This Devola heater is WiFi enabled meaning it works with Alexa. (Image: Amazon)
In these chilly climes, the temptation to stick the central heating on can become all-consuming. needn’t be so costly as that, however, especially if you’re happy to just heat one room at a time. Portable radiators are all well and good, but a smart radiator that can maintain a comfortable temperature for 49p per hour.
That’s what you’ll get with the , currently £90.70 down from £135 at Amazon.
With its two power settings — a 1000W low mode costing around 25p per hour, and a 2000W high mode costing around 49p over the same time — you can maximise your heating efficiency with its smart thermostat that automatically adusts itself to your desired temperature. When hooked up to the accompanying wifi app, or synced up to your smart home setup, controlling this smart radiator’s temperature can be as simple as asking Alexa to turn the heating up.
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It is bathroom-safe, can be mounted on a wall, and comes with a one-year guarantee to boot. You also can extend that warranty to two years provided you register the product within 14 days of purchase.
It’s doing a great job for thousands already, evidenced by the 4.2 out of 5 stars averaged from over 2,000 Amazon reviews so far. “Design is subtle, sleek and blends in with my furniture perfectly. But most importantly, I was slightly nervous about the wifi/smart features after reading some people had connection issues. Happy to say that I had no problem at all.”
“Never had a smart heater before so had no idea how this would work for me,” began another five-star appraisal. “Connected it to my wifi without any problems and I can control it via my google hub. It gives off plenty of heat and I can set the thermostat to keep the temperature stable. A very useful backup to my main central heating. Would highly recommend.”
Another said: “Very pleased with this. It looks stylish with the glass panel and is slim. Keeps the temperature very close to the required setting and completely quiet.”
This Devola heater is Alexa-friendly so you can create room heating zones from your phone. (Image: Amazon)
Some customers have flagged issues with its self-regulating temperature, however. “The problem is if it’s set to ‘High’ so it heats the room quicker then it does not switch off when it gets to temperature, even though it shows that the current temperature is above the target,” said a three-star review. “It works okay if set to ‘Low’, then it will switch off when it should and keep the room at the requested temperature.”
Another said its default setting is much too high for their needs, and it resets to this temperature any time it’s switched off: “What is a real pain is that if power is lost, it resets to a set temperature of 32 degrees! It doesn’t remember what temperature you set. So when power is switched on, and a timer is set to turn it on, it heats the place to 32 degrees! Please set the power on default to something more modest!”.
If you have central heating, another way you can make your heating smarter is by installing these . Once you’re hooked up with these or something similar, a smart thermostat like this can tie everything together by automating your heating management for maximum comfort and cost-reduction.