Webasto Heater remote control option available?
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Depending upon which heater you have; Timer/Telestart/Thermocall are your options.
I have the ThermoCall App on my phone, and its great so long as you don't allow the SIM card to expire over the sumer... Doh!
I couldn't appear to re-activate it, so a new one has been ordered from O2.
But yes, it's great for pre-warming the van while you have breakfast on those cold mornings!
I couldn't appear to re-activate it, so a new one has been ordered from O2.
But yes, it's great for pre-warming the van while you have breakfast on those cold mornings!
Webasto also advertise the Thermo Connect GPS with an Android app for remote control of their Airtop diesel heaters.
My ThermoConnect
I am trying to find some pricing information, but I am struggling to get any replies from both Webasto and authorised installers
My ThermoConnect
I am trying to find some pricing information, but I am struggling to get any replies from both Webasto and authorised installers
TBH the Telestart is all you need, I can start mine up to 1000m away and by the time I have walked to the van it is more than warm enough. Thermocall is a bit over the top if all you need is to switch on from the house which is adequately covered by using Telestart or a timer.
Telestart HTM100 which is the 1000m range is just over £420 list price UK but can be purchased for around £270 from Germany. ( That is what I fitted to mine) Easy enough to fit yourself, you don't need an installer. No sim card worries then.
Thermocall is around the same £400 price, maybe a fraction cheaper. Install yourself again.
Depends upon what heater you have fitted as to what you can use as I said earlier.
Telestart HTM100 which is the 1000m range is just over £420 list price UK but can be purchased for around £270 from Germany. ( That is what I fitted to mine) Easy enough to fit yourself, you don't need an installer. No sim card worries then.
Thermocall is around the same £400 price, maybe a fraction cheaper. Install yourself again.
Depends upon what heater you have fitted as to what you can use as I said earlier.
I use the Thermocall app, I've got a giffgaff payg sim that doesn't expire.
Doesn't work if you haven't got a mobile phone signal though!
Doesn't work if you haven't got a mobile phone signal though!
Yes, that's true obviously, but giffgaff seem to work pretty good at the two or three places I need to use the app.
I paid £360 inc vat and fitting for my TC unit.
So basically, if want an app based controller you need a sim card and you'll have to carry a fob for the antenna based one?
I use a giffgaff SIM in my iPhone Tracker - but it's configured for Auto Top-Up so doesn't expire.
The original O2 SIM in my ThermoCall wasn't on Auto Top-Up and after a period of no credit & not being used I think O2 cancelled it. It certainly didn't receive the activate code from O2 when I recently popped it in a phone and tried to re-activate it through their website.
For ThermoCall, you need a SIM to go in the unit in the van, to receive the text messages the App on your phone sends to turn the heater on/off & set the required temperature etc.
Basically - yes.
( The above table doesn't show that the Telestart can be used for air heaters - it only shows water heaters for some reason. Latest Telestarts can be used on W-bus heaters only but older ones with shorter range, like the T70 can switch 12v for older heaters that don't use W-bus)
Will ThermoConnect also act as a vehicle tracker as that would kill two birds with one stone (or sim card)
Old Harry Camper Co in Swanage, £360 was only for the Thermocall, the heater itself was £1175 inc vat and fitting.
Cheers
