# Temperature sensor for boiler

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/temperature-sensor-for-boiler/105580>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [March 5, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/temperature-sensor-for-boiler/105580 "2024-03-05T13:38:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sander\_De\_Rijk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sander_de_rijk/32/78995_2.png) [@Sander\_De\_Rijk](https://community.homey.app/u/Sander_De_Rijk)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/temperature-sensor-for-boiler/105580/1 "2024-03-05T13:38:26Z")

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Hi,

I have a 500L boiler/buffer tank at home and I want to control the temperature of the house through Homey. However I want to be able to read the temperature of the boiler to know if I need to start extra heating. The boiler has special temperature sensor holes.

After searching for a long time I found that Fibaro has a smart implant that can add an external temperature sensor that can be placed inside the boiler. However its a bit technical and its using zwave. While the rest of my house is Zigbee.

After searching further I found several Tuya wifi based temperature sensors however, that makes the reading cloud dependant. I dont want to make the heating of my house dependant on the cloud. Does anybody know any alternatives on the Fibaro smart implant?

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/temperature-sensor-for-boiler/105580/2 "2024-03-05T15:22:16Z")

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Qubino switches also have an option to connect an external temperature sensor, but they are also Z-Wave and not cheap. But if you need also a switch to control your boiler, maybe that’s a option.

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/temperature-sensor-for-boiler/105580/3 "2024-03-05T15:39:58Z")

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Shelly Plus with temperature sensor?

[https://www.shelly.com/en-nl/products/product-overview/shelly-plus-add-on/shelly-plus-add-on-1x-ds18b20](https://www.shelly.com/en-nl/products/product-overview/shelly-plus-add-on/shelly-plus-add-on-1x-ds18b20)

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**Author:** ![Tomas\_Severa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tomas_severa/32/33929_2.png) [@Tomas\_Severa](https://community.homey.app/u/Tomas_Severa)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/temperature-sensor-for-boiler/105580/4 "2024-03-06T07:56:42Z")

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I’m using for the boiler, kettle and other things several BleBox tempsensor. Works great with homey without any cloud or so. [tempSensor - BleBox](https://blebox.eu/en/product/tempsensor/)

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**Author:** ![Sander\_De\_Rijk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sander_de_rijk/32/78995_2.png) [@Sander\_De\_Rijk](https://community.homey.app/u/Sander_De_Rijk)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/temperature-sensor-for-boiler/105580/5 "2024-03-06T09:58:14Z")

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Thanks for the replies, by the looks there are several alternatives to Fibaro. Both cheap and pricy. I will look into the various products.