A smart thermostat is an excellent device for your home. It can help you to save money while also enabling you to control the heating in your home with just a single tap on the screen. If you are thinking about fitting a smart thermostat in your home, this guide will help you to find out the typical cost in the UK.
There are several different smart thermostat brands for you to choose from including Tado and Hive, but it’s always worth carrying out some checks with your own energy supplier before making your final decision to ensure that the thermostat will be compatible with the heating system you currently have installed.
On average, installing a Tado smart thermostat will cost you between £50 and £120, while fitting a Hive thermostat will set you back between £175 and £300. For a Nest thermostat, the cost of the unit alone will come in at around £190 – £220, while fitting only the unit of a Wave thermostat will cost around £180.
Installing an Ecobee unit costs between £130 and £200, while fitting a Honeywell unit will cost between £135 and £210. Don’t forget that you’ll need to pay for an electrician to come and fit your new thermostat too, and that will come at an hourly rate of around £40.
How Much Will It Cost To Buy A Smart Thermostat?
You can expect to pay between £120 and £220 for your new smart thermostat depending on which model and make you choose. You’ll also need to pay for it to be installed at a cost of around £30-£80.
Which Factors Affect A Smart Thermostat’s Cost?
Fitting your new smart thermostat is relatively simple, so you don’t need to take a lot of factors into account when it comes to cost. The primary things that will influence the overall cost of your new smart thermostat include:
- The model and make you choose
- Where in the country you live (the hourly rate for electricians varies nationwide)
Fitting A Hive Thermostat
It’ll cost around £225 to supply and fit a Hive thermostat. Most of that cost is for the unit itself. If it’s your first ever Hive unit, you’ll have to purchase a Hive Hub that costs about £200 to allow you to connect your smartphone to the Hive units. If you already have a Hive Hub, your additional thermostat unit will be about £105. Hive thermostats boast some excellent features. They’re multi-zone thermostats that offer controls for your hot water as well as a holiday mode and temperature notifications.
Fitting A Nest Thermostat
Nest is Google’s own version of the smart thermostat, with units costing around £200. The clever thing about Nest thermostats is that they learn your habits, bringing an additional smart layer to your home’s heating. If you adjust the thermostat to a temperature that is energy-efficient, it will also display the symbol of a green leaf, helping you to make your home greener.
Fitting A Tado Thermostat
On average, a Tado thermostat will cost about £120 just to purchase the unit. You’ll then need to either book one of Tado’s engineers to install it at the cost of £50 or choose another qualified electrician to fit the unit on your behalf.
Tado units come with many of the same features as other types of smart thermostats like frost protection, holiday mode, weather forecasts, and controls for your hot water system. Tado units can also estimate how much energy you’ll save based on how many hours you’d be heating up your home with no Tado unit in place.
Fitting A Wave Thermostat
Wave thermostats are made by Worcester Bosch and they cost about £180 with extra costs for labour on top. Like other major brands of smart thermostats, it offers some helpful features and allows pairing with up to 8 different home thermostat devices.
Are There Other Brands Of Smart Thermostat?
While Nest, Wave, Tado, and Hive are the top brands of smart thermostats in the UK, you’ll find a few others have been gaining popularity in recent years such as Honeywell and Ecobee. Ecobee smart thermostats cost about £130-£200 per unit while Honeywell Wi-Fi smart thermostats cost between £135 and £210. Both of these brands offer a choice of thermostat models, all of which come in at differing price points.
Why Choose A Smart Thermostat For Your Home?
If you haven’t decided yet whether you should invest in a smart thermostat for your home, there are some benefits to bear in mind.
For a start, you’ll have complete control over your home’s heating. A smart thermostat combines convenience and power in a modern technology solution for home heating management. You can use a tablet or smartphone to control your hot water and home temperature with just a tap on the screen.
You’ll also be able to make savings on your home energy bills. A smart thermostat gives you more control, so you can have greater precision with when and how you heat up your water and home. A smart thermostat can help you save as much as 30% on heating bills.
You’ll also be able to reduce your energy usage. As smart thermostats have controls for days and times as well as a holiday mode, you won’t waste energy by heating up your home and water when it isn’t needed.
All brands of smart thermostat also offer some excellent features such as weather monitoring and detecting your phone’s location in the home.
How Do I Go About Getting A Smart Thermostat?
The first step is to talk to your home energy supplier. You need to find out whether a smart thermostat is compatible with the heating system in your property. You should also carrying out research into the different options available to decide on one that’s right for your home and you yourself.
Make sure that the price you’re being offered is fair, and always take the time to choose an experienced and qualified electrician to carry out the installation for you for your peace of mind.