The Genius system has been tested with a wide variety of boilers, heat pumps and other heat sources and there are 3 Receiver Units which can be used to control these: the Single Channel Receiver, Dual Channel Receiver and Electric Switch.
Included in the Genius Starter Kit is the Single Channel Receiver, which is most commonly fitted to a Combination boiler (for properties without a hot water tank). In many cases you can swap in the Single Channel Receiver where the wired house thermostat or boiler programmer was located as the Single Channel Receiver uses a standard backplate. You need to ensure that wiring is correct for the Single Channel Receiver before placing it on the backplate. Included in the Genius Starter Kit + Hot Water On/Off is the Dual Channel Receiver, which is most commonly fitted to a System boiler (for properties with a hot water tank). The existing programmer must be exchanged with the Heat Genius Dual Channel Receiver to control the heating and the hot water. Genius Starter Kit (Single Channel Receiver)
Genius Starter Kit + Hot Water On/Off (Dual Channel Receiver)
Included in the Hot Water Time & Temperature addon is the Electric Switch and Tank Temperature Probe, which is used to measure the temperature of the Hot Water Tank. The Electric Switch must be wired into a switched fused spur near the Hot Water tank. Place the Tank Temperature Probe into the pocket/under the insulation. If the Hot Water Tank has an immersion heater backup, this can be wired into the Electric Switch (output) so you can also control the heating of the hot water from the immersion heater as well as the boiler. If the Electric Switch is wired into the immersion heater, it should be covered by the same switched fused spur as the immersion heater.Hot Water Time & Temperature addon (Electric Switch)
The Single Channel and Dual Channel receiver units are rated to 3A maximum. They can only be used to switch a zone valve or a boiler and not a circulation pump. Controlling a circulation pump will result in damaging the receiver unit, voiding the warranty! Standard wiring diagrams are provided with the system. If you require any other wiring diagrams, please see the website. To download a copy of the wiring diagrams, visit: https://www.geniushub.co.uk/wiringGeneral Information