Using HestiaPi

The main page of HestiaPi is almost self explanatory. Here is a short “user’s manual”

  1. Current time
  2. Current room temperature (it was Summer during this screenshot 🙂 )
  3. Reduce desired temperature by 0.5 degree
  4. Increase desired temperature by 0.5 degree
  5. Desired temperature
  6. Current Heating status – Grey means OFF, Red means ON
  7. Current Hot Water status – Grey means OFF, Red means ON
  8. Manual boost/override for heating
  9. Manual boost/override for hot water

Manual boost is the way to ignore the schedules and start right now the heating or the hot water. It can also be used if schedules is not your thing.

Both manual boosts, once pressed, bring out a popup to ask you for how long you will want it on. To save you time, your last choice is already selected so if you want the same as last time, just press “Toggle” (see screenshot). Within a couple of seconds the following will happen:

  1. You will hear a click from HestiaPi meaning the function is enabled
  2. The LCD on HestiaPi will lit and a countdown will show how much time is left for the override
  3. The indicator on the web interface (6, 7) will turn red
  4. A countdown next to the manual override button will show how much time is left for the override

You can cancel the manual override anytime by pressing the same button.