Open Window Detection uses sudden changes in temperature or humidity to detect if a window is open and switches off your heating or cooling until the window is closed to save energy.
This process is automated if you have Auto-Assist.
If you don't have Auto-Assist, you can select the Turn Heating OFF button that appears in Quick Actions in the tado° app when Open Window Detection is activated.
If you’ve activated push notifications, you’ll receive a notification to switch off your heating or cooling.
How to activate Open Window Detection
Open the tado° app.
Go to Settings > Open Window Detection.
Select the room where you want to activate this feature.
Toggle Open Window Detection ON.
Adjust the shut-off duration to your preference. By default, your heating switches off for 15 minutes after an open window is detected.
Repeat for each room that could benefit from Open Window Detection.
How to cancel the open window shut-off
If you want to override an Open Window Detection shut-off, you can turn your heating back on either in the app or on the devices.
In the app, select the Room displaying the open window icon, then select Cancel.
On the devices, turn the temperature up or down. Any manual adjustment overrides Open Window Detection.
When the Open Window Detection shut-off time has passed or is adjusted manually, tado° blocks the detection of open windows for 15 minutes.
Keep in mind that you won’t get an open window notification if any of the following are true:
The heating in the room is set to OFF.
The heating in the room is set to ON, but there is no heat request because the inside temperature is above the set temperature.
Your Home is in Away Mode at the time the change is detected.
The room with an open window is displayed as offline in the app.