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<blockquote data-quote="Susi" data-source="post: 547723" data-attributes="member: 37191"><p>Hi, I have installed a Tado system by replacing a couple of old fashioned Honeywell thermostats. Everything is working fine. However, I still have two old Honeywell Thermostats which are redundant - they control a heating circuit each (for each floor) and are always "on", and the Tado room thermostats now actually control the heating.</p><p></p><p>I would like to get rid of the old Honeywell thermostats as they don't serve a function anymore and are ugly. In addition to this, I would like to use the existing wiring for the thermostat to power a Samsung tablet for a smart home hub. Is that possible? In other words, I would like to remove the old Thermostat, change the wiring that heat is always on (without actually having the thermostat mounted), and use the wires/electricity to permanently power a Samsung tablet. How can I do this? Any ideas? I have quite limited knowledge of electric circuits and connections. I have attached a picture of the current 1-channel Honeywell thermostat which I would like to get rid of.</p><p></p><p>I am aware that it is probably not best practice to power a consumer unit through the heating circuit, but bear in mind that we are talking about powering a 7 inch tablet, not a vacuum cleaner. I am looking forward to your thoughts or inputs. However, if you think that powering the tablet through the heating circuit is silly, there is a light switch next to the thermostat - maybe the tablet can be powered from that instead? However, I still wouldn't know how to do that as I somehow would need a socket to connect the tablet charger and USB cable to it, and I don't want these things to be visible. And the thermostat wiring would need to change as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Susi, post: 547723, member: 37191"] Hi, I have installed a Tado system by replacing a couple of old fashioned Honeywell thermostats. Everything is working fine. However, I still have two old Honeywell Thermostats which are redundant - they control a heating circuit each (for each floor) and are always "on", and the Tado room thermostats now actually control the heating. I would like to get rid of the old Honeywell thermostats as they don't serve a function anymore and are ugly. In addition to this, I would like to use the existing wiring for the thermostat to power a Samsung tablet for a smart home hub. Is that possible? In other words, I would like to remove the old Thermostat, change the wiring that heat is always on (without actually having the thermostat mounted), and use the wires/electricity to permanently power a Samsung tablet. How can I do this? Any ideas? I have quite limited knowledge of electric circuits and connections. I have attached a picture of the current 1-channel Honeywell thermostat which I would like to get rid of. I am aware that it is probably not best practice to power a consumer unit through the heating circuit, but bear in mind that we are talking about powering a 7 inch tablet, not a vacuum cleaner. I am looking forward to your thoughts or inputs. However, if you think that powering the tablet through the heating circuit is silly, there is a light switch next to the thermostat - maybe the tablet can be powered from that instead? However, I still wouldn't know how to do that as I somehow would need a socket to connect the tablet charger and USB cable to it, and I don't want these things to be visible. And the thermostat wiring would need to change as well. [/QUOTE]
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