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Heat-Mat NGTouch Programmable Thermostat  

Heat-Mat NGTouch Programmable Thermostat   PRO

Getting started

Setting up the NGTouch
When the system has been installed and turned on for the first time, or after you have performed a factory reset, you must set the Date, Time and Floor Type. The thermostat will automatically guide you through the process.

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Default Heating Schedule
The system will operate in the ‘default heating schedule’ (unless you choose to override this schedule with your own programmed settings – see pg. 19-21). During the ‘default heating schedule’, the temperature is controlled automatically according to the default schedule.

Default heating schedule home screen:

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Mode Menu

The thermostat has a number of modes of temperature control. These can be found in the mode menu, accessed via the ‘Mode’ button in the bottom right of the home screen. The mode menu consists of four modes that can be used for easy programming. These modes include Comfort, Boost, Frost Protection, and Holiday. There are also two other modes Manual and Eco. Manual mode allows manual operation of the thermostat and Eco mode is an energy-saving function. See page 12 for information on Manual Mode and page 39 for Eco mode

The mode menu includes:

Manual Mode
You can use a Manual to override the current schedule and maintain a specified temperature around the clock. The thermostat will continue to operate in Manual Mode until you return to the heating schedule.

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Comfort Mode

You can use Comfort Mode when you want to temporarily override an event program and adjust the target temperature. For instance, if you want to heat a room that would normally be unheated, for an evening or a short period of time. You can manually set a comfortable temperature, which the thermostat will maintain for your chosen period of time (from 1 to 23 hours) before returning to the heating schedule.

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You can use Comfort Mode when you want to temporarily override an event program and adjust the target temperature. For instance, if you want to heat a room that would normally be unheated, for an evening or a short period of time. You can manually set a comfortable temperature, which the thermostat will maintain for your chosen period of time (from 1 to 23 hours) before returning to the heating schedule.

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Boost
In Boost mode, the underfloor heating is boosted to full power for one hour. After one hour, the thermostat returns to the heating schedule. This could be used when returning to a cold room where you want to warm up as quickly as possible.

The Boost home screen explained:

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Frost Protection
Frost Protection mode is used when heating is not needed but the temperature must be kept above freezing until changed manually. This is usually used in holiday cottages, outbuildings or similar properties that may be left unattended for long periods of time in the winter.

The Frost Protection home screen explained:

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Holiday Mode
Holiday Mode allows you to set your heating to a minimum while you are away on holiday, saving both energy and money. You must set holiday start and end dates. The thermostat will ensure that your floor is kept above freezing and your home is warm when you return.

This is accomplished in just a few steps:

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The Holiday home screen explained:

Main Menu

The main menu consists of four options that can be used to configure your thermostat. This menu is accessed via the Menu button in the top right of the home screen.
The main menu includes:

Schedule

Heating Schedule 1/3
The heating schedule allows you to control the temperature automatically according to a programmed schedule of your choice. The thermostat comes with a default heating schedule for easy and economic heating control (see Default Heating Schedule under Factory Settings on page 48).

The heating schedule can easily be changed in the following way:

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Heating Schedule 2/3
The thermostat allows you to program a number of events per day to suit your lifestyle. An event is a scheduled time of day when the thermostat automatically changes the temperature setting. You can choose between a 4 or 6-event schedule.

With a 4 event schedule, you can set 4 different events during work days and 2 different events during home days. – For example, if your day is as follows: You get up in the morning, you go to work, you return home and you go to sleep.

With a 6-event schedule, you can set 6 different events during work days and 2 different events during home days. – For example, if your day is as follows: You get up in the morning, you go to work, you return home for lunch, you go back to work, you return home and you go to sleep.

The thermostat is preset to operate a default heating schedule with 4 events per work day and 2 events per home day. This can be changed to 6 events per work day and 2 events per home day as follows:

Heating Schedule 3/3

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Basic Settings: Display – Screen brightness

Basic Settings: Display – Screen Lock
The screen lock prevents someone from changing any of the thermostat settings.

Confirm your choice with ü or deactivate by pressing OFF followed by  
The thermostat will automatically return to Display Settings. The screen lock is activated together with the screen saver if the thermostat has not been operated for approximately 3 minutes.

Before you can operate the thermostat again, you must unlock the screen in the following way from the home screen:
Press the screen to activate it. Three circles containing dots will be displayed. Draw an “L” on the screen in a single stroke without lifting your finger from the screen. Start by touching the dot in the circle in the upper left corner, then slide your finger downwards to the dot in the circle in the lower left corner and continue sliding your finger to the dot in the circle in the lower right corner, forming an “L”. If done correctly, the home screen will appear

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Screen saver

This option allows you to select the information to be shown on the idle home screen as a screen saver. Choose from:

To access and program the screen saver follow these steps:

Basic Settings: Display – oC / oF Unit
The thermostat can provide temperature data as oC or oF depending on what you prefer to use. To change the temperature display settings to oC or oF follow the steps below:

Support & Info: QR Code

This function provides energy usage graphs and diagnostic assistance. Once the QR code has been scanned on your internet-enabled device the data can be emailed to Heat Mat’s Technical Support Team.

System Info & Support

This function provides system information as follows: App. Version, Unit ID, current floor temperature, current room temperature.

Factory Reset

This option allows you to restore the thermostat to the original factory settings. Note: This action cannot be undone, if you perform a factory reset all your personal settings will be lost.
To access Factory Reset follow these steps:

Date & Time – Time
This option allows you to change the time, which is used by the clock to control heating schedule events during programmed operation.

To set the time follow these steps:

Date & Time – Time Format
This option allows you to change the time format displayed. To set the time format follow these steps:

Basic Settings: Date & Time – Date
This option allows you to change the date, which may appear on the screen saver and is used for functions such as Holiday mode and Daylight Saving Time. To set the time format follow these steps:

Basic Settings: Date & Time – Date Format
This option allows you to change the date format displayed. To set the date format follow these steps:

Basic Settings: Energy Tariff Menu
The Energy Tariff menu allows you to monitor the thermostat’s energy use and set parameters for monitoring the cost of running your system.

Price per kWh
To specify the price per kW hour of your electricity follow these steps:

Currency
The currency is set to GBP and cannot be altered on this version of the thermostat.

Basic Settings: Energy Tariff – System Power
System Power calculates the power of the system connected to the thermostat and uses this information to feed into energy cost data.If the system is controlled by a contactor, this function must be switched off and the system power must be added manually. See below: To access System Power information follow these steps:

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Basic Settings: Energy Tariff – Energy Use
The Energy Use function uses the information provided for Price per kWh to calculate your electricity consumption and the cost of heating for a given period of time. This option allows you to monitor your energy use over a week, month, or year. To see your Energy Use follow these steps:

Advanced Settings: Adaptive Function
The Adaptive Function learns the heat characteristics of a room and enables the thermostat to bring the room up to temperature for the start of each programmed event. After a few days, the adaptive function will have automatically calculated when the heating must be turned on/off to achieve this and it will adapt to the seasons to ensure your system runs efficiently. To access the Adaptive Function follow these steps:

Advanced Settings: Open Window
The Open Window function prompts the thermostat to detect an open window or door, by registering a rapid drop in temperature. With this function enabled, the thermostat shuts off the heating for 30 minutes to avoid needlessly heating a room and wasting heat. To access the Open Window function follow these steps:

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Advanced Settings: Daylight Saving Time

Advanced Settings: Advanced Options – Eco Mode
Eco Mode reduces the energy spent on unnecessary heating if you leave the room or house temporarily during a scheduled heating event. If you are going to bed early at 9 pm, but your heating normally stays on until 11 pm, pressing the Eco button will prevent the system from heating needlessly for two hours.

If you press the Eco Mode button, the thermostat enters an energy-saving state, in which the lowest setback temperature in the event schedule is used as the temperature set point. This usually leads to the thermostat switching off at this point. At the next programmed event change, the thermostat returns to normal programmed operation.Heat-Mat NGTouch Programmable Thermostat- 21

Advanced Settings: Sensor – Sensor Application

The Sensor Application allows you to choose which sensor is used to control the heating system. The options are:

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Advanced Settings: Min/Max Temp. 1/2

This function allows you to set a minimum and maximum temperature the thermostat can reach and the minimum and maximum limits for floor temperature.

Operating temperatures:

Floor limit temperatures:

Advanced Settings: Min/Max Temp. 2/2

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NOTE: If the maximum limit for floor temperature is too high, sensitive floor types may be permanently damaged.

To change the Min/Max Temp. follow these steps:

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Room Sensor Calibration
This option allows you to calibrate the room sensor. You should calibrate the sensor if the temperature reading differs from the actual room temperature. You can calibrate the sensor with +/- 10°C in steps of 0.5°C  in the following way:

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Floor Sensor Calibration

This option allows you to calibrate the floor sensor. You should calibrate the sensor if the temperature reading differs from the actual floor temperature. Remember, the floor sensor sits beneath the floor covering so is likely to register a floor temperature above the temperature measured on the top of the floor covering.
Note: changes in the floor sensor characteristics may damage certain floors.

You can calibrate the sensor with +/- 10°C in steps of 0.5°C in the following way:

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Advanced Settings: Sensor Value
This option allows you to choose the type of floor sensor for the thermostat. This setting is only required if you are using the NGTouch to control an old electric UFH thermostat and want to use the original sensor. Please contact the manufacturer of your old thermostat, or check the user manual, to confirm the sensor type it uses. The sensor supplied with the thermostat is a Heat Mat sensor listed as: “Factory”. Sensor options include:

To access the above options follow these steps:

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Energy Use
See page 39 for information on Energy Use. This function can also be accessed from: The basic Settings – Energy Tariff menu.

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Factory Settings

Preset temperatures:
Operating mode Factory preset temperature
Scheduled Operation See Default heating schedule*
Manual Override 23°C*
Comfort Mode 23°C*
Boost Mode Max °C ≤ Maximum Limit
Holiday Mode 5°C
Frost Protection 5°C

Default Heating Schedule

Event Name Event Start Room Temperature Floor Temperature
Wake up 6:00am 20°C 20°C
Leave home 8:30am 5°C 5°C
Daytime home* 12:00pm 20°C 20°C
Daytime leave* 1:00pm 5°C 5°C
Come home 4:30pm 20°C 20°C
Go to sleep 10:30pm 5°C 5°C
Home days:
Wake up 7:00am 20°C 20°C
Go to sleep 11:00pm 5°C 5°C

Troubleshooting

Error messages
If a fault or error occurs, the thermostat will display one of the following error messages:

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Q: Why does a specific function not work in a specific mode?
A: Not all functions are available in all modes or make sense in all modes.

 

 

Mode vs function

 

 

Scheduled Operation

 

 

Manual

 

 

Boost

 

 

Comfort

 

 

Frost Protection

 

 

Holiday

 

 

Eco

 

Open Window detection

 

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

 

 

Not

available

 

 

Yes

 

 

Not available

 

 

Not available

 

 

Not available

Floor comfort override sensor application  

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

 

 

Not

available

 

 

Yes

 

 

Not available

 

 

Not available

 

 

Not available

 

 

Eco Function

Changes the home screen to display the Eco button instead of Manual  

 

Not

available

 

 

Not

available

 

 

Not

available

 

 

Not available

 

 

Not available

 

 

Not available

Contact Details

Reference

Download Manual:

Heat-Mat NGTouch Programmable Thermostat User GUIDE

Other Manual:

Heat-Mat NGTouch Programmable Thermostat User Manual

Heat-Mat NGTouch Programmable Thermostat Product Specification Guide

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Heat-Mat NGTouch Programmable Thermostat User GUIDE

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