Is iNet ready to full upgrade worth it?

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We’re completely new to Truma iNet systems and our new van comes with an iNet ready control panel. Is it worth upgrading the system to have remote control of the heating and hot water?

Interested to know if people who have this, use it and what they think of it? Is it reliable? Simple to use etc?

Also, be good to know what we should expect to pay for the upgrade, or how complex a DIY job?

For info we have the Truma 6 system, gas and electric - with 2 x 11kg Gaslow system fitted.

Many thanks
 
The downside is that it uses about half an amp of power, even when everything is off. So it'll drain a battery just sitting there in a couple of weeks. As you suggested, an obvious improvement would be to add an internet gateway so there's remote control.
Thank you for saving me looking for my drain on my battery !
 
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I think that must be the standard Inet controller (which does work with older boilers) not the Inet X? Inet X has a colour screen and is the version which cannot be used on older boilers, according both to their online documentation and their technical dept when I called to ask whether it was compatible if the PCB was updated to the latest version.

(I had to replace the PCB anyway!)
Mine just said iNet ready on the front of the controller, nothing changed on the boiler end, but the iNet system did plug in at the boiler end into a spare rj11 socket on the board and not at the control panel end like some have done.
 
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Think he's talking about Alde boiler not Truma I use my older iNet box on our 3020 Alde boiler.
Yes this is correct my Alde boiler is a 3020 as stated, the iNet 2g box is very hard to come by as some have already mentioned.
 
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We’re completely new to Truma iNet systems and our new van comes with an iNet ready control panel. Is it worth upgrading the system to have remote control of the heating and hot water?

Interested to know if people who have this, use it and what they think of it? Is it reliable? Simple to use etc?

Also, be good to know what we should expect to pay for the upgrade, or how complex a DIY job?

For info we have the Truma 6 system, gas and electric - with 2 x 11kg Gaslow system fitted.

Many thanks
We have the same as you, Truma 6E and 2 x 11 Kg gaslow. In the 3 years we have had the van from new haven’t come across any need to remotely control it.

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My 2021 AS Bourton has the iNet system via text or Bluetooth and works fine although I thought it only operated the Truma Aircon. I've just checked the app and I can see it has a hot water getting too. So far i've only used it to cool the van down if I have been away on a walk so it is cooled down a bit by the time I get back. If I've been away in the cold I've just left the heating on a low setting.
 
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I've had inet in my old van will soon be moving it into our new one, it is not perfect but it did give remote access to turn heating/ water up down or off etc, or just provide reassurance of what settings the system was set to. As mentioned it is 2g I think our SIM card is Giffgaff. Not sure if I'd pay to invest in it now but if you can get a 2nd unit at a good price, I'd say do it, very basic wiring, 12v supply and a data cable that connects to the Truma boiler.
 
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The Truma Inet box is, I believe 2G mobile only - so fairly basic functionality via the app. That said I’ve no personal experience of it!

The new Inet X is more modern, you would need to change the panel as well, but only boilers/systems from 2019 onwards are compatible, as I understand it, and older boilers cannot be upgraded.
When I had the 2 g iNet on my 2023 Auto sleeper I was told from new also you couldn't update it, but as the Auto Sleeper build was such a bad build and had so many faults we got rid of it after 11 months, in saying that I know Auto Sleeper had a change and there was a new Factory Lady Manager who I met and was determined to sort build quality out, I hope she did as materials used seemed quite high quality, vehicle desk I felt quite stayed , but, functional
 
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