tado ° Smart Climate Control V3+ – WiFi Air Conditioner Control – Compatible with Air Conditioners or Heat Pumps with Infrared Remote Control – App Management – Smart Home

My Smart AC controller arrived today and installation of the device on the app was not completing. The problem was that the the controller could not be installed on the app using iOS. That problem has now been resolved and I have been able to fully install the controller. It works well and will be very useful when returning home on hot days to cool down the home before arrival. Great to have heating (radiators) and cooling with AC all controllable remotely with the app.

Works great. I already had one from before. That was awkward to set up and I needed a lot of help from support to get it working properly-they were great though. These next three were super easy to set up once I knew what to avoid doing wrong. Can talk to my air conditioner via Siri now-although for full functionality and options (fan speed-swing-dry mode) I need to go via tado app. I guess that limitation is Apple’s area to improve upon.

Easy setup - working nice. Some function are not available: eg health ... Working with Alexa.

A key issue that many will have is that this need to be mounted on a wall facing the AC unit. This is because it will effectively be working like an AC remote sending InfraRed commands to the AC unit. Therefore if you have a big room and cannot angle the unit opposite the AC head you will struggle to get it working. This is on top of the central design flaw in the product. I have had these devices for over a year and I've given up. This product looks great but the single underpowered RF Bridge (the bit to talk to connect the various devices to the internet) is a huge technical flaw in the entire product. The fact that you can't add additional bridges means the product has limited range. The vendor is aware of this problem but refuses to address it citing the amount of work that would be required. The forums are full of people with devices that fall out of range. I've invested heavily in this product (over £1000) but I am very disappointed that rooms drop off the wireless connection resulting in them not getting instructed to turn on/off - this leaves you with hot or cold rooms. The devices themselves look great and when they are in range are good; but the fact that they are in fact dumb (aka not smart) means they must be connected at all times to the internet to work. The alterative being that they held their schedule on device and only needed the internet for updates to that schedule. As it stands they must be connected to get told to turn on and off. Such a shame, as the vendor seems happy to take the money of new customers knowing that there are structural flaws in the product.

This unit took me about 10 minutes to install and update, and it worked immediately to control the Mitsubishi AC in my bedroom. It added easily to Apple Home and Alexa too. Very happy and also quite surprised at the ease of setup.

On its own the control via the app is a little confusing, the control panel on the device is a little better but not great. Was easy to set up and does work, however its smart integration is hit and miss, often not working (but this may be down to the smart system i'm using). We got it so we could control an aircon unit remotely. Does the job, if a little inconsistantly.

This little GEM works a treat on my Toshiba air con, no more worrying that it's been left on, simply check the APP. However don't use the remote that came with the unit as the Taco unit doesn't receive it only transmits a signal, so stick it in a drawer and don't use it. I've had no issues with it. switch it to my desired temp for a set time and set the schedule on a base temp so once the timer runs out the unit reverts back to whatever setting you want to leave it on,

Excelent controller, easy to install, setup and get up and running. However, homekit integration is a bit lackluster, and in both homekit gadget and standalone app, there are some glaring features missing, like ability to set swing on ac, and fan only mode, etc...

La aplicación muy completa y hace su papel perfectamente. Tiene un porrón de mandos preconfigurados pero no Daitsu (de las más vendidas en España). 2 horas para grabarle las 260 veces q le tienes q dar con el mando. Y no te equivoques. Eso si una vez terminas, una gozada. Llegar a casa y q este fresquta en verano y calentita en invierno, no tiene precio. En la versión actual (tengo ya 3) en el primer toque de mando lo reconoce. El problema es que no tiene la opción que hace que mueva el aire arriba y abajo. Se pone a moverlo y en la habitación no quería q se moviese. Otro punto en contra es la opción táctil de apagar. En teoría tocas durante dos segundos y se apaga. Bueno, pues va cuando quiere. Respecto a la integración con Alexa va genial!!

Dit najaar een airco geplaatst gekregen. Omdat ik alles al van Tado heb, is het een logische keuze om ook de airco versie aan te schaffen. Wel even wennen dat dit een bedrade versie is, maar niet storend. Het mooie is dat ik nu overal de temperatuur, luchtvochtigheid etc goed in beeld heb en nog beter kan reageren. Product doet wat het moet doen.

The Tado is an awesome product. It integrates with HomeKit and Google Home. The TaDo app is just fantastic (if that is your preference as well). The HomeKit integration was a little more complex and the instructions are lacking (the trick is remembering that you need 2.4g Wi-Fi and connected to the same wireless point), but once I worked them out it has not failed me yet. Highly recommend.

doesn’t work with homekit..

Auch bei mir gab es zu Beginn Schwierigkeiten bei der Einrichtung (Gerade mit der Integration in HomeKit) Der Support von Tado reagierte aber umgehend und nachdem das Problem nicht gelöst werden konnte bekam ich ein neues Gerät. Seit dem funktioniert alles problemlos. Gerade die HomeKit Integration ist ein großer Pluspunkt. Somit schaltet sich die Klimaanlage An und Aus, wenn man das Haus verlässt oder zurück kommt. Insgesamt konnte ich damit in diesem Jahr sehr viel Energie sparen. Wichtig ist, dass die Steuerung nahe am Klimagerät positioniert werden sollte und sich auch keine Hindernisse zwischen Steuerung und Klima befinden. Ansonsten funktioniert die Kommunikation natürlich nicht. Es gibt nur 2 Punkte, die noch verbessert werden sollten: Wenn ich die Temperatur erhöhe/reduziere funktioniert das problemlos. Aber Alexa gibt dabei vollkommen falsche Temperaturen als Feedback. Bsp. „Die Wärme ist auf 71 Grad gestellt“ bei 22 Grad. Außerdem lassen sich nur Standard-Einstellungen über die App bedienen. Es wäre toll, wenn auch Sonderfunktionen von modernen Klimageräten manuell auf Memo-Schaltflächen programmiert werden könnten. Das ist jedoch Meckern auf sehr hohem Niveau. Insgesamt rechnet sich die Steuerung nach kurzer Zeit und ist sogar besser und intuitiver als die Standard-App von meiner Klimaanlage (Mitsubishi) Ich hoffe diese Rezension ist für sie hilfreich.