Better description of some settings? #876
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Thank you. Are some people also able to translate it to their language? Maybe we need to change it a little more to make it more clear with examples. |
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I have been messing wit this for a few days now and finally I understand what the integration is trying to do. The description hadn;t made it very clear - to me anyway.
Calibration Modes
Option 1 - Target Temperature Based
In this mode the TRV target temperature value is manipulated to force the radiator valve to believe the temperature it needs to reach is different to the value on your dashboard. It may be that the valve will read 22'c but your on screen thermostat will say 21'c. The calibration is set against the read out number on the TRV display.
In this mode you will see your dashboard target temperature differ to the target on the valve display which can be confusing. Particularly if the valve itself is altered by hand directly - twisting or pressing buttons directly on the valve to set to a temperature.
Option 2 - Offset Based
In this mode the value on the valve display as the target will relate to the number on your dashboard. The difference between actual temperature and the valve perceived temperature will be manipulated by the Better Thermostat integration. As the external thermostat value increases the value of the offset will change, perhaps moving from -2 to +2 (4'c movement), to tell the valve that heat demand is met and to close the valve.
In this mode you may have an actual room temperature of 22'c and the set temperature of 22'c on the valves original information. If the room is actually cooler (on the external thermostat), the offset value will be altered. Thus the valve thinks it is warmer or cooler and adjusts accordingly.
Other settings
Auto/Heat.
If your valve has AUTO and HEAT settings, check to see if HEAT means it will just open fully and there is no other regulation of heat. If this is the case (Such as some Tuya TRV;s), you must select the option that refers to "Auto means heat". The value should begin in a Auto/Manual state.
Using the front end lovelace card, you should now assume that HEAT means AUTO. OFF means OFF.
OFF will also prevent the temperature being updated on the valve as it is not receiving commands to set temperatur, only status. Once turned back to HEAT (which means AUTO) the valve will then receive temperature setting commands again.
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