The Genius system can control a wide variety of electric heating systems, from electric Towel Rails and Infra-Red panels to wall-mounted Convection Heaters.
General Information
The Electric Relay is rated to 11A maximum. The Electric Switch & Smart Plug are rated to 13A maximum. The Powered Room Thermostat is rated to 16A maximum. Devices must not control a more powerful heater, or a number of heaters which together go above this limit.
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Standard wiring diagrams are provided with the system. To download a copy of the wiring diagrams, visit: https://www.geniushub.co.uk/wiring Using the appropriate wiring, as in accordance with BS7671 (or newer if such exists). |
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Do not attempt to wire in any item if you are not 100% sure that you know what you are doing. Danger of electric shock! All wiring should conform to IEE regulations. The Electric Heater and wiring for the controls must be electrically isolated before you commence work on wiring the controls! |
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None of the devices in this chapter can be used to directly control Electric Underfloor heating. Attempting to use any of these to control electric underfloor heating may damage the device, the underfloor heating or the floor itself. |
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If the electric heating is only being controlled by an Electric Switch, Electric Relay or Smart Plug (i.e. on/off control, not temperature control from the app), then disable any timer functions on the heater, but leave any temperature settings enabled.
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All devices which control the heating in individual rooms and are purchased as part of a system direct from Genius Hub, such as Electric Switches, Genius Radiator Valves or Room Sensors, are labelled with the room they control and are pre-linked to zones on the app. |
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In normal operation there will be no lights when the unit is off not heating and one or more red lights near the button when heating.
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In normal operation there will be no lights when the unit is off (but the temperature will be displayed on the screen) and one red light to the bottom-right of the display when heating.
Plug-in Electric Heating
Smart Plugs can be used for 2 different purposes. They can be controlled via the app the to switch devices plugged into them, via a schedule like a heating room; and they will boost the signal around the property improving reliability of the system and battery life.
Plug-in heaters which are to be controlled with the Genius system should be plugged into Smart Plugs, which can can used to switch the Electric Heater on and off. Each Smart Plug can control up to 2.4kw of heating.
First plug the Smart Plug into a nearby socket, then plug the heater into the Smart Plug.
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General Information
The Electric Switch is rated to 13A maximum, and must not be wired to a more powerful heater, or a number of heaters which together go above this limit.
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