Baldrick Thx mate. Will take a look.
hornbyben My system detects when I turn it on and closes all the blinds and turns the lights off. Then when i turn it off it opens the blinds or turns the lights on (depending on if it’s after sunset).
That’s awesome.
In the first run, switches, selected sockets, some curtains/blinds, garden irrigation and radiators.
We do not want to replace all the curtains and blinds in one go. I think, we would look at the living room, kitchen, 2 bed rooms and leave the rest for costs reasons.
Who is your curtains and blinds supplier? If blinds, are they as effective as heavy curtains, which block cold and lights ?
Music can wait. We will integrate what ever we have - TV, radios, apple devices. We want to ensure it is compliant with 3rd party AVRs, speakers etc.
He may have to drop in eventually before he can provide an actual quote.
We will evaluate this over Thread-Matter-Homekit wifi based automation, although systems like Laxone appeal me a lot.
The toughest decision is opening the floors to lay bigger copper pipes if we take the Air Heat pump. Our chief concern will be the kitchen as it is only 5 years old! Even if we put radiators, which will be on the first floor, they would require bigger pipes.
If we do open, additional ethernet will be easier on the ground floor. We will also have to replace the boiler with combi or mega flow to take advantage of the opener floors!
Thx for the inputs.