The thermostat controls the operating temperature of electric floor heating cable or underfloor heating mat and is an essential part of the electric floor heating system. Usually, customers who buy our heating cables also buy thermostats. To better serve our customers and reduce their efforts to find suitable thermostats, Icoheat has established its own thermostat R&D and production team. Compared with other thermostat manufacturers, we, from the heating cable area, know what kind of thermostat can better control the operation of electric floor heating.
Having a thermostat with a unique appearance and performance can not only reflect the strength of the company, but also attract more potential customers, thereby increasing the company’s sales. As a professional electric floor heating player, it is an unavoidable question. If you have plans to develop a thermostat, our professional team will work hard to help you realize your own dream thermostat.
The budget of the thermostat, the appearance of the thermostat, and the function of the thermostat are usually three issues that need to be considered when developing a thermostat.
Thermostat budget
we can divide it into two parts, one is the budget investment in the research and development process of the thermostat. This mainly includes the mold fee, the development fee of software and hardware, and if you need a smart thermostat such as wifi, zigbee, and Google Amazon voice control functions, you need to pay additional third-party technical support fees. This part is not a small expense, and it is recommended to contact us for details.
The second is the cost of a single thermostat. Simply put, how much are you willing to pay for this thermostat. Generally speaking, the unit price of the manual thermostat is the cheapest, and it will be more expensive with a screen display. Thermostats with wifi function are more expensive than those without wi-fi function. Therefore, we recommend that you carefully study the market situation before developing a thermostat, such as which thermostats are more popular in the market, what price can users accept, who are my competitors, and what is the price of competitors. By thinking about these questions, you can figure out how much your thermostat should sell for, and then you can figure out how much you should pay.
When we have a budget, we then design the thermostat’s appearance, function, and packaging based on it.
Thermostat appearance
Usually, when people buy a thermostat, the first thing they see is the appearance of the thermostat. It is human nature to pursue beautiful things. A thermostat with a gorgeous and stylish design will easily attract users’ attention.
When designing the appearance of the thermostat, these aspects can be considered
- Plastic material, color
- Need a display or not
- How big is the display
- What type of display, normal or color
- Touch keys or mechanical keys
- Do you need a knob
In addition, attention must be paid to the structural design of the thermostat, which is related to whether the thermostat is easy to install. If the design is unreasonable, the installation is difficult, and the endless after-sales problems will be a headache.
Thermostat function and operation
The function and operation logic of the thermostat involves the work of software and hardware, and it is also the core work in the development process of the thermostat. The function and operation logic of the thermostat determine whether the thermostat can complete the electric underfloor heating control work, and also determines the user’s comfort to a large extent.
First and foremost, the thermostat must meet the safety standards of the country of consumption. For example, electric heating thermostats in some countries require built-in GFCI functionality. In addition, other laws and regulations concerning thermostats in the consumer country must be complied with.
On this basis, it is necessary to consider the functions that the thermostat needs to have, such as on/off, temperature control mode, programming, hysteresis, low-temperature protection, high-temperature protection, WIFI and so on. After that is the work of the hardware. The hardware usually needs to consider the power supply voltage, the working life of the thermostat, and so on.
For you, what you need do is to confirm the specific function of the thermostat. Software and hardware development work is mainly done by the Icoheat team.
Also, thermostat packaging takes time to think about. A good thermostat packaging box should be sturdy, economical, environmentally friendly, and stylishly designed.
To put it simply, you need to consider four major aspects: budget investment, price of a single thermostat, appearance of the thermostat, and functions to be achieved by the thermostat. The difficulty is that these factors are not in a strict order, more often they are carried out simultaneously, and the final solution must be the result of mutual compromise of various factors, which also requires the development team to have extensive and professional capabilities.
As can be seen from the above description, the development of a thermostat is not a very easy task, and it will cost you a lot of economic and time costs, so you should spend more time thinking about these issues before you decide to develop. In addition, a technically professional and well-communicated team can maximize the development progress and success of the project. It is recommended that you choose carefully.
If you have any questions about thermostat development, please contact the Icoheat team.