Ignite LITE Wireless Automation Ignite Smart Thermostat
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Specifications
- Product Name: Ignite Lite
- Variants: 2ch and 4ch
- Website: www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk
- Revision: 1.1
Product Information
The Ignite Lite series is designed to control central heating
systems in residential settings. The 2ch variant can switch two
independent channels for Central Heating and Hot Water, while the
4ch variant can switch up to four independent channels for Central
Heating, Hot Water, and Towel Rails.
The system operates based on commands from the Smart Sensor and
allows remote control of heating zones via a Smart Device or
computer.
Installation Instructions
Radio Signal and Location
Place the Smart Sensor and Receiver in locations that ensure
proper radio signal transmission. Signal quality can degrade with
distance and obstacles.
Room Setup
Rooms with Smart Sensors should have a working radiator, and if
present, the Thermostatic Radiator Valve (TRV) must be removed.
Receiver Placement
Install the Receiver at least 1 meter away from metal objects
like boilers and avoid placing it under the boiler to prevent water
damage.
Avoid high humidity areas like bathrooms for Receiver
installation to prevent condensation damage.
Installation – 2ch Series Combi Boiler without Room Thermostat
or Timer
Follow the wiring instructions provided in the manual for a
combi boiler setup. Ensure proper connections are made and power is
restored to the circuit after installation.
FAQ
Q: Can I install the Ignite Lite system myself?
A: Installation should be carried out by a qualified electrician
or heating engineer in accordance with relevant regulations for
safety and proper functioning.
Q: How can I control the heating zones remotely?
A: You can control the heating zones remotely using a computer
or Smart Phone connected to the system.
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Ignite LITE
Ignite Lite – 2ch Ignite Lite – 4ch (All Variants) www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk
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WARNING Electricity is dangerous. Before commencing work, ensure that you read and understand these instructions and isolate the relevant circuit. This product should only be installed by a qualified electrician or heating engineer and should be installed in accordance to BS 7671 (IEE Wiring Regulations), or to another equivalent standard.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
Ignite Smart Sensor*
TOOLS REQUIRED
1 x Ignite Wireless Receiver
Screw Pack*
AAA Batteries*
Drill + 5mm Drill Bit
Phillips Screwdriver
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Long Nose Pliers
Boiler Manual
Multimeter
Smart Device
Wire Cutters
*If Applicable, and quantity will vary depending upon variant.
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INTRODUCTION
The Ignite Lite – 2ch series is designed to control a typical domestic central heating system. The system can switch two independent channels, Central Heating and Hot Water (if applicable).
The Ignite Lite – 4ch series is designed to control a zoned domestic central heating system. The system can switch up to four independent channels. This would usually be a combination of Central Heating, Hot Water and/or Towel Rails.
If you do not have a typical gas / oil fired central heating system, please see www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk/other_heating for further information. The central heating channel(s) are switched on and off in response to commands from the supplied Smart Sensor.
The hot water channel(s) (if applicable) are switched on and off at the programmed time intervals that the user sets. (When in Auto Mode) Once installed, each heating zone can be boosted from the Smart Sensor. Central heating and hot water can also be switched on and off remotely using a computer or Smart Phone.
SPECIFICATION
Ignite Wireless Receiver Power Supply: 230V~ 50Hz, 3W (Max) Switch Type (2ch Series): 1 x SPDT (HW), 1 x SPST (CH) Switch Type (4ch Series): 4 x SPST Switch Rating: 3 Amps Total load on all Channels Radio Frequency: 2.4 GHz (WiFi) & 868 MHz (Smart Sensor to Receiver) Dimensions: 156 x 105 x 29 mm Ignite Smart Sensor Power Supply: 2 x AAA Alkaline Batteries Temperature Range: 0 40°C Humidity Range: 0 100% Rh Motion Sensing Range: 50°@ 5 Metres – Horizontal, 40°@ 5 Metres – Vertical Frost Protection: 5°C Radio Frequency: 868 MHz (Smart Sensor to Receiver) Dimensions: 68 x 68 x 23 mm
RADIO SIGNAL AND LOCATION
Consideration for location of your Smart Sensor and Receiver, and the affects
that this may have on the radio signal is extremely important. The signal will
travel between units in a straight line and will degrade both with distance and
(much more importantly) objects that it has to pass through.
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If you have a large number of WiFi devices in the property or you cannot get a good WiFi signal at your Receiver location (you can use your phone to get a good indication of WiFi signal strength), then we would strongly recommend that you upgrade your WiFi Network. Please see www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk/wifi for further help and advice. Unlike the Receiver, that connects via WiFi, the Smart Sensor connects to the Receiver via its internal low power radio. (RF). Every house is different and this is NOT a guarantee, but as a guide, the Smart Sensor and Receiver should be able to communicate with each other through two single skin brick or stud walls. If the above is not possible, consider adding an Ignite Signal Booster to increase the range. (please see www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk/signal_booster) Fig 1, shows three possible Sensor locations, and the path that the signal will travel to communicate between the Receiver and the Sensor. If the Sensor is located at “A”, the signal will need to go through two external walls. The Sensor located at “B” will have the signal travelling entirely through a solid wall. This will create a very poor signal, or no signal at all. If the Sensor is located at “C”, it will have a significantly better signal as it will only have to travel through one internal wall.
Fig 1
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Fig 2 As shown in Fig 2, ideally the Smart Sensor should be mounted on an internal wall at a height of 1 .5m and in a high traffic area. Avoid locating near draughts such as the front door or windows. Do not position above heat sources and avoid direct sunlight. The Smart Sensor must not be installed in areas of high humidity, such as bathrooms or shower rooms. When creating steam in these room, temperature readings can become erratic, and condensation can form within the unit causing irreparable damage and significantly shortening its lifespan. Additionally, if condensation forms on the batteries this can cause rust and short circuits.
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The rooms where the Smart Sensors are located must have a working radiator and the Thermostatic Radiator Valve (TRV) must be removed if present. Most TRV’s can be removed by turning it up to the maximum setting, gently pushing down from the top and undoing the metal collar. Once undone, it will lift off the radiator.
Fig 3
Fig 4
We recommend placing the Receiver at least 1 metre away from metal objects such as boilers, hot water cylinders etc (Fig 4). To avoid potential water damage, do not install underneath the boiler.
The Receiver must not be installed in areas of high humidity, such as bathrooms
or shower rooms. When creating steam in these rooms condensation can form
within the unit causing irreparable damage and significantly shortening its
lifespan.
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INSTALLATION
Before commencing work, isolate the existing power supply. To remove the front cover, undo the two screws on the Receiver, then lift off. This unit is designed for fixed wiring only. If running surface mount cable, use cutters to break out the tab underneath and secure cable(s) with the supplied cable clamp. Surface mount cable should be clipped to the wall or run in suitable trunking, 1mm2 cable is recommended and no bare copper should be visible outside the connector block. All wiring must conform to the current IEEE wiring regulations. The Ignite Receiver is a class 2 device and does not require an earth. You may need to join existing earth leads together using a terminal strip to maintain earth continuity to the rest of the circuit. Ensure that the circuit is protected by a 3 amp fuse.
INSTALLATION – 2CH SERIES COMBI BOILER WITHOUT ROOM THERMOSTAT OR TIMER
(No hot water cylinder, Boiler switches on when hot tap is opened) Install the Ignite Receiver as described in Installation – Receiver on page 13. We recommend that any internal timers are disconnected if possible. Please consult your boiler installation manual for guidance on how to wire in external controls. Usually, there will be a wire link to remove on the boiler terminal block, then these two terminals are wired to terminals 3 & 4 on the Inspire Terminal board as shown in Fig 5. Connect the Receiver Live(L) and Neutral(N) to the same fused spur as the boiler.
Fig 5 7
The majority of combi boilers can be wired using the 4 wire installation method. If your boiler manual suggests a 3 wire install, then refer to Fig 6, remembering to remove the link wire in the boiler (if required) and add a link wire between terminals 4 & 5 on the Receiver. After the wiring has been completed, replace the front cover and secure using the two screws – DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. Restore power to the circuit.
Fig 6
COMBI BOILER WITH EXISTING ROOM THERMOSTAT
Wired Thermostat Remove the existing Thermostat wiring from the boiler, then follow the steps on page 7 for “Combi Boiler without Room Thermostat or Timer”.
Wireless Thermostat with built in receiver Wireless Thermostats with a receiver built into the front panel of the boiler, (e.g. Drayton LP10RF) this MUST be removed from the boiler. Then follow the steps on page 7 for “Combi Boiler without Room Thermostat or Timer”.
Wireless Thermostat with external receiver Make a careful note of the locations of the existing wiring at the receiver, then remove the old receiver. Install the Ignite Receiver as described in Installation – Receiver on page 13. Install the previously identified wires into the appropriate terminals on the Ignite Receiver. If 4 wires are present, see Fig 5. If only 3 wires, then see Fig 6, remembering to add the link wire between terminals 4 & 5.
After the wiring has been completed, replace the front cover and secure using
the two screws – DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. Restore power to the circuit.
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SYSTEM BOILER WITH EXISTING CONTROLS
System Boiler with existing 2 channel programmer and optional Thermostat **Before commencing, take clear photos of the existing programmer wiring**
S Plan (2 x 2 port zone valves, usually near hot water cylinder) Usually 4 Wires to existing programmer, Live, Neutral, CH ON, HW ON. (CH OFF and HW OFF not used) Y plan (1 x 3 port zone valve, usually near the hot water cylinder) Usually 5 wires to existing programmer, Live, Neutral, CH ON, HW ON, HW OFF. (CH OFF not used) Existing programmers will usually have 6 or 8 terminals (Plus possibly an earth terminal) There should also be a wiring schematic on the existing programmer (see Fig 7). Using this schematic, identify and label each wire according to its function, e.g. Live, Neutral, CH ON/OFF, HW ON/OFF etc. If the programmer has 8 terminals, with `C’, `Com’ or `Common’ AND these terminals are linked to Live, then ignore the links and identify the remaining wires. If the existing programmer uses the notation NO (Normally Open) & NC (Normally Closed), NO = ON and NC = OFF
This is an example of existing programmer wiring. Please wire as shown in Fig 8
Colours shown are for indication only, and may vary in your
Fig 7
installation.
* Note, if you have an S-Plan system, this cable will not be present
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Once each wire is identified, remove the existing wires from the old programmer and install the Inspire Ignite Receiver as described in Installation – Receiver on page 13. Install the previously identified wires into the appropriate terminals (see Fig 8). As an example, the black wire in terminal 4 of the old programmer is identified as “CH ON” from the existing programmer schematic. This would go into terminal 3 “CH ON” on the new Ignite Receiver. Finally, add a link wire between terminals 4 & 5 on the Receiver. After the wiring has been completed, replace the front cover and secure using the two screws – DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. Restore power to the circuit.
* Note, if you have an S-Plan system, this cable will not be present
Fig 8
Important If the existing installation has a wired Room Thermostat, the wiring for this MUST BE REMOVED at the wiring centre and the thermostat terminals Live and Switched Live/Call linked.
INSTALLATION – 4CH SERIES
The Ignite receiver can control up to four zones. These can be either hot water
cylinders(s) or heating zones. Heating zones are controlled by the supplied Smart
Sensor(s). Each Sensor will be paired to a zone, starting from zone 1 . e.g. if you
have purchased two Smart Sensors, they will be paired to zones 1 & 2. Three Smart
Sensors would be paired to zones 1 ,2 & 3 etc. Any remaining zones without Smart
Sensors will default to timed (Hot Water) zones.
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SYSTEM/COMBI BOILER WITH EXISTING CONTROLS
**Before commencing, take clear photos of the existing programmer wiring** A multi zone setup will usually be wired as an “S Plan Plus” (One 2 port zone valve per zone, usually near the hot water cylinder or boiler) There will be 2 wires for power and 1 additional wire per zone to the existing programmer. e.g. Live, Neutral, CH1 , CH2, CH3, HW. Existing programmers will usually have 6 or 8 terminals (plus possibly an earth terminal) There should also be a wiring schematic on the existing programmer – see Fig 9 Using this schematic, identify and label each wire according to its function, e.g. Live, Neutral, CH1, CH2, HW etc. If the programmer has 8 terminals, with `C’, `Com’ or `Common’ AND these terminals are linked to Live, then ignore the links and identify the remaining wires. Once each wire is identified, remove the existing wires from the old programmer and install the Inspire Ignite Receiver as described in Installation – Receiver on page 13.
This is an example of existing programmer wiring. Please wire as shown in Fig 10
Colours shown are for indication only, and may vary in your installation.
Fig 9 11
Install the previously identified wires into the appropriate terminals (see Fig 11). For example, the Yellow wire in terminal 1 of the old programmer is identified as “CH1 ON” from the existing programmer schematic. This would go into terminal 1 “CH1” on the new Ignite Receiver. NOTE that the “HW indicator LED” refers to Zone 4, therefore we strongly recommend that the Hot Water Zone is wired to terminal “CH4/HW. For example. If you have an existing 3 zone timer, and zones 1 and 2 are heating zones and hot water is on zone 3. You would transfer zones 1 & 2 to CH1 and CH2, but zone 3 (The hot water zone) would be moved to CH4/HW in the inspire system. CH3 in this case would not be used. After the wiring has been completed, replace the front cover and secure using the two screws – DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. Restore power to the circuit.
Fig 10 Important If the existing installation has a wired Room Thermostat(s), the wiring for this MUST BE REMOVED at the wiring centre and the thermostat terminals Live and Switched Live/Call linked.
NEW HEATING SYSTEM WITHOUT EXISTING CONTROLS
If this is a new heating system and you do not have any existing controls, we would recommend this is wired as an “S or Y Plan” (2ch series) or “S Plan Plus” (4ch series). See www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk/newboiler for more information.
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INSTALLATION – RECEIVER
If you have a single gang back box, secure the receiver to this using two of the M3.5 screws provided.
If you do not have an existing back box, use the receiver as a template and mark the location of the two holes on the wall. For reference, the two holes are 60.3 mm apart. Drill suitable holes (5mm diameter for the supplied wall plugs) and fix the receiver to the wall using appropriate wall plugs and screws. WARNING be aware of any buried cables before drilling.
INSTALLATION – SMART SENSOR
Preparing your new Smart Sensor 1) Whilst holding the back plate, rotate the outer cover anticlockwise and remove in direction shown in Fig 11.
2) Fit supplied batteries
3) Secure outer cover by following Step 1 in reverse 4) Test the signal strength (see page 14)
Fig 11
5) Remove outer cover by repeating step 1
6) Remove batteries, hold the device in the desired position and mark screw mounting positions.
7) Drill holes and locate supplied wall plugs (see Fig 12)
8) Mount the device using supplied screws
9) Fit batteries 10) Secure outer cover by following step 1 in reverse.
Fig 12
11) Ensure the sensor can fire the boiler by boosting the heating.
· Press the up arrow twice, the boiler should switch
· Press the down arrow twice, the boiler should switch off.
Note: This assume that the heating is unregistered. If it has already been
registered, ensure the heating is set to Off within the App.
The boost is defaulted to 24 degrees. If the room is warmer than this, then you will need to adjust the boost temperature within the App.
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TESTING THE SYSTEM
Signal Hold the Smart Sensor in your desired location. Press and hold `/’ arrow button for 5 seconds. The Smart Sensor will enter signal strength testing mode. A sweeping LED will be displayed whilst the signal detection is in progress. If a signal is detected, the strength will be measured from 1 – 5 by lighting LEDs accordingly. To work effectively, the signal should be a minimum of two LEDs. Central Heating and/or Hot Water outputs Press and hold both keys on the receiver for 5 seconds. ‘1 ‘ and the `WiFi’ light will slowly flash. Cycle the left key until `1,2,3 and 4′ all flash at the same time, then press the right key. The unit is now in test mode and either `CH’ (2ch series) or `1′ (4ch series) will flash. Use the left key to switch between zones (CH / HW or 1 4). Use the right key to switch the zone On and Off (The flame will light when the zone is on). You can exit this mode by pressing and holding both keys. Test mode will automatically exit after 10 minutes with no key presses. If the boiler does not fire up when testing a hot water zone, you may already have a full tank of hot water. In which case, temporarily increase the cylinder stat to max for this test. If one of the above tests fail, then please see Troubleshooting on page 16.
CONNECTING THE SYSTEM
Search “Inspire Home Automation” in the app store, install our app, then follow the instructions. If this is an additional system, Tap the menu icon, then select Tools -> Register Thermostat from within the app. Or scan the QR code at the front of the manual for further assistance.
Important You will need to be in the same location as the inspire system to complete the initial setup.
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IGNITE SMART SENSOR
Note: Press button twice to Boost Heating On or Off.
IGNITE RECEIVER
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ALSO AVAILABLE
Additional Smart Sensors Concerned about high humidity causing mould? Are some rooms colder than others? Require additional motion detectors? If the answer is YES to any of these, find out how additional Smart Sensors can keep you informed and get you back in control. Visit www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk/smart_sensor
Ignite Signal Booster Is your signal strength poor on your Smart Sensor? Do you have an old Victorian property with thick walls? Do you want to position your Smart Sensor further away from the Receiver? Fix poor radio signals with our Ignite Signal Booster. Find out more by visiting www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk/signal_booster
VIDEO TUTORIALS
Please go to www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk/videos to get started on using your new Inspire system.
PHONE APP
Please go to this weblink to download the app www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk/apps or search for “Inspire Home Automation” in the app store.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Please visit our website for further help and assistance: www.inspirehomeautomation.co.uk/help Please check out our FAULT FINDING GUIDE and FAQ for assistance, there will also be information here on how to contact us.
PLEASE LEAVE THIS MANUAL WITH THE USER.
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Documents / Resources
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