# Looking for advice on Smart thermostat **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [September 27, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-advice-on-smart-thermostat/35119 "2020-09-27T09:27:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frank\_van\_de\_Schuur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frank_van_de_schuur/32/35882_2.png) [@Frank\_van\_de\_Schuur](https://community.homey.app/u/Frank_van_de_Schuur)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-advice-on-smart-thermostat/35119/1 "2020-09-27T09:27:47Z")
I have 22yr old heater (nefit ecomline HR) with a moduline 30 thermostat. The heater still works fine and now I want to buy a smart thermostat, but as far as I could find the only option is to buy a nefit easy with an nefit easy control adapter. Apart from that it is a rather expensive solution it is also not the nicest design. I like for instance the plug wise Anna more My question: is this really the only solution or did I overlook something ? ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-advice-on-smart-thermostat/35119/2 "2020-09-27T09:36:49Z")
With the Nefit Ecomline u can connect any on/off thermostat u want. For modulation thermostats u need the nefit protocol. Dunno if u can convert that to OT with a heater that old. Excuse my French! ![chrome_2020-09-27_11-40-56](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/0/90e1c55830cf6e4cafc82e1ed6ae032ea6beafb3.png) So that means u can also connect OT thermostats. ---
**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-advice-on-smart-thermostat/35119/3 "2020-09-27T14:18:08Z")
Search the forum, there are [more threads](https://community.homey.app/t/searching-for-the-right-thermostate/13629/2) about this question. There are many many solution. Best is first to decide for yourself what your needs and requirements are. That will quickly limit the choices ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_van\_de\_Schuur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frank_van_de_schuur/32/35882_2.png) [@Frank\_van\_de\_Schuur](https://community.homey.app/u/Frank_van_de_Schuur)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-advice-on-smart-thermostat/35119/4 "2020-09-27T18:49:22Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_van\_de\_Schuur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frank_van_de_schuur/32/35882_2.png) [@Frank\_van\_de\_Schuur](https://community.homey.app/u/Frank_van_de_Schuur)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-advice-on-smart-thermostat/35119/5 "2020-09-27T18:51:20Z")
Well the minimal requirement is that it can control/communicate with my dinosaur heater and at the same time can be controlled with Homey. Just On/off with Homey is already nice. ---
**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-advice-on-smart-thermostat/35119/6 "2020-09-27T19:11:32Z")
The control of the heaters did not change much since the dinotime. Dinos used on/of newer user opentherm. Almost all controllers support both.