There are two types of heating devices supported by Enki 2.0 that you can control:

• Connected heaters: Controlled by temperature, you define the target temperature you want
• Pilot wire modules/receivers: Controlled by commands such as "Comfort", "Eco", "Frost Protection", or "Off"
• ON/OFF pilot wire modules: Controlled by turning the device on or off

Here is an example of a room named "Living Room" in which the user has a heating element equipped with a pilot wire module and a connected radiator:

Note that some pilot wire modules support up to six commands instead of four, which adds the commands "Comfort -1° " and "Comfort -2° to your control options.

 

Controlling your heating

There are two ways to control your heating system in Enki 2.0:

• Individual control: simple and direct, you define the temperature or heating command for each device at any time.
• Control by mode and schedule: You organize the control of your heating based on your lifestyle and schedule to automate the management of your radiators

 

Individual control

On the home screen, you will find all of your heating devices listed in the different rooms of your home with the current set point (desired temperature or pilot wire command):

By clicking on the device, you can change the set point.

 

Pilot wire modules

By opening the screen of a radiator equipped with a pilot wire module, you can change the desired command among the four or six supported commands:

There are four or six possible commands depending on the radiator:

• Comfort: To be used when you are in the room. ADEME recommends a temperature of 19°C.
• Eco: To be used at night or during absences of a few hours. ADEME recommends a deviation of 3.5°C below comfort mode to optimize energy consumption required to return to comfort temperature.
• Frost protection: To be used during long absences (several days), generally around 7°C.
• Off: use to completely turn off your radiator.

If your radiators support six commands, you have two new possible commands:

• Comfort -1: 1°C below comfort mode
• Comfort -2: 2°C below comfort mode

The temperatures associated with the pilot wire commands can be customized on the radiator itself if it allows it. Refer to the radiator manual for more information.

 

ON/OFF modules

With ON/OFF modules, it is possible to control your heating devices by sending a command to turn them on or off.

 

 

Connected heaters

In the case of a heating device controlled by temperature, such as a connected heater, you can follow the measured temperature and set the target temperature by clicking on the + and - buttons to change the set point.

Tip: It is also possible to change the set points from an action of a scenario!

 

Control by mode and schedule

To manage all of your home's heating appliances more efficiently, we are introducing "Modes" and "Schedules".

To do this, go to the "Heating" screen by clicking on the icon at the bottom:

Modes

A mode allows you to define the set points on one or more heaters in a grouped manner.

By default, Enki automatically creates the following three basic modes:

• Present: To be used when you are present during the day
• Absent: To be used when you are absent
• Night: To be used when you are sleeping

The 3 basic modes are editable but cannot be deleted.

You can then add your own custom modes according to your habits, for example "Teleworking", "Evening", by clicking on the in the top right corner of the screen

Add or modify modes

When you add or edit a mode, you simply need to select the heaters you want to include in the mode and the desired set point (desired temperature or pilot wire command) for that mode.

For example, let's create a "Teleworking" mode that controls the radiator in the office at 20°C (and does not change the set point in the kitchen):

In a second example presented below, let's configure a mode to control the heaters as follows:

• Radiator in the office: 20°C
• Radiator in the kitchen (pilot wire): Comfort -2
• Radiator in the bathroom: 17°C

 

Activate modes

At any time, you can activate a mode by simply clicking on the button of the desired mode.

Once the mode is activated, it is identified in the list with the term "Active" so that you can see the current mode at a glance. By clicking on the icon you can stop all your heaters.

 

Tips for defining your modes

We have designed the modes to allow you to control your entire home according to your different moments of life rather than radiator by radiator.

• The "Present" mode when you are home during the day. ADEME recommends that you configure your living areas to around 19°C or Comfort command and bedrooms to 16°C or Eco command (if not used during the day) in this mode.
• The "Night" mode when you are sleeping. ADEME recommends that you configure your bedrooms to around 17°C or Comfort -2°C command and your living areas to 16°C or Eco command in this mode.
• The "Absent" mode when no one is home. ADEME recommends configuring all your radiators to a set point temperature of around 16°C or Eco command.
• If you have specific days of presence (Wednesday, teleworking, etc.), you can create an associated mode and configure your rooms and objects according to your habit. For example, you can create a "Teleworking" mode in which you heat your workspace to around 19°C or Comfort command while the rest of the house is at 16°C.
• If you have specific moments (evening, weekend, etc.) for which you want more precise management of the rooms to optimize your comfort and consumption, you can create a specific mode according to your need.
• For long absences, you can create a "Vacation" mode in which you configure all your devices to Frost Protection mode.

You can create up to 20 different modes.

At any time, you can activate the desired mode with a single click from your Enki application.

 

Schedules

To automate the regulation of your heating, Enki 2.0 allows you to design weekly schedules to automatically activate your modes according to your lifestyle habits.

To do this, in the heating screen, click on the "Schedules" tab:

By default, Enki automatically creates the "Default Schedule" schedule that you can then rename or edit. You can also create up to 10 schedules by clicking on the in the top right corner.

 

Add or modify schedules

When you add or edit a schedule, you simply need to define which mode to activate according to the time of day for each day of the week of your schedule.

The schedule created by default will look like this:

By clicking on a day, you can edit the schedule:

In the example above, for each day of the week, the schedule will activate:

• the "Night" mode from midnight to 6am
• then the "Present" mode from 6am to 9am
• then the "Absent" mode from 9am to 5pm
• then the "Present" mode again from 5pm to 10pm
• and finally the "Night" mode from 10pm to 11:59pm.

To copy the schedule for this day to other days of the week, click on "Apply to other days" then select the desired days.

To add or modify a time range of your schedule, click on an existing time range or on "Add a time range".

For each time range, you define:

• the start time and end time
• the desired heating mode for this time slot, among all the heating modes you have created as well as the three basic modes (Present, Absent, and Night).

 

Activate schedules

You can now activate a schedule by simply clicking on the icon. Once activated, you can stop this schedule by clicking on the icon and thus stop all programming.

The example below shows a user who has three schedules, the first of which, named "Default Schedule", is active:

You can easily switch from one schedule to another or stop everything (for example, in the summer).

 

Our advice for optimizing your schedules

We have designed the MODES and SCHEDULES functions to allow you to optimize the programming of your devices as close as possible to your life, with different types of radiators. By taking a few minutes to program your devices, you will have both more comfort and maximum energy savings.

Here is an example of a user who uses 6 different modes to be as close as possible to his moments of life:

By defining 3 additional modes, it then allows him to have really different schedules from one day to the other, and therefore as close as possible to his needs.

On Tuesday, he teleworks and therefore uses this mode to only have his office in Comfort mode during the day. He watches TV in the evening every day and so has created a mode for that moment.

On Saturday, he uses an "Evening" mode that lasts until 11:00 p.m.

It's up to you to make Enki the best partner for your comfort and energy savings!

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