Summary:
This article guides you step by step through creating an effective heating automation schedule for your home 🏠 using a time integration method. A concrete example—neither too simple nor too complex—will help you easily understand and apply these principles.
Reminder:
This article complements the one about how the connected radiator works in the "Heating" menu. If you have not read it yet, click the link above to discover all the features of the Heating menu. ☝️
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The schedule organizes the operation of all the heating devices in your home 🏠, not just one radiator or one room. It applies to your entire home 🏠 to ensure overall thermal comfort. When creating the schedule, think about your entire home 🏠, not an isolated zone. This tutorial guides you in effectively scheduling your heating according to your needs. You can then define a customized schedule that ensures thermal comfort while optimizing energy consumption. |
Schedule creation example:
Before creating your schedule in the app, it is essential to review your home's configuration and first establish the schedule on paper. Click the desired section below to display the explanations, which are provided as an example.
Our home
Our home:
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Here is our home 🏠. It consists of three rooms equipped with heaters. The home 🏠 is organized as follows:
We therefore have three radiators to integrate into the schedule. |
How do you create a schedule 📅 for the three heating systems?
We will use the “time integration” method 🕰️ for a precise and detailed 7-day schedule, with each day divided into 24 hours.
You will need to determine the status of the heating devices at each moment, particularly at midnight, and then note the times when these statuses change.
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It is crucial to clearly define your heating schedules to optimize their efficiency and ensure suitable comfort. Here, the schedules from Monday through Friday are identical, reflecting a work routine, while the weekend schedules differ to accommodate specific habits. During the week, the heating is reduced while people are away at work, but on the weekend, it is programmed for optimal comfort at home. |
What temperatures 🌡️ are recommended in a home?
The recommended temperatures 🌡️ in a home are as follows:
For a living area: 20.0°C
For a bedroom: 18.0°C
For a bathroom: 23.0°C
When a room is unoccupied for an extended period, it is recommended to reduce the temperature 🌡️ by 2 to 3 degrees to avoid unnecessary heating.
Temperatures are preset on the heater through its interface, according to the different modes.
How to create a schedule on paper: Time integration method
Establishing a schedule for the heating devices on paper:
| First, you need to know the status of each radiator at midnight, then note each time when the status of one of the heating devices changes (on, off, temperature change) throughout the day. This produces a precise schedule for radiator operation in the home 🏠. |
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Monday through Friday: At midnight, only the bedroom is heated for optimal comfort. The other radiators are set to a low temperature. The status is therefore as follows:
Our schedule starts as follows:
At 5:00 AM, before waking up, the bathroom is heated. The bedroom remains at a high temperature and the living room at a low temperature. This is the second mode:
The schedule continues as follows:
Then, at 5:30 AM, the bedroom cools down while the living room warms up before leaving for work. The bathroom remains at a high temperature. Here is our third mode:
We continue building our schedule.
At 6:00 AM, only the living room is heated to provide a pleasant environment before leaving for work. The bedroom and bathroom switch to a reduced temperature. Here is a new mode:
The rest of our schedule is as follows:
Starting at 7:00 AM, everyone leaves for work and the house is unoccupied. The heating in the living room, bathroom, and bedroom therefore switches to reduced mode. The temperature remains stable all day to prevent the house from becoming cold. A new situation therefore requires a new mode:
Let's continue building our schedule:
At 7:00 PM, the living room is heated for everyone's return. The bathroom and bedroom, still unoccupied, remain at a lower temperature. This setting corresponds to mode No. 4 (M4):
We can therefore add it to our schedule again:
Then, at 10:00 PM, we heat the bedroom for the night while the living room remains at a comfortable temperature. Since the bathroom is not being used, its temperature remains low. This situation therefore requires the creation of a new mode:
Our schedule is completed as follows:
Finally, at 10:30 PM, the bedroom temperature remains unchanged while the living room temperature decreases. The bathroom remains at a low temperature. This configuration, ideal for nighttime, corresponds to mode 1 (M1):
We can finalize the schedule as follows:
Therefore, according to this schedule, the following commands will be applied to the heaters in the different rooms of the home 🏠 from Monday through Friday:
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Saturday and Sunday: At midnight, only the bedroom is heated for optimal comfort. The other radiators are set to a low temperature. The status is therefore as follows:
Our weekend schedule starts as follows:
At 8:00 AM, the bedroom temperature decreases while the living room temperature increases for the day. The bathroom remains unchanged. We can therefore use the following mode:
The schedule continues as follows:
Then, at 7:00 PM, it is time to get ready: we heat the bathroom while the living room and bedroom temperatures remain unchanged. We can therefore use the following mode:
We continue building our schedule.
At 8:00 PM, the bathroom switches to a low temperature while the living room remains at a high temperature. The unoccupied bedroom remains at a low temperature. Mode applied:
The rest of our schedule is as follows:
Then, at 10:30 PM, we heat the bedroom for the night while the living room remains at a comfortable temperature. Since the bathroom is not being used, its temperature remains low. We therefore use the following mode:
Let's continue building our schedule:
Finally, at 11:00 PM, the bedroom temperature remains unchanged while the living room temperature decreases. The bathroom remains at a low temperature. This configuration, ideal for nighttime, corresponds to mode 1 (M1):
We can finalize the schedule as follows:
Therefore, according to this schedule, the following commands will be applied to the heaters in the different rooms of the home 🏠 on Saturday and Sunday:
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Let's name our modes so that we can configure them in the app before creating the schedule:
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| Very good. Now that the times 🕰️ for the radiators in each room of the home 🏠 have been defined, you need to program these settings in the Enki app 📅 |
How to transfer this schedule to the app:
The schedule that will be created will be based on the one previously established on paper. The elements of this schedule will then be entered into the app. Click the desired section below to display the explanations provided as an example.
01 – Reminder
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As a reminder, the system includes three default modes:
These modes are essential for proper operation and cannot be deleted. However, you can customize them: change their name, choose the devices they activate, and adjust the associated rules according to your needs. |
02 – Create the different modes
Since we know the six modes to create, let’s start by creating all of them so that we have the modes needed to create the schedule.
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01 - Let’s start by modifying mode no. 1 (M1), "Night". Click the mode name to edit it. You can then:
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02 - Adjust the "Night" mode. Adjust the mode using the "Comfort -2" buttons according to the schedule:
Confirm by clicking "✓" in the upper-right corner (or "Save" at the bottom on Android). |
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03 - To create the new mode no. 2 (M2), follow these steps:
The add page provides the following options:
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04 - Let’s create our "Morning - Heat bathroom" mode for a clear name. Adjust the mode using the "Comfort" buttons according to the schedule:
Confirm by clicking "✓" on iOS or "Save" on Android to save your new mode. |
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05 - Let’s create the new mode no. 3 (M3). To do this, follow these steps:
The add page provides the following options:
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06 - Let’s create the "Bathroom + Living room" mode to heat these two rooms. Adjust the mode using the "Comfort" buttons according to the schedule:
Confirm by clicking "✓" on iOS or "Save" on Android to save your new mode. |
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07 - The next mode no. 4 (M4) will heat only the living room, used when someone is present in the living area. We will therefore modify the "Present" mode, the main mode for being present at home. Click the mode name to edit it. You can then:
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08 - Adjust the "Present" mode. Adjust the mode using the "Comfort" buttons according to the schedule:
Confirm by clicking "✓" in the upper-right corner (or "Save" at the bottom on Android). |
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09 - The next mode no. 5 (M5) is intended for when no one is home. It will set all heating devices to the lowest temperature. We will therefore modify the "Away" mode, the main mode for being away from home. Click the mode name to edit it. You can then:
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10 - Adjust the "Away" mode. The three rooms are already set to “Eco”: no changes are needed.
Confirm by clicking "✓" on iOS or "Save" on Android to save your new mode. |
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11 - Let’s create the new mode no. 6 (M6). To do this, follow these steps:
The add page provides the following options:
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12 - Let’s create our "Evening - Heat bedroom" mode for a clear name. Adjust the mode using the "Comfort" buttons according to the schedule:
Confirm by clicking "✓" on iOS or "Save" on Android to save your new mode. |
03 – Create the schedule
Now that all our modes are defined, let’s create our schedule. 📅 A default schedule is available and can be modified according to your needs.
To create a new schedule 📅:
Click "+ Add a schedule" below the default schedule.
Choose between "Simple configuration" with a wizard, or "Manual configuration" for a more detailed schedule.
Example: here, we will modify the default schedule.
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13 - To modify the default schedule, follow these steps:
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14 - We will reset Monday by deleting all saved modes, as we would for a new schedule.
After deletion, only one mode named "Away" should remain, corresponding to the default setting. |
04 – Organizing Monday
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15 - We begin by integrating the modified "Night" mode:
The schedule therefore starts with Night mode at 12:00 AM |
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16 - We continue our integration by adding the "Morning - Heat bathroom" mode. Here's how:
The "Night" mode remains scheduled from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM, resumes after 5:30 AM, and continues until the end of the day. This configuration is temporary until other modes are added. |
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17 - We continue our integration by adding the "Bathroom + Living room" mode. Here's how:
The "Night" mode is active from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM, followed by the "Morning - Heat bathroom" mode until 5:30 AM, then "Bathroom + Living room" until 6:00 AM. The "Night" mode then resumes until the end of the day. This configuration is temporary until other modes are added. |
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18 - We continue our integration by adding the "Home" mode. Here's how:
The "Night" mode is active from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM, followed by the "Morning - Heat bathroom" mode until 5:30 AM, then "Bathroom + Living room" until 6:00 AM. The "Home" mode then continues until 7:00 AM, and the "Night" mode resumes until the end of the day. This configuration is temporary until other modes are added. |
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19 - We continue our integration by adding the "Away" mode. Here's how:
The "Night" mode is active from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM, followed by "Morning - Heat bathroom" until 5:30 AM, then "Bathroom + Living room" until 6:00 AM. Next, "Home" lasts until 7:00 AM, then "Away" from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, before "Night" resumes until midnight. This configuration is temporary until other modes are added. |
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20 - We continue our integration by adding the "Home" mode again. Here's how:
The Night mode is active from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM, followed by Morning - Heat bathroom until 5:30 AM, then Bathroom + Living room until 6:00 AM. Next, Home continues until 7:00 AM, Away from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, then Home until 10:00 PM before Night resumes until midnight. This configuration is temporary until other modes are added. |
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21 - We continue our integration by adding the "Evening - Heat bedroom" mode. Here's how:
The Night mode is active from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM, followed by Morning - Heat bathroom until 5:30 AM, then Bathroom + Living room until 6:00 AM. Next, Home continues until 7:00 AM, Away from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, then Home until 10:00 PM, followed by Evening - Heat bedroom until 10:30 PM, before Night resumes until midnight. |
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Our organization for Monday is now complete. As we mentioned at the beginning, here are the details planned for this day:
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05 – Copy Monday to Friday.
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22 - This Monday schedule must be applied through Friday. To do this, duplicate it from Tuesday through Friday:
This feature makes it easy to duplicate a day's schedule to other days. You can only copy your day to this 7-day schedule, not to other schedules. |
06 – Preparing Saturday
After the week, we need to focus on designing the weekend. As with the week, we need to determine the status of each radiator at 12:00 AM, then at each precise time 🕰️ when a radiator changes status.
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24 - We will reset Saturday by deleting all saved modes, as we would for a new schedule.
After deletion, only one mode named "Away" should remain, corresponding to the default setting. |
07 – Organizing Saturday
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25 - Let's begin the integration by including the "Night" mode:
The schedule therefore starts with Night mode at 12:00 AM |
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26 - Let's continue our integration by adding the "Present" mode:
The "Night" mode is active from 12:00 AM to 8:00 AM, then from 7:00 PM to midnight. The "Present" mode operates from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. This configuration is temporary while waiting to add other modes. |
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27 - Let's continue our integration by adding the "Bathroom + Living Room" mode:
The "Night" mode is active from 12:00 AM to 8:00 AM and from 8:00 PM to midnight. The "Present" mode operates from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and "Bathroom + Living Room" from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. This configuration is temporary while waiting for other modes. |
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28 - Let's continue our integration by adding the "Present" mode again:
The "Night" mode is active from 12:00 AM to 8:00 AM and from 10:30 PM to midnight. The "Present" mode operates from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM and from 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM. The "Bathroom + Living Room" mode is active from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. This configuration is temporary while waiting to add other modes. |
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29 - Let's finalize our integration by adding the "Evening - Heat the bedroom" mode:
The "Night" mode is active from 12:00 AM to 8:00 AM and from 11:00 PM to midnight. The "Present" mode operates from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM and from 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM. The "Bathroom + Living Room" mode is active from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and the "Evening - Heat the bedroom" mode from 10:30 PM to 11:00 PM. |
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Our organization for Saturday is now finalized. As we mentioned at the beginning, here are the details we planned for this day:
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08 – Copying Saturday to Sunday
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Saturday's schedule must also be applied to Sunday. To do this, duplicate it for Sunday:
This function makes it easier to duplicate a day's schedule to other days. You can copy your day only to this 7-day schedule, not to other schedules. |
09 – Saving the schedule
The schedule is complete; simply save it to apply it to your heaters.
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31 - To save your schedule:
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10 – Activating the schedule
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32 - To activate your newly created schedule, you must:
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What you need to know about schedules:
How many setpoint changes are allowed per day?
You can integrate up to 20 time slots per day.
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When editing your schedule, you can exceed 20 time slots, but when saving, an error message appears:
You must therefore reduce the number to a maximum of 20 time slots per day in order to save. |
How do I delete a schedule?
Delete it from its edit screen.
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01 - In the Heating menu, click the settings " 02 - Select the schedule to delete. 03 - Scroll down, click "Delete" and confirm again by clicking "Delete". The schedule will be deleted and you will return to the modes and schedules. |
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An active schedule cannot be deleted. The following message is displayed:
To delete it, switch to another schedule or move it to another mode. |
Can I give multiple schedules the same name?
No, each schedule must have a unique name.
What temperatures are recommended?
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.
Why can't the “Default” schedule be deleted?
A schedule is required. “Default” cannot be deleted or renamed, but its times and setpoints can be modified.
How can I tell if my device is following a schedule?
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 the status of your devices: schedule, manual, frost protection, off, or individual. |
Can I add a schedule to my favorites ?
No, schedules do not have a favorites system.
Are new heaters added to the schedule?
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?
Yes. Each mode must have a different name and can use a different temperature.
Why doesn't my radiator turn off?
Some heaters cannot be completely turned off. They then switch to the minimum temperature or frost protection mode.
How long does schedule synchronization take for heaters with built-in schedule capabilities?
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.
Can I copy a day's configuration to another schedule?
No. You must recreate it manually in the other schedule.
How do I change schedules?
In the schedule 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).
Why does one of my radiators, configured to remain under individual control, automatically switch to “At home” control mode and follow the collective schedule's setpoints instead of its individual schedule?
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 mode when that mode is applied. Please check that your heating device, which should be individually controlled, is excluded from all existing modes. When it is excluded, its slider appears gray
in the relevant mode.
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If you have any questions about your schedules, contact our technical support. Please specify:
The more details you provide, the better we can help you. |