford to buy the other well known brands and have it installed. This was a really good price and looked simple enough to install so we had a go and so glad we did! Neither of us have prior electrical knowledge. We googled a few things and looked at the wiring diagrams and gave it a go.
We have a Main Eco Elite 30 combi boiler, did have a neomitis wireless thermostat and receiver. All we had to do was change the one wire from position 4 to position 2 and sorted – picture showed the wiring before we changed it.
Had heating working immediately and absolutely love it. We will be adding radiator valves to the system in time, but for now we have the one thermostat and it has already saved us so much money easily paying for itself.
Ordered this controller, the Wiser Thermostat Kit 2, to replace a Drayton Tempus Seven. Easily fitted in minutes onto the same backplate. Then I noticed on the box, “Works with all boilers except gravity fed systems.” Bah.
Well, I was determined to make it work. All that is required, in my case, is for the hot water to come on whenever the heating comes on. On the Tempus Seven, that mode of operation is selected using a jumper switch. Why that is not a software option in this controller is a mystery. Nevertheless, using the app it’s easy enough to program the hot water schedule to be the same as the heating schedule.
There is no 5/2 schedule mode, only individual day settings. Once you’ve programmed one day, you can easily copy that day’s schedule to other days, so you don’t have to enter everything 7 times.
For manual override, I programmed a “Heating On” Moment that turns both the thermostat and hot water on together, and a “Heating Off” Moment that turns them both off together. With these, I can emulate the Advance mode of the Tempus Seven.
Alexa operation is a little lacking. Alexa can’t see the Moments I programmed so you have to create Routines to operate the thermostat and hot water together. (** See update below **)
Using an Alexa Routine to turn the Heating On: Alexa can set a temperature on the thermostat and turn the hot water on, but the controller turns the heating off again after one hour. This emulates the Boost function of the Tempus Seven. I have not found out how to get the heating to stay on so if that’s what I want I have to use the app instead of Alexa.
Using Alexa to turn the Heating Off: Unfortunately, Alexa cannot turn the thermostat off; it can only adjust the temperature. I created an Alexa Routine to turn the hot water off and turn the thermostat down at the same time. But because the thermostat is not off, my central heating pump keeps running. Not ideal but at least the gas is switched off.
So, Alexa is great when you want to Boost the heating, but to toggle it on or off it’s best to use the app.
So far I’m happy with this controller. It allows me to control the heating remotely, which I couldn’t do before. But with a few software changes it could be perfect:
– I’d like to see a gravity fed mode;
– I’d like Alexa to be able to operate the Moments I created;
– I’d like Alexa to be able to turn the thermostat off;
– I’d like the heating to stay on when Alexa turns it on (On and Boost should be available separately in the Alexa skill).
** UPDATE **
I don’t know if anyone at Drayton saw this review but a week later and the Alexa skill can now see my Moments and I have been able to update my routines to give me proper On, Off and Boost via voice control. Thank you! Rating upped to 5 stars.
We have this for nearly 2 months now and it is so much more convenient than the traditional thermostat control we had. Setting the times within the app is really simple and more intuitive than older hardware based systems. If you want heat at anytime you can just do it through the app at home or on the way home and want it to be warm when you return, selecting a length of time it is on for (saves money as you don’t forget to turn it back off). There is no subscription, you buy the kit then download the free app and that’s it. I will be adding the radiator valves to a few of our rooms later in the year to give us even more control over our central heating.
Fitting and setup was really easy, and replaced our Center Honeywell EHE0200361 Wireless Thermostat and BDR91 Relay without any modifications to the wiring from our Baxi Duotec combi boiler. See my photos showing the wiring layouts of both old and new.
Drayton being a British company is another big plus for me, I like to support our home grown companies.
New User Feedback
Discovered this product while searching for feedback on the Google product, which I had expected to buy. This is much cheaper and after 3 weeks of use in my house seems much more powerful and ideal for my needs. I have 2 separate heating zones plus hot water, each with a motorised valve so bought Kit 3. Temperature control has hugely improved compared to my old mechanical thermostats. It’s too soon to tell if costs have reduced. I would give it 5* if the app was more powerful such as being able to extract data for more detailed analysis. Although it does integrate with smart meters I am unable to have one. I plan to add the radiator valve kits, fortunately I already have Drayton radiator valves so fitting should be very easy. Unfortunately thir pric on Amazon has just increased by 5 so will have to shop around