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Remove redundant thermostat and power Smart Home Hub instead
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 547814" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>[1] No I would consider your "main switch" idea as a bad choice.</p><p>[2] I would be looking to keep ALL heating control supplies and wiring separate from any tablet supply wiring. </p><p>[3] I would not contemplate using a standard socket + charger.. poor solution IMHO..</p><p>[4] See my previous post..</p><p></p><p>e.g. Assuming you can confirm 100% that there are individual direct cables to the thermostat positions:- </p><p></p><p></p><p>Why would you want a 3-pin USB charger, when an integral USB faceplate can do a neater job..?</p><p></p><p>You probably need a competent electrician to pop round and verify exactly what you do have and what is feasible, as heating wiring can often have a few non-standard lash-ups that are not always noticed on first investigations...</p><p></p><p>And the heating controls are still using 230v mains voltage that can kill a healthy adult in less than a second! </p><p></p><p>First course of action should be, get old thermostat wiring disconnected,</p><p>do any strapping, alterations to make sure the whole of the heating system is still working OK via the new Wi-Fi, kit...</p><p></p><p>Then you can look at re-purposing the old thermostat cables as tablet USB power supplies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 547814, member: 250"] [1] No I would consider your "main switch" idea as a bad choice. [2] I would be looking to keep ALL heating control supplies and wiring separate from any tablet supply wiring. [3] I would not contemplate using a standard socket + charger.. poor solution IMHO.. [4] See my previous post.. e.g. Assuming you can confirm 100% that there are individual direct cables to the thermostat positions:- Why would you want a 3-pin USB charger, when an integral USB faceplate can do a neater job..? You probably need a competent electrician to pop round and verify exactly what you do have and what is feasible, as heating wiring can often have a few non-standard lash-ups that are not always noticed on first investigations... And the heating controls are still using 230v mains voltage that can kill a healthy adult in less than a second! First course of action should be, get old thermostat wiring disconnected, do any strapping, alterations to make sure the whole of the heating system is still working OK via the new Wi-Fi, kit... Then you can look at re-purposing the old thermostat cables as tablet USB power supplies. [/QUOTE]
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