How my connected heating device works in the "Heating" menu

Summary:

This article guides you step by step through using your connected radiator. You will see how to schedule a customized program in the "Heating" menu to optimize comfort and energy savings.

Introduction:

The "Heating" section of the Enki app brings all your heating devices together in a single menu. This allows you to control all your devices easily and quickly, as detailed below, without switching interfaces. This feature simplifies the management of your everyday thermal comfort.
Eligible products?
The "Heating" section is available only if your app contains compatible devices. To use its options, add one of the following types:
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Connected radiators: Control the desired temperature for precise, personalized thermal comfort.

Connected air conditioners: Control the desired temperature for precise, personalized comfort.

"Pilot wire" receivers: Choose from several modes (Comfort, Eco, Frost protection, Off) to easily adapt your heating.

ON/OFF receivers: Simply turn the device on or off for basic but effective management.

Connected thermostats and thermostatic heads: Set the target temperature; they automatically adjust the heating for optimal comfort and controlled energy consumption.

For ON/OFF receivers, it is important to note that plugs and boiler modules are not included, as they serve a different purpose. Air conditioners are included, but only temperature control is available here. Advanced settings (fan, modes, etc.) must be configured from the air conditioner's dedicated page in the "Home" menu.

What is it used for?

The "Heating" menu manages and schedules the heating of your entire home 🏠, not just one radiator or room (except in Individual mode). It provides an overview of your thermal comfort.

When scheduling, consider your entire home 🏠, not an isolated area.

This article and its tutorials help you schedule your heating according to your needs.

You can create a customized schedule for optimal comfort and controlled energy consumption.

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Getting started
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Once your compatible products have been added, the Heating menu displays:

“ Congratulations! You have unlocked the heating feature. It is now time to configure your heating to create a schedule that will run automatically while optimizing your energy consumption.”

Click “ Let's go! ”, then choose one of the following options:

  1. Guided setup: Answer a few questions to create your schedule, which you can modify at any time.
  2. Default setup: Apply a predefined schedule that can be customized manually.

For help, see the three articles in the “How to create my heating schedule” section.

How to control my radiators through the "Heating" menu:

Requirements
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Requirements:

To control your radiators as a group through the "Heating" menu, they must be configured in "At home" mode. Here's how:

  • From the "Home" dashboard, select your device.
  • Click "Change" on the "Control type" tile.
  • Choose "At home" if it is not already selected.
  • Confirm with "✓" in the upper-right corner (or "Confirm" at the bottom on Android).

If a radiator is included in a mode or schedule, it automatically switches from "Individual control" to "At home".

To exclude a heating device from collective "At home" control, leave it in "Individual control" and disable it or leave it excluded from all modes.

Modes and schedules?

What are modes and schedules?

To understand modes and schedules in the "Heating" menu, click the link below:
     Flèche Enki 20px.png What are modes and schedules? 

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Control types

The different control types:

In the "Heating" menu, you can control your heating in 4 ways through global control:

  • On the "Control type" tile, click "Change"
  • Choose from these modes:
    Flèche Enki 20px.png Schedule: Automatically follows the scheduled program.
    Flèche Enki 20px.png Manual: Follows the setpoint in the selected mode until manually changed again.
    Flèche Enki 20px.png Off: Heating devices are set to the minimum temperature, frost protection, or turned off if supported.
    Flèche Enki 20px.png Individual: Individual control with the current setpoint, without group control through the "Heating" menu
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Please note: each control section lists your devices with their control type. The text color indicates their status:

   Your devices operate according to the "At home" control type (Collective)
  Your devices operate with the "Individual control" control type, according to the device schedule.
  Your devices operate with the "Individual control" control type, in manual mode.
 

Your devices operate with the "Individual control" control type, in frost protection mode.

Regardless of the control type, this indicates an event. (Absence detected, window open, etc.) 

  Regardless of the control type, the heating device is turned off (Off)
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Below you will find the different control modes available in the “Heating” menu. Click the desired section to view the corresponding detailed explanations.

Control type: Individual

Control type: Individual

This feature enables individual control of each heating device, without collective management. You must control them one by one, manually or through an individual schedule. (See your device's product page available in the FAQ and the article "How does my device's individual schedule work?" for more information.)
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The individual control summary contains several tiles.

Control type:

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This tile indicates that heating control is now individual. The devices no longer respond to commands from the "Heating" tab.

Manage my modes and schedules:

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This tile lets you edit and create heating modes and schedules.

Device status:

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Here you will find the status of your heating devices, divided into two categories:

Flèche Enki 20px.png Individual: Connected radiators, thermostats, thermostatic heads, and pilot-wire receivers under individual control.

Flèche Enki 20px.png Other: Air conditioners and On/Off receivers under individual control.

Control type: Off

Control type: Off

This feature controls all heating devices configured in "At home" mode to set the temperature to the minimum, frost protection, or off.

The off-control summary contains several tiles.

Control type:

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This tile indicates that collective control of the heating devices is off. The devices switch to the lowest temperature allowed by their thermostat, frost protection, or off. (Only for devices controlled in "At home" mode.)

Manage my modes and schedules:

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This tile lets you edit and create heating modes and schedules.

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Device status:

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Here you will find the status of your heating devices, divided into three categories:

Flèche Enki 20px.png At home: Connected radiators, thermostats, thermostatic heads, and pilot-wire receivers controlled collectively.

Flèche Enki 20px.png Individual: Connected radiators, thermostats, thermostatic heads, and pilot-wire receivers under individual control.

Flèche Enki 20px.png Other: Air conditioners and On/Off receivers.

Control type: Manual

Control type: Manual

This feature controls all heating devices in "At home" mode through heating modes. Temperatures and statuses are preset and customized for each mode, thereby activating all heating devices according to these settings. You must manually activate modes to control the heating devices collectively.
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The manual-control summary contains several tiles.

Control type:

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This tile indicates that collective control of the heating devices is manual. You must manually change the preset modes to control the heating devices together.

Current mode:

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This tile shows the current heating mode of your heating devices with the preset settings. To change or edit the mode, click "⁝".

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Manage my modes and schedules:

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This tile lets you edit and create heating modes and schedules.

Device status:

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Here you will find the status of your heating devices, divided into three categories:

Flèche Enki 20px.png At home: Connected radiators, thermostats, thermostatic heads, and pilot-wire receivers controlled collectively.

Flèche Enki 20px.png Individual: Connected radiators, thermostats, thermostatic heads, and pilot-wire receivers under individual control.

Flèche Enki 20px.png Other: Air conditioners and On/Off receivers under collective or individual control.

Control type: Schedule

Control type: Schedule

This feature automatically manages heating devices in "At home" mode according to a predefined schedule. You no longer need to manually set the temperature, modes, or power. In short, it provides smart and convenient management adapted to your presence and habits.

The scheduled-control summary contains several tiles.

Control type:

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This tile indicates that collective heating control is scheduled according to your programs.

Current mode:

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This tile displays your heating devices' current schedule, including the current and next modes. To modify or edit the schedule, click "⁝".

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Manage my modes and schedules:

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This tile lets you edit and create heating modes and schedules.

Device status:

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Here you will find the status of your heating devices, divided into three categories:

Flèche Enki 20px.png At home: Connected radiators, thermostats, thermostatic heads, and pilot-wire receivers controlled collectively.

Flèche Enki 20px.png Individual: Connected radiators, thermostats, thermostatic heads, and pilot-wire receivers under individual control.

Flèche Enki 20px.png Other: Air conditioners and On/Off receivers under collective or individual control.

What is a temporary override?

A temporary override lets you adjust the temperature or pilot-wire setting of your heating for a limited time without changing the existing schedule. It is useful for unexpected events, temporary needs, or changes in weather.

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A temporary override lets you quickly adjust your heating without changing the programmed settings, maintaining optimal control of your energy consumption while meeting your immediate needs.

To create an override, go to your heating device's control page through its tile, change the temperature, pilot-wire setting, or status, then set the time when the original schedule should resume.

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When a temporary override is active in your schedule, it appears in the timeline in a dedicated area (on the control page). Below it, you will find the current setting with the temperature, mode, status, and end time.

Overrides cannot be created directly from the “Heating” page.

How to create my heating schedule:

The schedule section of the Heating menu is essential for automating your home🏠 heating. It lets you schedule times and temperatures for each radiator, optimizing comfort and energy consumption. Below you will find a practical example of how to create a schedule step by step.

Three main approaches can be used to create an optimal schedule:

Flèche Enki 20px.png Progressive integration: Design your schedule by adding your devices one at a time.

Flèche Enki 20px.png Time-based integration: Design your schedule hour by hour.

Flèche Enki 20px.png Full integration: Design your schedule by assembling all your devices and times at once.

Details are available through the links below. Each method reflects a different way of thinking, with no one-size-fits-all solution. You can also combine these approaches or explore others to better organize your schedule.

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The progressive integration method

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The time-based integration method

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The full integration method

☝️ Click the link for the method you would like to view ☝️

 

Things to know about the Heating menu:

Why doesn't my heating device appear in the menu?

Flèche Enki 20px.png Check that it is a compatible device: connected heating or air conditioning, "pilot wire" or ON/OFF receiver, connected thermostat, or connected thermostatic head. Also check that it is paired with the correct entry in the app.

I can't select the "At home" control type for my device. The message says: "Synchronization with the home unavailable. This device is not enabled in any mode in the Heating tab." What should I do?
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Flèche Enki 20px.png Enable your heating device in at least one mode to use "At home" control. By default, it is not included in any mode.

In the Heating tab, open “ Manage modes and schedules” to edit a mode and add your device to it.

Can I set a schedule for each heating device instead of one global schedule?

Flèche Enki 20px.png Yes. From the control page, select the use "Individual control", then the mode "Device schedule". You can then create a schedule dedicated to that heating device. (Except air conditioners and On/Off receivers.)

Can I give multiple schedules the same name?

Flèche Enki 20px.png No, each schedule must have a unique name.

What temperatures are recommended?

Flèche Enki 20px.png In a home:
      - Living room: 20.0°C
      - Bedroom: 18.0°C
      - Bathroom: 23.0°C
It is recommended to lower the temperature by 2 to 3°C in an unoccupied room.

How do I apply a manual override to my heating device?

Flèche Enki 20px.png From the control page, change the setpoint. Then specify the end time for the override.

How can I tell whether my device is following a schedule?

Flèche Enki 20px.png Use the following methods:

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From your device's control page:

Check the control type and make sure schedule mode is enabled.

Through the Heating menu:

Check your devices' status: scheduled, manual, frost protection, off, or individual.

Can I add a schedule to my favorites ?

Flèche Enki 20px.png No, schedules do not have a favorites feature.

Are new heating devices added to the schedule?

Flèche Enki 20px.png Yes, they are present but disabled by default in all available modes. For each mode, enable them and configure their setpoint.

Can I create multiple Away modes with different temperatures?

Flèche Enki 20px.png Yes. Each mode must have a different name and can use a different temperature.

Why doesn't my radiator turn off?

Flèche Enki 20px.png Some heating devices cannot be completely turned off. They switch to the minimum temperature or frost protection mode.

How long does schedule synchronization take?

Flèche Enki 20px.png It can take up to 15 minutes, depending on the number of modes and devices involved. The more complex the schedule, the longer synchronization takes.

How do I change schedules?

Flèche Enki 20px.png In the scheduled control type, tap "⁝" on the “Current schedule” tile, then tap “Change schedule.” Select the desired schedule, then tap "✓" in the upper-right corner (iOS) or "Save" at the bottom of the screen (Android).

What is the difference between individual and manual control?

Flèche Enki 20px.png With individual control, each heating device operates independently and only its status is visible. With manual control, you can control them collectively using the modes you create.

One of my radiators, configured to remain under individual control, automatically switches to "At home" control and follows the collective schedule settings instead of its individual schedule. Why?

Flèche Enki 20px.png Even if its control type is set to "Individual control," if it is included in one of the modes, it will automatically switch to "At home" control when that mode is applied. Make sure that the heating device that should be controlled individually is excluded from all existing modes. When it is excluded, its slider appears gray in the relevant mode.

Why is the "Off" control type sometimes grayed out?

Flèche Enki 20px.png With the "Individual" control type, your devices cannot be controlled collectively. First enable the "Schedule" or "Manual" control type, then check that each device is set to "At home." You can then select "Off." Depending on the device, it will switch to "Off" or "Frost protection."

Is it better to turn off the radiator or set it to "Frost protection" mode?

Flèche Enki 20px.png We recommend choosing "Frost protection" mode. A heating device that is turned off in cold weather can be damaged, as can certain parts of your home or even the home itself.

For any questions about the "Heating" menu, contact our technical support. Please specify:

  • The brand and model of your phones or tablets.

  • The devices and their names in the app that you want to interact with in the "Heating" menu.

  • A clear description of your request.

The more details you provide, the better we can help you.


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