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tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit
- Native integration
- Local control
- Thread
- Matter
Prices verified September 2026
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The kit to buy when your boiler cupboard isn't near where you want the thermostat: only the link between the room unit and the Wireless Receiver X is wireless — the receiver itself still wires into the boiler's relay or OpenTherm terminals, same as the Wired kit's Bridge X. Pick this over Wired if running a cable to your preferred wall position isn't practical, or you're renting and don't want visible wiring; the room unit runs on 3x AAA batteries instead. It's pricier too — £129.99-£159.99 versus the Wired kit's £119.99 — but the receiver doubles as the Thread border router, so no separate Bridge X needed.
What can Home Assistant control on the tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Climate | Climate | Current and target room temperature with heat/off hvac_mode only — no auto, schedule, away or window-open state is surfaced via Matter. |
| Humidity | Sensor (%) | Ambient relative humidity from the Thermostat X's onboard sensor. |
| Wireless Receiver X | Infrastructure (no HA entity) | Runs the Thread mesh and drives the boiler relay/OpenTherm call, but has no Matter code of its own — it never appears as a device or entity in Home Assistant. |
Only the room Thermostat X shows up as a Matter node — Home Assistant gets a climate entity limited to heat/off hvac_mode and target temperature, plus a humidity sensor, the same thin cluster mapping seen on the Radiator Thermostat X. The Wireless Receiver X itself carries no Matter code and never appears as a device or entity, so hot-water switching stays cloud-only through the tado app's Boost Hot Water button regardless of whether it's wired via relay or OpenTherm — that wiring choice only changes what the boiler receives, not what HA can see or control. Fabric order matters too: commission the tado app first, because it will only re-accept the original box QR code, not a fresh Matter setup code, so joining HA first usually means a factory reset to recover. Since hot water can't be driven locally, a workable automation is to mirror tado's own arrival trigger onto the Thermostat X's climate entity in HA, so heating ramps up in step with hot water without hot water ever needing to be an HA-native action.
Specs
| dimensions | Wireless Receiver X: 156 x 96 mm; Wireless Temperature Sensor X: 100 x 100 mm |
|---|---|
| install type | Receiver wires into the boiler's relay or OpenTherm terminals (same job as the Wired kit's Bridge X); the room sensor itself is wireless and can be placed anywhere in the home. DIY job with in-app step-by-step guidance; tado also offers optional professional install (from ~£140 inc. VAT) |
| kit contents | Wireless Receiver X (mains-powered Thread border router that wires into the boiler) + Wireless Temperature Sensor X (battery-powered room unit) + wall-mount screws/plugs + sticky pads + wiring accessories |
| power source | Wireless Temperature Sensor X: 3x AAA batteries (4.5V, ~1200mAh, ~2 years); Wireless Receiver X: mains-powered (230VAC) at the boiler |
| boiler interface | Relay or OpenTherm |
| hot water control | Yes (system boilers) |
How does the tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit (this product) | £129.99 | Matter, Thread | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Floor Heating Thermostat W500 | £69.98 | Matter, Thread, Zigbee | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Radiator Thermostat E1 | £54.98 | Zigbee | Yes | Zigbee2MQTT / ZHA |
| Aqara Radiator Thermostat W600 | £49.99 | Matter, Thread, Zigbee | Yes | Native |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit work with Home Assistant locally?
- Yes. The tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit is controlled locally in Home Assistant through a built-in Home Assistant core integration (matter), so it keeps working if your internet connection or the tado° cloud goes down. Control and state updates stay on your own network.
- Which protocol does the tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit use, and do I need a hub?
- The tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit uses Matter and Thread. To pair it with Home Assistant you need a Thread border router if it is Matter-over-Thread, or just your Wi-Fi network if it is Matter-over-Wi-Fi; or a Thread border router (Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1, Apple TV 4K or a HomePod mini all work). tado°'s own hub is not required when you integrate through a built-in Home Assistant core integration (matter).
- How much does the tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat X – Starter Kit is £129.99 at tado° Shop, with other UK retailers at up to £159.99. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.