Tado Smart Thermostat v3 review
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Tado is so confident that its Smart Thermostat v3 will save you money that if offers a money back guarantee if it hasn't cut your energy bills within the first 12 months. This might be a tempting offer, but if your smart thermostat is complicated to set up and use, doesn't have helpful features and can't read temperature accurately, it may not be worth it. So how did this smart thermostat fare in our tests? Read our full review to find out.
- Pros and cons
- What is it?
- What's it great at?
- Is there anything I should watch out for?
- Is there anything else I should know?
- Should I buy it?
First reviewed by Which?
May 2018
Released
September 2016
Technical specifications
General
- Child lockNo
- Operating systemsAndroid, Apple
- Height10.4 cm
- Width10.4 cm
- Depth1.8 cm
- Wired or wireless
- Frost protection
Test results
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