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Clearly it's not for you, but just in case other people are looking, you can make wiser be dumb as a brick scheduler and thats all. It also lacks some of the more advanced smart features of others.

Though having read the OP now, Wiser doesn't seem right. All the thermostats, etc, are wireless (though not wifi). What I said was in relation to the main controller that sits next to the boiler. Not sure it would be a good idea with ASHP either.

Wiser works without the internet connection after being initially set up. I believe it's also possible to completely configure it through the Home Assistant add-on without using the Wiser app (going through the registration process) at all, though wouldn't recommend that. It was good this xmas to be able to turn the heating back on at home in advance of getting back after being away a few days.

Or thickness? Cheap addon options for conventional radiators exist on Amazon (or other) and do work to a degree, but they won't perform miracles. Another option to think about is if you could replace the radiator with a proper fan coil unit with thermostat control. You could likely greatly increase the output from the space your existing radiator uses assuming there is a similar sized fan-coil available. Not cheap though.

Given money is tight I just wanted to check that the quotes you are getting are coming out at zero cost to you? ie, the heat pump, hot water tank and install are all covered by the £7500 BUS grant. Given that you already have the UFH installed the BUS grant should cover the rest.

As a last resort there are some pull down TV wall mounts that allow you to mount the TV above a fireplace but pull it forward and down for when you want to use it. Not personally keen on the option but wanted to make sure you know it exists. I was thinking that (with a small sofa). If you put a single rotatable chair to the fire side of that and then other chairs (or another sofa) in the other parts of the room you could effectively divide the room into a smaller TV snug and a somewhat larger social space, though the dimensions are a little tight for this. He wants this room as mainly for TV or he wants this room as a living space and to use another room as a dedicated TV space? How much TV do you watch?

So do you notice the mismatched colour? Would you mind sharing a photo or two? You are clearly happy with things, but I've never got on with mixed colour temps in the same space though because I've always been careful I've never lived with it, just noticed in other places so I'm really curious to see if it can be made to work with careful application.

This surprised me. I assume you are thinking you want to avoid the need to get steps/ladder to silence the alarm after accidentally setting it off? Can't say I've ever set off my fire alarms since I've been living here >10 years and that involves some occasionally smokey cooking. If it's been a problem for you, maybe consider if your alarms are set right (heat alarms in cooking areas, etc)?

Amen! There is Loxone and KNX at the 'low-end' and moving up there are companies like Lutron and Control4 that do stuff (been a while since I looked so might be out of date). Nothing really accessible unless you want to spend fortune on it along with specialist installers and maintenance contracts. I'm seeing a lot more commercial building solutions so maybe these filter down at some point but not getting my hopes up. The market will be dominated by Matter/Thread I've seen people plaster in mm-Wave sensors to the ceiling though can't find it right now. Some smart light switches have presence sensors behind the switch (again dont have a link). Saw this most recently whose features seem attractive, but it's not hidden (ceiling mountable though and the visible PIR sensor is removable). https://shop.everythingsmart.io/products/everything-presence-pro I wouldn't trust these sort of things to HA anyway. Best bet in my book is add monitoring to the alarm signal wire in traditional wired alarms. That way your HA system can get notification of an issue (to send alerts if you are out of the house or whatever). Not currently building but I certainly plan to have water leak detection and automatic shut off would be good.

Welcome!

Keeping my fingers crossed this makes life easier for those of us still looking for somewhere suitable. Also, credit where credit is due, @Daniel H saw this first:

So do you ever have mixed colour temps? I'd guess from your description you don't have tasklighting switched on at the same time as non-matched CCT output from the strips. I can see how that works in many cases I care about (dawn simulation, dark day light boost) but I'm a little hesitant how well it would work as day extension. If you don't mind, I'd love to hear about how you use the varying CCTs in practice? 🙏

It feels of another place. Not common British style but we should have more variety in this country. So long as it suits its immediate surroundings. Lovely.

What are the LEDs? Bulbs or strips? I've not found much that is externally controlled CCT in bulb form.

I thought I'd read that 18mm was the standard for accessible (or convertable) bathrooms (attached to wall at 400mm centres IIRC).