September marks the start of autumn so now is the time to contact us about the heating improvements you were discussing back in spring but put off until next winter. Genius Hub have been busy during the lockdown integrating not one but three new components into the system. One product in particular is for our new and growing number of underfloor heating customers. This new thermostat controls both electric underfloor heating and also wet underfloor heating, with built in temperature overheat protection for the floor.
As smart homes become more common, Genius Hub understand that though we want homes to be smart we’re also happy with our traditional looking light switches, thermostats, and plug sockets and for this part we help homes become smart ‘behind the scenes’ by releasing devices that can be tucked out of the way out of sight, creating a smart home that is energy efficient and can be controlled by your phone but can maintain a traditional, uncomplicated and simple look.
Our new Genius Motion Sensor allows for use of occupancy detection for controlling the likes of outside lights as the nights draw in or to give you better control of the heating of your rooms. This little device can be added into a room with radiators, lights, underfloor heating or electric heating, so you can use our sense mode or in between Sense and footprint mode there is a carriage return allowing the system to cleverly only heat rooms when they are used, or learn when rooms are used and create a heating schedule for you. These discrete little devices are easy to add to your Genius Hub and can be located in a room up high, or even in a porch to pick up someone walking up to a property to trigger internal or external lights to come on.
Finally there is our new Electric Relay. This is something that can be used to control an electrical load (2.4 kW), and has been designed for controlling lights or electric heaters, so it’s ideal for things like LED outside lights, heated towel rails or kickspace heaters. This is the perfect solution where you want something that you can tuck out of the way as they come with a single surface mount pattress (similar to a single light switch) and blank faceplate.
If you missed our latest webinar you can learn all about and see the new components with our director Alasdair telling you in detail about how each component works. He also discusses the details of pre-heat for those who wanted to know just how that part of the system works with a more technical explanation.
0:01:16 Wireless Motion Sensor
