Vaillant vSMART User Manual

The USER Guide

Why Vaillant?

Because there’s smart
and then there’s vSMART

Vaillant vSMART

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Allow me to introduce myself...

Saving energy has never been so easy. Designed to work
harmoniously with all current Vaillant ecoTEC boilers, the vSMART’s
effortless connectivity ensures your boiler is working to its peak
performance, always maintaining optimum efficiency. The Vaillant
vSMART app allows you to take total control of your heating and
hot water anytime, anywhere, from your smartphone or tablet.
Featuring multiple tailored time and temperature profiles, the
vSMART gives you the ability to schedule your home heating
around your lifestyle.

What’s in the box?

1. Wall bracket with trim plate

2. Flush wall bracket for thermostat

3. Flush wall bracket for gateway

4. Gateway communication unit

5. Thermostat

6. Table top stand

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Taking control of vSMART on the go

Once your vSMART control has been installed, you’re ready to download
the app.

Search for “vSMART” in the Apple App Store or Google Play to unlock your
new generation of control from Vaillant.

Menu

Access to account
settings and
advanced settings

Property Location

Touch to choose
between vSMART
controllers in
different houses

Schedules

Touch to customise
your schedules for
all your time and
temperatures

Current
temperature

shows current
temperature of the
property

Increase Desired
Temperature

Touch to increase the
desired temperature

Live Info Display & Manual
Override

Shows the current mode and
time of changes. The duration
slider is used to select duration
of the selected override

Hot Water Boost

Touch to reheat your hot
water cylinder
System boiler only

System Modes

Touch to open up frost
protection, summer &
winter mode sub menu

Away Mode

Touch to

temporarily disable

the heating whilst

you are away from

home

Desired Temperature

Shows the desired

temperature

Decrease Desired

Temperature

Touch to decrease

the desired

temperature

Outside Temperature

Shows the outdoor

temperature

Visible when syncing

Additional Information

Taking control of vSMART with the intuitive interface

Temperature Decrease

Press the minus button to
decrease the desired room
temperature

Temperature Increase

Press the plus button to
increase the desired room
temperature

Current Room Temperature

The left hand side of the
screen displays the current
room temperature

Desired Room Temperature

The right hand side of the
screen displays the current
desired temperature

By simply pressing on the plus or minus button, you can set the desired room
temperature, this will appear on the right. The bold temperature on the left is
the current room temperature.

The App is available free of charge from Google Play and the Appstore.

The App works on both smartphone or tablets and requires at least iOS 8.0 or Android 4.0

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Now you have downloaded the vSMART app and you have created an account.
vSMART will ask you a number of questions about your lifestyle in order to

create the perfect heating and hot water schedule for you.

Setting up time programs

What time do you wake

up and go to sleep?

When do you leave
and come home?

Do you come home for
lunch?

Are you at home on
Saturdays?

Are you at home on
Sundays?

What is your desired
temperature?

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From time to time you may want to manually override your heating set
temperature, you can do this quickly and easily by following the steps below.

Temporarily overriding the temperature Going away? let your vSMART know

Going on holiday? Let vSMART know by pressing the
icon shown here. Let it know when you get back and
it will make sure your home is ready for you when you
return.

Choose the date you will be
home

Choose a date when you will be
back home

Don’t know when you will be
home?

Just click this switch and simply
update it when you are on your
way back to re-activate

Away

Cancel the override

At any point you can
touch this icon to
cancel the override,
returning your heating
system back to its
program schedule

Choose
your desired
temperature

Touch the plus
and minus
to increase
or reduce
your desired
temperature

Choose the
duration

Touch and slide
the slider until
you reach the
duration of time
you require your
new desired
temperature to
remain active

Did you know?

Turning down your

room thermostat

by just one

degree could save

between £85 and

£90 a year. *

* Energy Saving Trust - boiler control

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Using hot water boost

Need to give your hot water a quick boost? simply press the Hot Water Boost
button on your app and the vSMART will tell your boiler to produce more hot
water.

Hot Water Boost

Use this button to activate
hot water boost, this will fully
charge your hot water cylinder
then deactivate automatically.

Changing your System Mode

Press the System Mode
arrow in the bottom
right hand corner of
the display

Winter mode

Choose this mode during winter
to activate both your heating
and hot water schedule

Summer mode

Choose this mode during the
warmer summer months when
heating is not required. This
mode will keep your heating off,
whilst ensuring your hot water
still follows your set schedule

Frost protection

Choosing this mode will ensure
the boiler only comes on if the
temperature in the property
drops below 5

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C

vSMART keeps you informed

vSMART will let you know what
time the hot water boost will be
fully completed

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Manually altering your heating and hot water schedule - week overview

Copy day

If you would like one day to
mirror another, you can press
the copy icon to then paste it
onto another day

Paste day

Now, you have copied your
desired settings, the remaining
Copy icons will now change into
a Paste icons. De-select the days
you do not want to paste by
pressing on the icon. Once you
are happy with your settings,
click done.

Copy

Paste

Press the clock symbol
in the top right hand
corner of the main
display to access the
screen below

Day Selection (Android only)

Touch to choose which day you
would like to edit

Time Throughout The Day

Scroll to change the time
throughout the day

Desired Heating Temperature

Shows the desired heating
temperature throughout the set
time period

Hot Water Mode

Shows if the hot water is on or off
during the set time period

Edit Time Period

Touch here to modify the
time periods, desired room
temperature and hot water mode

Modify Profiles

Touch here to see a display of
all current profiles, (e.g. night, at
home, away)

Add a time period

Touch here to add a time period,
you can select a temperature
profile or input your own
temperatures

Manually altering your heating and hot water schedule - add a heating period or profile

Choose the day you wish to edit

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Changing heating schedule

Choose start and end time

Choose the start and stop
time for your new time
period

Choose an existing profile

Choose from a previous
profile you have set
up or the profiles supplied
with vSMART

Create a new profile

Choose this option to create a new
profile you can use with this time
profile. To create a profile you will need
to choose a temperature, domestic hot
water mode and then give it a name

Add a time period

Touch here to add a time period,
you can select a temperature
profile or input your own
temperatures

Changing your settings

My Thermostats

This section is used to add new
thermostats or access the settings of an
existing thermostat

Help

This section provides you with useful
FAQ’s. If you are unable to find the answer
to the question within the FAQ, you have
the ability to contact Vaillant by pressing
‘Contact’

My Account

In this section you can log out of the
account you have signed into, change the
email address assigned or change the
password for the current account

Press the menu icon to access
the settings menu below

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Thermostat settings

Reset my current weekly schedule

Touch here to relaunch the initial
questionnaire (see page 7) in order
to reset your time and temperature
profiles

Press the menu icon to
access the settings menu

Choose the thermostat you
wish to change settings for

Changing your batteries

1. Batteries are low, consider
replacement

2. Batteries must be replaced

To replace the batteries

1. Remove the thermostat from the wall
bracket or table stand.

2. Insert three new AAA alkaline 1.5 V
batteries (these must all be identical and
not rechargeable).

3. Place the thermostat back onto the wall
bracket or table stand, you will hear the
audible click as the thermostat is
reattached.

Thermostat Icons

Explanation of thermostat icons

Radio communication error

If this icon is displayed the thermostat is located too far from
the gateway and will need positioning closer to the gateway

Pairing in progress

If this icon is displayed during initial setup, paring is in progress

Display shows:

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Caring for vSMART

Clean the surface of the product with a damp cloth and a little solvent-free
soap. Do not use sprays, scouring agents, detergents, solvents or cleaning
agents that contain chlorine, this will damage the product materials.

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For installers wishing to purchase
Vaillant products, this is possible
either over the counter or as a next
day service at most plumbing and
heating merchants in the UK.

To find contact details for your
nearest Vaillant sales representative:

Telephone: [phone]

Sales Enquiries

For technical assistance:

Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Technical Enquiries

For information on training courses
and centres in your area:

Telephone: [phone]

Training Enquiries

For support after your boiler has
been installed, whether you would
like to book a service or are in need
of technical advice, our operators are
available 7 days a week, 364 days
a year.

Telephone: [phone]

After Sales