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tado° Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit (Wired)
- Thread
- Matter
Verified September 2026
The best all-round pick for HA users replacing a boiler stat: the X line pairs into Home Assistant over Matter/Thread for fully local control. This is the Wired kit (£157.54 on Amazon UK, £159.99 direct) — the thermostat runs on 3x AAA batteries but wires into your boiler's existing thermostat connection, works with Relay and OpenTherm boilers, heat pumps, and wet underfloor heating, and is a DIY job in minutes with no electrician needed. If your old wiring isn't near where you want the display, tado's Wireless kit uses a separate receiver at the boiler plus a battery sensor you place anywhere. Both kits need the bundled, mains-powered Bridge X.
In Home Assistant
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Target temperature | Number | Set the desired room temperature |
| HVAC mode | Selector (off/heat) | Turn heating for this room on or off |
| Humidity | Sensor (read-only) | Current room humidity reading |
Pairs as a climate entity via HA's native Matter integration — but only basic on/off and setpoint control, plus a humidity sensor. HA's dedicated tado integration explicitly doesn't support X devices, and Matter drops auto-scheduling and open-window detection, so pair a door/window sensor to an automation that sets the climate entity off when a window opens, replicating what Tado's own app does natively but Matter can't.
Specs
- dimensions
- Thermostat: 104 x 104 x 18 mm; Bridge X: 60 x 60 x 31 mm
- install type
- Wired — connects to the boiler's existing 2-wire room-thermostat terminals; DIY job (tado quotes under 5 minutes) for most combi boilers, no electrician required
- kit contents
- Smart Thermostat X (wired display) + Bridge X (Thread border router) + wall-mount screws/plugs + sticky pads + UK mains plug for Bridge X
- power source
- Thermostat display: 3x AAA batteries (~2 years); Bridge X: mains-powered via UK plug (230V, 0.7W)
- wireless variant
- tado also sells a Wireless Smart Thermostat X Starter Kit (separate wireless receiver at the boiler + battery-powered room sensor) for installs where running a wire to the display isn't practical
- boiler compatibility
- Relay or OpenTherm boilers, heat pumps, and water-based underfloor heating systems