Smart thermostats are the latest must have gadget in a modern home and with Black Friday and Cyber Monday here you might have bought one, maybe after reading our guide here

Google Nest or Hive are now an install upgrade for most of our customers, after all what's not to like about ability control your heating from the comfort of your bed or on router to your home from work.

All you need to control your boiler and the overall temperature is a decent wifi connection, a smart phone and a wireless thermostat device and hub.

To be able to control the temperature in individual rooms your radiators will need to have thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs), which can be fitted to any radiator by a skilled heating engineer.

Both Nest and the Hive system can be used to control a whole host of exciting internet connected devices - lights, smart plugs, motion sensors, and window and door sensors. Even be controlled via Alexa or Google Home smart speakers.

You can monitor your energy usage and programme your thermostat accordingly which helps you be more efficient and environmental.

Both Hive and Nest can detect when you are at home using GPS technology and allow you to control the temperature by single room via your smart phone or a web browser and can adapt to different temperatures and weather conditions.

But importantly, they significantly reduce your energy wastage.

This is mainly down to the high level of information you get because they alert you about your energy consumption.

Before ordering a wireless thermostat you will need to check whether your boiler or heating system is compatible. For advice or help installing your new wireless thermostat, get in touch with us and we can talk you through the process: