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1. London Mon 05 Jan 2015 Wind in mph Today lt gt 6 J Te o A wi gt e O N EASY THERM The Graph Menu Item Selecting Graph displays a graph of the temperatures from the Easytherm internal sensor Home Prog Weather Graph Logout Easytherm Temperature 30 12 01 01 03 01 05 01 31 12 02 01 04 01 E Temperature N EASY THERM App Messages When using the App you may see messages appear like the message below Home Prog Weather Graph Logout Next ON Next ON 17 35 15 49 17 40 Mon Next OFF 24 c Next OFF 20 00 20 00 K Boost BBDO x EASY THERM Currently there are 3 messages like this e No Internet means that your Smartphone is not connected to 3G or WiFi e ET Home Timeout you are connected but the signal may not be strong enough e Easytherm Timeout your Easytherm is not connected to the internet properly Notes If your Easytherm is not connected to the internet at all or is powered off it is usually not possible to log into the App ET Home Timeout messages may also occur if ET Home is not working or if ET Home has been taken off line for maintenance purposes Maintenance is generally done during the hours of early morning 6 Using the Easytherm via a Web Browser Many Easytherm customers will find that the App and Pushbutton methods for controlling the Easytherm described in the last 2 sections of this manual are2. sufficient for everyday use Additionally the Easytherm may be accessed and controlled via a web browser but only from within the home This can be useful if you want to access the Easytherm from eg a Smart TV or other device which do not support Apps Additionally there are some features which are only available through this method of access these include i Setting a new Username and Password the same Username and Password is used by the App and by web browser access ii Setting a new WiFi SSID and Password for the Easytherm iii Setting the correct time on the Easytherm Note this should not normally be required as the Easytherm gets its time from the ET Home central server If you want to use Web Browser access to the Easytherm Please read the detailed User Manual which can be downloaded from our website at www easytherm co uk 7 Testing and Troubleshooting Now that you have set the Easytherm clock password username Heating and Hot Water on and off times and Heating and Hot Water programmes keep a close eye on the Easytherm LEDs and your boiler for the first 24 hour cycle to ensure that all is well Check that the Heating or Hot Water blue Status LEDs are lit on the Easytherm Boiler Controller during the expected on times and listen to the boiler for a good few minutes and you should eventually hear the boiler fire Many modern boiler installations take a few minutes to fire because valves have to open and vari
3. Using the Easytherm Quick Start Guide EA Steve Lord Contents 1 Safety and other Important Notices 2 Before you start using your Easytherm 3 Introduction to Easytherm 4 Using the Easytherm Pushbuttons and LCD menus 5 Using the Easytherm Smartphone App 6 Using the Easytherm via a Web Browser 7 Testing and Troubleshooting 8 Browser Compatibility 9 Final Word 10 Usernames Passwords API keys etc Copyright Easytherm Ltd 2015 All rights reserved by Easytherm Ltd V2 3 26 1 2015 No part of this content may be reproduced or stored in any kind of a retrieval system without consent from the author Referenced to version 4 02P Easytherm firmware and version 4 8 0T of the App 1 Safety and other Important Notices The Easytherm boiler controller must be installed by a suitably qualified person in accordance with the latest IEEE Wiring Regulations Please ensure that the installer has obtained read and fully understood the Easytherm Installation and User Manual prior to starting the installation There are no user serviceable parts within the Easytherm and the Easytherm enclosure must not be opened by anyone who has not been appointed and trained by Easytherm to do so The Easytherm battery has an expected life of 10 years and can be replaced by a suitably qualified installation company by removing the Easytherm from its backplate and then sliding the battery out of its receptacle in the Easytherm enclosure It is not
4. enu Programmer Only Mode ie not using internal sensor or optional WiFi Thermostat Home Prog Weather Graph Logout Home Prog Weather Graph Logout Optional WiFi Thermostat or Next Heating Internal sensor ON Time Temperature 1 7 42 Next Current Mon Heating Time and Next OFF 3 c Next OFF OFF Time Day 24HRS Heating Logo Water Heating ON LED ny Heating BOOST button Heating overio gt QED over button Heating p GD PROGRAM EASY THERM button Thermostat Set Point If you are using the Internal Thermostat or have the Optional external WiFi Thermostat fitted the current temperature will be shown in large letters in the centre of the blue box Click on the Thermostat Temperature to make the Select Thermostat Temperature form to appear as shown below Use the UP and DOWN arrows on the form to select your chosen room temperature and then press OK to save Home Prog Weather Graph Logout EASY THERM The PROG menu item Selecting Prog from the Menu will cause the Heating and Water ON and OFF times to be displayed Note that the Menu changes to allow you to select the Day of Week that you wish to view and or modify Changes to ON and OFF times are made by clicking on the individual times which causes a Time Spinner to be displayed as shown Use the UP and DOWN arrows to select a new time then press OK to return to the ON OFF times screen Finally don t forget to clic
5. in ON until the next scheduled OFF time effectively bringing forward and extending the next scheduled ON time If the Heating or Hot Water is ON when Override is selected the Heating or Hot Water is turned OFF effectively brining the current cycle to a premature end Use the UP and DOWN arrows to navigate to the OVERRIDE that you want and then click on the MENU button to switch ON the OVERRIDE Then navigate to Home and click on the MENU button to M 3 return to the home screen You Mon 17818 31c should now see the Override ON 17 30 OFF 20 00 3x message as shown Important Note Override is a bit more powerful than the BOOST function which only lasts for 2 hours so care needs to be used to ensure that the Heating or Water is not left overridden for longer than is intended The Water and Heating Program menu i There are five possible settings for the Hot Water and a further five settings for the Heating these are OFF 1x 2x 3xand ON li If the Hot Water programme is set to OFF the hot water will never come on If the hot water is set to ON the Hot Water will always be on likewise for the Heating ie the BOOST and OVERRIDE buttons will not work when the programme is set to OFF or ON see the last few pages for a description of the Boost and Override Buttons iii You might want to use the OFF programme if you go away but don t forget the risk of freezing weather You might
6. ing any questions about the operation of your Easytherm 11 Tidying up 3 Introduction to Easytherm The Easytherm has 2 channels which are independently controlled to switch your heating and hot water on and off up to 3 times each day In this way it is similar to a conventional 2 channel 7 day boiler programmer but with the added simplicity of being able to set the on and off times via an intuitive smartphone App or alternatively via a browser based web interface The smartphone App has been designed to work on the more recent models of the iPhone and Android Phones and also works well with some visual limitations on iPads and Android Pads There is also web browser based access to the Easytherm for customers who wish to use other devices within their home to view and control the Easytherm such as Smart TVs Certain configuration items such as the WiFi settings and the Username Password can only be changed via web browser access Please note however that using the Web Browser interface is limited to the home only you do need the App in order to access and control your Easytherm from outside the home Your chosen Easytherm installation company will make the network connection between the Boiler Controller and your smartphone tablet or pc and will demonstrate how you use the Easytherm via the smartphone App and via a browser in the home If you want to have a detailed description of how your Easytherm was installed configured and co
7. is document contains a subset of the many capabilities and options available via the Easytherm For more information please read the detailed User Manual which can be downloaded from our website at www easytherm co uk 10 Your Web Password Username and Internet URL Your Easytherm Web Access Username f Your Easytherm Web Access Password f Your Easytherm Web Access URL f Installation Company Telephone Number oo f Notes Your installer should have written important information relating to your installation into the boxes shown above and they should explain each item before they leave Please make sure that you write any changes that you make onto this page Remember that you may not be able to access the Easytherm if you lose the passwords or usernames
8. k on Save otherwise the new times will not be saved away The Copy button can be used to copy all ON OFF times from one day to another Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fn Sat Sun Monday Monday X W Select new On OFF Time 06 30 ON 1 06 30 a A 08 45 OFF 1 08 45 v 17 30 v 17 30 ON2 47 30 gt 20 00 OFF 2 20 00 Ooo 22 00 ON 3 22 00 ON 3 23 00 OFF 3 23 00 OFF 3 Save Co gt EASY THERM EASY THERM Notes i The Easytherm is delivered with default settings for Heating on and off times ii The Easytherm will stop you from entering incorrect times such as 24 79 It also checks whether the on and off times are inthe correct sequence eg you cannot have an on time which precedes a previous off time iii When you select Save after making changes to a particular day s on off settings and you wish to revisit that day in the Prog menu shortly afterwards you may see the Wait message displayed as shown below This will also occur after performing a Copy to all days The Wait operation typically lasts around 45 seconds while your new settings are safely saved to the Easytherm Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr Sat Sun Updating NA aS Wait ON 1 Wait Wait OFF 1 Wait Wait ON 2 Wait Wait OFF 2 Wait Wait ON 3 Wait Wait OFF 3 Wait EASY THERM The Weather Menu Item Selecting Weather causes the weather forecast for the next 3 days to be displayed Home Prog Weather Graph Logout MetOffice
9. n front of the day of the week as shown below PON 17 30 OFF 26 66 3 fk Mon 08 Sic 4 UN 17 36 OFF 26 66 3 Froststat Enabled If the Froststat is enabled the Easytherm will switch the Heating ON when the temperature in your house falls below approximately 5 degrees centigrade It is important to note the following Use of the Froststat may increase your heating bills The Easytherm must be located where the ambient temperature is representative of the temperature required for the Froststat to prevent freezing The Froststat will work even if the Heating Program is set to OFF During Heating ON periods it is assumed that the internal Easytherm Froststat is NOT required and the Easytherm will heat your house to the temperature set on your Thermostat or to the Set Point temperature of the internal Easytherm Thermostat if the internal Easytherm Thermostat has been enabled The Main Menu Once the MENU button has been pressed the main Easytherm menu is shown and the UP and DOWN keys can be used to navigate as shown below Note that the top line Thermostat Temp will only be shown if you have the optional WiFi Thermostat fitted and enabled 2 Then use the UP and DOWN arrows to move the cursor to your desired choice Finally use the menu button again to select your chosen menu item gt Thermostat Temp Boost amp Override 1 Click on Heat Prosram the menu J oan Water Program b
10. necessary to dismantle the enclosure to do this Batteries must be disposed of at an authorised battery disposal or recycling centre As is the case for all boiler controllers electronic equipment is prone to failure and while steps have been taken to minimise this in the Easytherm there is a risk that failure of the Easytherm could result in damage for example in the case where heating fails to come on during cold weather Easytherm Ltd cannot accept liability for consequential damages 2 Before you start using your Easytherm Make sure that your chosen Easytherm installation company has completed the following items prior to handing over the Easytherm to you 1 Installation and wiring up of the Easytherm Boiler Controller 2 Connection of the Easytherm Boiler Controller to your home network 3 Installing the App on your chosen smartphone pad or pc WHILST YOU ARE WATCHING AND WITH YOUR PARTICIPATION 4 Logging into the Easytherm using at least one of your chosen devices ideally an Android Smartphone or iPhone but a Pad or Laptop with a Chrome Browser will also work 5 Configuring the basic Easytherm settings such as a 7 Day programme for Heating and Hot Water 6 Testing that the Heating and Hot water switch on and off via the Easytherm 7 Logging Off and Logging On again 8 Using the Easytherm when you are away from home 9 Writing your Easytherm App amp web access Username and Password in this manual 10 Answer
11. nnected to your home network you should read the manual entitled Installing the Easytherm Boiler Controller which is available from our website at www easytherm co uk The remainder of this manual is split into 2 distinct sections Using the Easytherm Pushbuttons and LCD menus useful for all customers Using the Easytherm Smartphone App useful for all customers 4 Using the Easytherm Pushbuttons and LCD Menus The Status Screen Next Water ON and OFF times Current Time Internal Sensor Temperature If you are using an cl Easytherm without the optional ION 17 30 FF 20 06 3 external WiFi menu Mon 5 U8 Zic WiFi Thermostat ON 17 30 OFF 20 00 3 fay the LCD display will look like this Current Day Next Heating ON and OFF times Heating Program Setting Next Water ON and OFF times WiFi Thermostat Temperature Thermostat Set Point If you are using an Easytherm with the ON 17 30 F 20 06 3 optional external iz 20 Vie Set WiFi Thermostat the LCD display will look like this WiFi Found ON 17 36 OFF 26 66 Icon Current Time and Day Next Heating ON and OFF times Heating Program Setting The Froststat The Easytherm has a Froststat feature to help protect your pipes from freezing during cold weather The Froststat is usually enabled or disabled during installation depending on customer requirements If the Froststat has been enabled a star will be shown on the LCD Status Screen i
12. ore detailed fault finding information 8 Browser Compatibility Examples of browsers that work well with Easytherm are iPhone App tested and works on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 using the Safari browser Should be OK for iPhone 6 Where possible IOS Version 8 1 1 or above should be used Versions 6 and 7 of IOS should also be OK but versions 8 0 x and version 5 x x must not be used Android App works on Android 4 1 and above with Google Chrome Probably OK for Android 4 Google Chrome browser version 31 or above should be used as the browser The standard Android browser must not be used Most Android phones have the Google Chrome browser already installed as well as the standard Android Browser Windows Phone yet to be tested but the App should work using the Internet Explorer browser on the more recent Windows Phones Laptops App works well on Windows 7 with Google Chrome 36 and probably works on Chrome 31 onwards Although this has yet to be tested the App should work fine on recent Mac laptops using the Safari browser The Easytherm Boiler Controller makes use of Javascript you may need to turn on support for Javascript in your browser if some things are not working If you use Google to search How do turn on Javascript inmy Browser you will find lots of useful guides for the various browsers However it is worth noting that most browsers will already have Javascript turned on 9 Final Word Th
13. ous processes have to take place in the boiler first The boiler will then continue to fire in bursts throughout the scheduled on period as the temperature exceeds the thermostat set point and then cooling causes the thermostat to demand heat again Note you should check that the room thermostat or cylinder thermostat is set at a level where the boiler will fire Eg if the ambient temperature is 25 degrees centigrade and your room thermostat is set to 22 degrees centigrade the boiler will not fire the Heating even if the Easytherm Heating LED is lit Likewise if the water in your hot water tank is already at or above the temperature set on the tank thermostat the boiler will not fire If your Easytherm appears to have stopped controlling your boiler Check that the Easytherm display is lit and that the clock is working as expected This is an important test because the clock is operated via the Easytherm software ie if the clock has stopped the software has stopped working If this has happened Reset the Easytherm using the little reset button on the bottom of the Easytherm box Try switching the Easytherm programme to ON for first the Heating and then the Hot Water via the Menu button on the front of the Easytherm box eg Menu Heat Program On Once you have set either the Hot Water or Heating programme toON check that the Heating or Hot Water blue Status LED is lit on the Easytherm and then listen to the boiler for a few min
14. rm App icon to start the App and then click on the Connect button as shown below You should see the progress bar start to move while the App looks for the Easytherm server If your internet connection is working the App should find the Easytherm server within a few seconds and you may then be asked to enter a Username and Password these should have been written in the back of this manual Don t worry if the Username and Password boxes don t appear it just means that App security has been turned off by the installation engineer Click on the Log In button to complete this step Welcome To Easytherm Enter your Username and Please press Connect to log in Password in the boxes provided and press Login Easytherm Server Found Username Password gt EASY THERM EASY THERM The App home screen should appear Below you can see the Heating controls are aligned in a column on the left had side and the Water controls are aligned on the right hand side If you haven t already done so please now read about the BOOST OVERRIDE and PROGRAM functions which were explained in the previous section of this manual If the Heating or Water PROGRAM is currently set to 1x 2x or 3x you could now try to turn on the Heating or Water by clicking on the OVERRIDE button and observing what happens to the Easytherm Don t forget to turn off the OVERRIDE afterwards by clicking onthe button again Thermostat Mode App M
15. sed with either the permanently ON or OFF Programs e g to ensure that the premises do not freeze or that fuel is not inadvertently wasted The Show ON OFF Times menu Displays all of the ON and OFF times for the Heating and Water for the current day The ON and OFF times can only be changed via the App or via the Web Browser log in The Show Network Info menu The Show Network Info screen is helpful for diagnosing and resolving connection problems Additionally the IP Address shown on the top line of the Show Network Info display can be entered into the address bar of an internet browser on a smartphone pad or pc connected to the WiFi network to gain access to the Easytherm web screens Meaning of the WiFi messages in the Show Network Info screen WFScan searching for a wifi router which usually takes about 35 secs after power on NODHCFP cannot find a DHCP IP address Disappears after approx 1 second if all is OK No WiFi WiFi not found WFScan will usually re start in approx 15 seconds LinkOK WiFi successfully connected Should see this approx 40 secs after power on reset ET Home If WiFi OK should flash every few seconds indicating can see central server Note The optional external WiFi Thermostat has not been fitted in this example 5 Using the Easytherm Smartphone App The Easytherm App should have been installed on a device of your choosing by the Installation Engineer Click on the Easythe
16. utes and you should eventually hear the boiler fire As before you should check that the room thermostat or cylinder thermostat is set at a level where the boiler will fire If you do not hear the boiler fire after 10 15 minutes and you are sure that the thermostat is set at a level where the Heating or Hot Water should fire and the relevant Easytherm LED is on you might want to check your boiler status panel to see if your boiler is displaying any fault codes before calling your installation company for help If your App has stopped working Check that you have internet access to your smartphone laptop etc by opening a browser and trying to browse to a site like www bbc co uk Note due to a thing called cacheing the Google site often appears even if you are not connected to the internet so this is not a good indicator of internet connectivity If everything is ok on your Smartphone Laptop etc check that the little flashing lollipop WiFi Found Icon is showing on the right hand side of the Easytherm LCD display see pictures in section 4 of this manual to see what this looks like If the lollipop is not flashing check that your home WiFi router is working and then use a Smartphone or Laptop to check that you can get a WiFi signal by the Easytherm Sometimes re positioning or re starting your router can solve this problem If none of the above works try looking at the FAQs on www easytherm co ukK for much m
17. uttonto Show ONOFF Times reveal the Show Network Info Easytherm Home Home Menu Selecting Home always takes you back to the home screen shown on the previous page The Boost and Override menu BOOST BOOST allows you to instantly provide 2 hours of central heating and or water heating at the touch of a button The Easytherm Programme must be set to either 1x 2x or 3x for the BOOST button to work for obvious reasons the ON and OFF programmes do not allow BOOST If the BOOST is activated while the associated Heating or Hot Water is already on the Easytherm waits until the scheduled on time has completed and then starts to count down the 2 Hours Therefore using BOOST during a scheduled on period has the effect of extending the on period by 2 hours The BOOST function can be cancelled at any time by selecting BOOST from the menu again Use the UP and DOWN arrows to Boost h navigate to the BOOST that you want Oride h and then click on the MENU button to Oride Home switch ON the BOOST Then navigate to Home and click on the MENU button to return to the home screen You should now see the Boost Left hour and minute counters Remember these will not start counting down if you are already in a Heating or Water ON period The Boost and Override menu Continued OVERRIDE If the Heating or Hot Water is OFF when Override is selected the Heating or Hot Water is turned ON and will rema
18. want to use the ON programme to test that the Easytherm correctly fires your Heating or Hot Water See the next page iii Using the 1x programme will cause the Hot Water or Heating to switch on for the first of the on amp off times set for each day only the second and third set of on amp off times will be ignored Likewise using the 2x programme will switch on the Hot Water or Heating for the first and second of the on amp off times set for each day etc for the 3x programme iv If you want to have the effect of 3x programmes on some days and 2x programmes on other days you can set dummy on amp off times such as an on time of 12 00 followed by a corresponding off time of 12 00 Eg with the Heating programme set to 3x and the Heating on amp off times set to ON1 06 30 OFF1 08 00 ON2 12 00 OFF2 12 00 ON3 18 00 OFFS 22 00 the Heating will only come on between 6 30 to 8 00am and 6 to 10pm Use the UP and DOWN arrows to navigate to the Program setting that you want and then click on the MENU button to select When the Program setting has been selected the display will automatically return to the Home screen and selected program can be seen on the right hand side of the Water and Heating display lines Also notice the ON Permanently message Important Note in this example of setting a Program we have set the Water to be permanenily ON Whilst this is a common scenario great care needs to be u
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