In the ViCare app dashboard, you can see each of the rooms you created in advance with its own time program. Each room is represented by a tile on which a temperature value is displayed. This refers to the temperature measured in the room by the ViCare Radiator Thermostat, ViCare Climate Sensor, or ViCare CO2 Sensor. If there is more than one thermostat in the room, you will be shown the average of the temperatures measured for a room. If a ViCare Climate Sensor is also present or if only climate sensors are used the value from the ViCare climate sensor is used as the reference. In ViCare, you must set a new time program for each room in which smart ViCare devices are installed. However, you also have the option to copy an existing time program to other rooms.
Setting time programs
When you tap on a room tile, you’ll be taken to the room details section. Here, you can view the measured climate values (current temperature and, if a climate sensor is installed, also the humidity). You’ll also see the currently set target temperature as well as the active time schedule.
To create your first time program, click on the “Time program” button. The settings page for the respective room opens, where you can choose between different desired temperatures
- “Reduced”: temperature suitable for sleeping time or absence
- “Normal”: ideal temperature when you are at home
- “Comfort”: warmer temperature if you want to be particularly comfortable
You can adjust the values for these three temperatures as required by clicking on the temperature value in 0.5 degree increments.
If you click on a room tile, you will find the “Time program” area there. There, you can click on a weekday to define the time periods during which your desired temperature should be maintained in the selected room. Up to four time phases can be added for each day and for each room to optimize your comfort. To do this, click on the “Set new time phase” button and select the relevant time period and the desired temperature.The time programs can be different for all days and rooms.
Further options
In the room settings area, you will also find the “Options” button (3 dashes bottom right). Here you can copy days with their respective heating program for other days of the week, copy time programs for other rooms, start the heating time assistant or reset the time program.
“Copy day” and “Apply time program for other rooms” functions
After you have created a time program for the first day as described above, you can click on the “Options” (3 dashes bottom right) and copy the time program for any other day of the week or copy the time program to any other room. The temperature values can either also be copied or you can set the temperature values for each room separately.
Reset Time Program
After tapping the “Options” (3 dashes bottom right), you can reset your time program by selecting the option with the same name. This will restore the default settings for the time schedule.
Heating Time Assistant
As soon as you click on “Options” (3 dashes at the bottom right) and then on “Start assistant”, you can set up a time program for individual or all rooms in your home - to suit your lifestyle and daily routine. You can select the temperatures you are comfortable with when you are at home and the reduced value of the temperatures when you are not at home or asleep. The Heating Time Assistant places these temperature values in the days and time windows you select in the next steps. Once you have set up the entire time program, you can continue the setting for other days or end the setup and configure the remaining days at a different time. Click here to find out more about the Heating Time Assistant.