Deciding on whether to buy a product like TADO Smart AC Control or perhaps TADO Extension Kit? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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TADO Smart AC Control vs TADO Extension Kit

TADO Smart AC Control specs

TADO Smart AC Control
 TADO Extension Kit specs

TADO Extension Kit
Type: Smart AC control

Type: Smart heating extension kit

Compatibility: – iOS (9 or later)
– Android (Jelly Bean 4.0.3 or later)
– Windows (10 or later)

Compatibility: – iOS
– Android

Compatible app: tado° app

Compatible app: tado° app

Works with: – Amazon Alexa
– Google Assistant
– IFTTT

Works with: – Apple HomeKit
– Amazon Alexa
– Google Assistant
– IFTTT

Connectivity: – WiFi
– Infrared

Connectivity: WiFi

Power: USB

Power: Hardwired to heating system

FEATURES

FEATURES

1.: – Check the temperature of your home & control your AC from your smartphone or tablet
– Works with all air conditioners and heat pumps with remote control

1.: Control your heating system

2.: – Adapts usage based on your location via geofencing
– Adapts to your needs with automatic control, schedules, or manual control

2.: Works with heating systems that don’t have a thermostat or have a wireless thermostat

3.: – Touch interface for direct AC control
– LED matrix display shows information and settings

3.: Can replace existing programmer (UK standard backplate)

4.: – Controls your AC via infrared & connects via WiFi to the internet
– Create your own recipes with IFTTT to connect tado° to other applications and devices

GENERAL
GENERAL

Requirements: tado° Smart Thermostat Starter Kit – v3

Colour: White

Colour: White

Box contents: – tado° Smart AC Control
– USB cable
– Plug
– Adhesive strips

Box contents: – tado° Extension Kit
– Connection cable
– Terminal block
– Euroblock connectors
– RAST 5 connectors
– Screws for wall mounting x 2
– Anchors for wall mounting x 2
– Labelling for cables

Dimensions: 100 x 100 x 15 mm (H x W x D)

Dimensions: – Extension kit: 100 x 150 x 28 mm (H x W x D)
– Boxed: 55 x 175 x 175 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: – AC Control: 74 g
– Boxed: 403 g

Weight: 210 g

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years

Price: £55

Price: £59

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.2 / 10

Review Score: 9.7 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy TADO Smart AC Control or TADO Extension Kit, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 88 products in the same category as TADO Smart AC Control, which is the Smart Smart heating category. Of these 88 products the average price was £137.62, the most expensive was £549 and the cheapest was just £1.5. We then looked at the price of the 88 in the same as the TADO Extension Kit, which of course the average was £137.62, top price was £549 and cheapest £1.5.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Tado and Tado, the average was £62.20 for Tado, £62.20 for Tado. The max for each was £99/£99 and minimum was £49/£49

Price analysis of TADO Smart AC Control

Price analysis of TADO Extension Kit

  • TADO Smart AC Control

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  • Top features: – Control your AC from your smartphone or tablet – Geolocation control adapts usage to your location – Voice control with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant – Simple installation with no extra hub required Control your ACHome or away, you can see the temperature of your home and control your AC from your smartphone, tablet, or PC with tado¬∞ Smart AC Control.It can also be controlled from the unit itself which has a clear LED matrix display and touch interface.Geolocation controlUsing Geolocation, tado¬∞ can adapt to the location of you and your family – switching off when nobody is at home, and cooling or heating when it detects the first person returning.It can also be controlled using automatic control – learning and adapting to your home – schedules, or manual control.Voice controltado¬∞ works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for hands-free voice control from your smart home device so you can easily adjust the temperature without picking up your phone.You can create Applets with IFTTT to connect with other applications and smart devices.Simple installationtado¬∞ is compatible with air conditioning systems and heat pumps with a remote control that displays the AC’s current settings.It’s easy to get setup – the AC Control connects to your AC unit via infrared, just like your remote control, and connects via your WiFi to the internet without the need for an additional hub.
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  • TADO Extension Kit
  • Add-on for tado° Smart Thermostat Starter Kit (v3)
  • Works with Apple HomeKit / Google Assistant / Amazon Alexa
  • Control your home’s heating from your smartphone or tablet
  • Want to control your heating but don’t have a thermostat? The tado¬∞ Extension Kit is an add-on for the tado¬∞ Smart Thermostat Starter Kit (v3) and lets you control your heating system. It’s ideal for homes that have a wireless room thermostat or even if you don’t have a thermostat at all.The Extension Kit works as a wireless receiver for your heating system, so you can control your smart thermostat remotely wherever you are. The kit connects directly to your heating system and is easy to install. And if you want to control your hot water too, it can replace your current programmer without the need to do any rewiring.
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What’s better TADO Smart AC Control or TADO Extension Kit?

There are obviously a number of differences between TADO Smart AC Control and TADO Extension Kit, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £55 cost of TADO Smart AC Control is closer to the expectation you had than the £59 pricep point of TADO Extension Kit.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between TADO Smart AC Control and TADO Extension Kit. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that TADO Smart AC Control scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas TADO Extension Kit scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Smart Smart heating as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



TADO Smart AC Control



Rating:
9.00 out of
10