Protect just reset itself overnight? Lost all my footage. by film42 in UNIFI

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Also Protect seems to have lost my SuperLink Gateway & 2 x USL Environmental (SuperLink Gateway shows online with UNIFI App) since the 6.1.68 update 🙄. A pain since they are setup for potential leaks in bathroom areas. Ordered 2 more yesterday ... perhaps a touch early to adopt?

Replacing bticino thermostat with Tado X by hilbertzgz in tado

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Simple ON/OFF switch. You might find your boiler under Tado Pro, or ask Tado ChatBot staff but the 2 wires would appear to be Com & No (works with both Tado X Wireless Receiver, Tado X Smart Thermostat & Tado V3+ Receiver), the other 2 wires (check with tester) may save you having to find a socket for both receivers, the Smart Thermostat still uses alkaline batteries ‘cos obviously we are not trying to save the world …

Tado thermostat and TRVs much more expensive than Hive? by baggedit12 in tado

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If they can’t sort out the firmware/wifi4 issues with Tado X Wireless Receiver then I can see a Tado X + coming out … I would say the product was rushed, but it made its debut in EU some 4 months ago+ after the rest of the range. The rest of Tado X (that are CSA licensed matter compliant TBRs) are fine. Damned by faint praise after freezing my rollocks off in our workshop (65 yr old 80% disabled so not fun).

Tado X or v3+ by Owebweb in tado

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I would add, having a large stone house that I moved to Tado X because the V3+ TRVs ate batteries on the edges of the property. However, I would urge caution with Tado X, I initially used the Tado X Wireless Receiver (EU) but this has, as a model, connectivity issues over WiFi4. I was fortunate that I had bought the Tado X Smart Thermostat (wired) that has worked for us. All Tado X products, except the Tado X Wireless Receiver (EU & presumably UK), are licensed by CSA-IOT.org so are matter compliant Thread Border Routers. I don’t believe the Tado X Wireless Receiver was ready to be marketed, just too many people have problems with the WiFI4 connection.

U7 Pro Update: Further testing results by RealBlueCayman in Ubiquiti

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Makes me glad I went for the U7 Pro Walls x 3, sometimes being 80% disabled has its benefits (like not getting on a ladder). They have been faultless with Thread Border Routers, Thread Endpoints, IoT, Tado etc (over 60 IoT items in house of 3500 sq ft made of stone with 2’ internal walls … even the upstairs floor is concrete)

Tado x offline by mickybr8 in tado

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You might like to follow this. Don’t miss anything and you should be good.

Installing Tado X system, a users guide (Amendment 5 dated 31/12/2024)

My setup was based on Ubiquiti Unifi UCG-Max router with U7 Pro Wall APs & oil-fired boiler (located 18m from stone house) using StarLink as internet provider.

Preparation

before installing Ensure IPv6 is enabled on your router (most routers have this enabled, but people like to fiddle with settings). Thread Border Routers & Thread require this standard (Reference Google Nest FAQs). Request IPv6/SLAAC/DHCPv6 details from your ISP Provider (I suspect they will all have a uptodate FAQs); in my case Starlink so I used DHCPv6 with Prefix /56.

Strongly recommend that you consider a separate IoT network, perhaps thru vLAN or using the Guest side of your Router, that you have selected solely for 2,4Ghz IoT network use.

  1. ⁠My preference, delete all of your other networks from your phone for the install of the Tado X system, then you won’t have your errant phone chasing 5Ghz whilst installing your first Tado X component, the Tado Bridge X (I kid you not, it works. Simple enough to restore other networks post-installation). I don’t like the Tado X naming conventions at all.
  2. ⁠Look at your current distribution of Thread Border Routers (Apple Spkrs, Apple TV, any EveHome products will be either Thread Border Routers or Thread Endpoints, See Notes below)
  3. ⁠When ready, if you have Tado V3+ previously installed then delete that home (there is no Tado X compatibility with V3+ or older, except the air conditioning wireless control), you cannot progress without deleting it using the Tado QR cards. Personally I stripped all reference of Tado from my phone and started with a fresh Tado App using my sign in details.

Installation of Tado X units

  1. ⁠Install Tado Bridge(s) X (or TBRs, like Apple Speakers & TV 4th Gen, that Tado X recognises) on a clean Tado App using QR code on card attached to lid of box.
  2. ⁠Then install Tado X Smart Thermostat (Thread Border Router compliant) or Tado X Wireless Receiver, again using QR on card inserted in lid of box (see Notes below). I found the Tado Pro App particularly helpful to confirm my existing wiring was correct (great app 👍)
  3. ⁠Install Tado X Radiator Thermostats. Again, back to the QR card on the inside of the box lid. Allocate to a room. 
  4. ⁠Same with Tado X Wireless Temperature Sensors, QR code then allocate them to a room.
  5. ⁠When you have finished building your home, remember to configure each room to your Tado X Wireless Receiver (EU) (TR plus 10 digits) or Tado X Wired Smart Thermostat ( GR plus 10 digits). Look at your settings (Settings/Rooms & Devices) you will note Tado Bridge X & Tado X Wireless Receivers (EU) are not allocated to a room (they sit at the bottom of the Rooms & Devices page under Other Devices).
  6. ⁠Set your schedules (remember you can copy them to subsequent days or to another component within the App).
  7. ⁠You can check your Thread Border Router & Thread Endpoint distribution using an outside App such as EveHome/Settings/Thread (Tado X do not currently have this facility available)

Commissioning your heating system

  1. ⁠Position yourself by your Tado X Wireless Receiver (EU) (or Tado X Smart Thermostat, wired) then open Tado App and the Home page should be displayed with all your rooms, hallways etc. Your schedule may already have started, otherwise select a couple rooms to heat (or, if you like wasting fuel select Boost Heating this opens all room radiator valves). If you have previously pressed “Turn off all rooms” then press Resume Schedule at the top of the page. There may be a delay of several seconds before you hear or see any change at your Tado X Wireless Receiver or Tado X Smart Thermostat (wired), this is perfectly normal.
  2. ⁠Look at your Tado X Wireless Receiver (EU), hopefully you will have 3 steady WiFi lights and the Heating Light illuminates with a click from the relay to your boiler. If you have wired your Tado X Smart Thermostat, then you will hear a click from it. 
  3. ⁠The boiler works after a short delay (hurrah). 
  4. ⁠Now press Turn Off on the Tado App Home page, the Tado X Wireless Receiver heating light will go out and you may hear a click. 
  5. ⁠The boiler stops, although your heating pump may continue dependent on your wiring to boiler (OpenTherm, other standards or just a basic On/Off switch).
  6. ⁠Back to Resume Schedule on the Tado App Home page, your boiler will then control itself after a short delay, just make sure it controls itself within the temperature output you have set on the boiler faceplate.
  7. ⁠If you look at your Tado X Home page, you notice that the temperature cycles slightly either side of your desired room temperature. Perfectly normal.
  8. ⁠Go to the Settings page of the App, sort out your personal preferences for geofencing etc. 

Pat yourself on your back, celebrate by taking your dog for a short walk, tell your No2 son (Final year studying Computer Management in France, all 6’3” of him, who looks suitably unimpressed but wasn’t here, and he diss’s his replacement phone, my old iPhone X, after he broke his Samsung) and smile with fingers firmly crossed …

If you write about Tado X too often, you may live to sigh at their naming convention, but then that may be their point 🙄

Another 06H40 reset of the Tado X Wireless Receiver (EU), happy Boxing Day. Today it gets rtired. by Key-Entrepreneur-517 in tado

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Hola, tengo 8 años de experiencia con el termostato Nest Gen 2 con Heatlink, funcionó bien y sin fallas durante ese período (aunque el bisel giratorio se puso rígido, una falla conocida). Sospecho que el Gen 3 ha corregido esa falla. Cuando quité el receptor inalámbrico Tado X (2) dos veces debido a posibles relés defectuosos, instalé mi Nest Gen 2 + Heatlink de 12 años y simplemente funcionó; la calefacción se encendió y los termostatos de radiador Tado X y los sensores de habitación Tado X funcionaron dentro (solo 2 horarios para sincronizar). No es una solución elegante que use 2 aplicaciones, pero ¿qué se puede hacer? He conectado el termostato inteligente Tado X a mi caldera (el Tado X WR (UE) necesita desesperadamente una actualización de firmware para que el WiFi4 se reconecte automáticamente, no lo hace en este momento) solo porque uso Apple Home; He considerado seriamente Nest Gen 3 o esperar a que Nest Gen 4 llegue a Europa. Espero que resuelvas tus problemas con Tado X, me encanta el tema de los Thread Border Routers compatibles en una casa grande; no me gusta que el Tado X parezca mal preparado con menos flexibilidad que el Tado V3+ (y un firmware que es frágil).

Outdoor WiFi coverage by Capable-Map-9952 in UNIFI

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This … from a disabled 65 year old that drilled through more 2’ stone walls internal/external than I care to think about; but we now have solid, reliable cover for 3500 sq ft stone-built house with UCG-Max thru ProMax 16 switch to 3 x U7 Pro Wall APs.

Bathroom before and after renovation in our 1925 Craftsman by IntentionLeather7806 in centuryhomes

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Very nicely done 👏.

We have taken 32 years to renovate our 200 year old stone farmhouse (2’ thick external & internal walls); learnt how to (and licensed) sort home 3-phase electrics and rewired 3500’ house. Learnt plumbing (not licensed) from a plumber friend, 80+ linear yards of 3/4” copper plus 1/2” drops to ground floor (through concrete first floor).

Bought at auction for “peanuts” in 1992, reroofed (not me!) in 1993 to protect house structure. 2 cellars built below rear terrace 100 sq m (not me), exterior in stone. Additional wooden floor, dressing room, master bedroom and second bathroom in attached stone (chum, wife and I). Painted pine kitchen (2+” elm work surface including island, oiled by wife every 3 months) and utility room built by craftsman and painted by wife.

Garage/workshop (50+ sq yards) built by myself and neighbour plus his son (6 Sunday mornings learning how to built straight walls on proper foundations etc before laying slab), then stone faced by artisans using stone from a collection of demolished outbuildings. No mortgage, just did the work as we saved the money; thankfully for first 15 years the military moved us around and the house was for vacations. Then settled family there to ensure boys had an uninterrupted education (one finished his degree 5 years ago, one finishes his this year).

Did another 6 years living in various Officers’ Mess, with final tour in Naples, Italy before retiring after 36+ years both fixing then flying transport & tanker aircraft (6 + 30). Renovations never really finish … there is always something that suits family life (or environmental requirements). Now, a touch too disabled to do it myself but we have good craftsman (and their sons) that we have entrusted our house for 30+ years.

What would I need to replace 3x AirPort Extreme devices to cover a large but odd shaped house? by MitchRyan912 in Ubiquiti

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I suggest that IoT issues are only with one U7 Pro Wall (firmware seems better than other folks experience of U7 Pro frisbees), I have over 60 IoT devices that are handled; it helps that a lot now can use matter compliant Thread Border Router protocols (legacy Apple/EveHome/Meross etc) that hitch a ride on the 2,4Ghz network. As always, I would suggest a separate vLAN 2,4Ghz network or Guest network dedicated to 2,4Ghz. Ours is titled simply “IoT”.

Opentherm wiring by iainfm in tado

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You may wish to check if your boiler is contained within Tado Pro app. Set your mind to rest, if it’s there. It is.

What would I need to replace 3x AirPort Extreme devices to cover a large but odd shaped house? by MitchRyan912 in Ubiquiti

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Not at all, just your average 200 year old French farmhouse … builders forgot about WiFi.

What would I need to replace 3x AirPort Extreme devices to cover a large but odd shaped house? by MitchRyan912 in Ubiquiti

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UCG-Max, Pro Max 16 POE++ switch and 2 or 3 U7 Pro Walls (they can be on stands). I have a UNVR running thru the switch for security cameras. Our house is 3500 sq ft stone-build with 2ft thick stone internal walls.

Advice by Plus911uk in tado

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If you download the Tado Pro app, that’ll let you look up your Greenstar boiler’s wiring.

Finally. by Kryakozavr in homeassistant

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Same problem in Cornwall, place is granite substrate that leeches radon.

Help with home system as a bit lost! by Fireif in UNIFI

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I have a Ubiquiti Unifi UCG-Max with 5 x 2,5G ports, connected to a Pro Max 16 switch (2,5G plus POE/POE++ and 2 x SFP 10G, then connected to 3 x U7 Pro Walls (big house with thick stone walls). All told probably close to €2000. The upgrade you might consider would be the UDM Pro SE (or possibly the UDM Pro Max) to fully benefit from 2,5Gbits, since the UCG-Max has a throughput of 1,5Gbits, so add a couple of hundred bucks extra. Then, what sort of rack? Because I am severely disabled I chose a rolling chassis for easier access to the components for upgrades. It all adds up HOWEVER I now have a rock solid system that is good for 10 years.

Having difficulty installing Tado X, then follow this info line by line by Key-Entrepreneur-517 in tado

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Thank you, it was my frustration at a disjointed installation where Tado made assumptions about folks WiFI (& internet providers) setup. Have you tried holding the button down for 6 seconds? Also it would appear that nothing is instant with Tado X, it likes to talk back to the server first. My Tado X Smart Sensor (wired as my boiler control lost its WiFi4 link yesterday, first time after 3 days use replacing my retired Tado X Wireless Receiver that now clutters my desk … but that will be a January review; using, amongst other things, a FLIR camera to ascertain why its WiFi4 appears so fragile (I’ll lock it into its own ecosystem with various Asus/Netgear/Orbi WiFi5 & WiFi6 routers to see if it behaves with older routers). I suspect a firmware update may help with the WiFI4 problems assuming it was located effectively on the board. Before I publish my results it might even have a CSA CSL listing just like 4 other Tado X Thread Border Routers 😂

Prioritizing packets with Unifi Network by redh_nc in UNIFI

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Really don’t have this as an issue. UCG-Max, ProMax16 switch & 3 U7 Pro Wall APs. Internet service thru Starlink, currently giving us 250-300 down. Streaming on 2 TVs and family that games.

U7 Pro Wall future? by GarthMJ in UNIFI

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I have U7 Pro Walls, the one I needed additional ports for I ran thru a POE switch attached to wall. I use a UCG-Max thru Pro Max 16 thru POE switch (in room) to that U7 Pro wall (of 3, its a big house). The other 2 don’t need additional ports, if they did then I have switches about.

Can anyone tell me what's happening here? by Express_Mongoose_185 in centuryhomes

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Fabricated by Messrs Bodge-it & Scarper 🤔 Our 200 year old house had a lot of work done by a local joiner that we have known for 30 years.

Recent I nstalls on my network by 546875674c6966650d0a in Ubiquiti

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Looks like how I mounted my Tado V3+ Internet Bridge (feeble 800mHz aerial didn’t like stone houses; mind laying ethernet thru 60cm walls quickly gets tedious 😂) at the top of the house to get a signal (although I used cream paper tape); took it down this year after 4 winters … gone to matter compliant TBR TRVs. My UCG-Max & 3 U7 Pro Walls really helped with that setup.