Kalor Tech Wi-Fi Thermostats and Accessories Instruction Manual

: June 13, 2024
: KALOR TECH

Table of Contents

NEW THERMOSTAT PREPARATION
INSTALLATION
RESTORE POWER AND TEST
HOME SCREEN
REMOTE MANAGEMENT SETUP
ADDING A THERMOSTAT TO THE ALEXA DEVICE
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

**Kalor Tech Wi-Fi Thermostats and Accessories Instruction Manual

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Thank you for choosing KALOR TECH. We provide you with exceponal tools to help you take control of your heang at home or anywhere in the world, and to allow you to save money, achieve maximum comfort, and experience peace of mind. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS UNIT unl we have had an opportunity to assist you. Email us at sales@kalortech.ideasolver.com for support. We respond to inquiries quickly and most likely provide resoluon to your issue. You can also find these instrucons online at our website.

This booklet covers the following topics:

Requirements for installation
New thermostat preparation
Physical installation and testings
Wireless connectivity for remote management

TOOLS REQUIRED (PHYSICAL INSTALLATION)

Small, sloed screwdriver
Small, Phillips screwdriver
Cable stripper (oponal)
Voltmeter (oponal)
Wire nuts

WIRELESS FEATURES (oponal)

2.4 Ghz Wi-Fi network (only required for device installaon)
Voice assistant such as Alexa or Google Assist
Wi-Fi network access for voice assistant management
Smartphone or tablet, (oponal, but necessary for remote management)

NEW THERMOSTAT PREPARATION

Turn power off at the electrical panel for this unit. DO NOT aempt to install this device without turning the power off from the main panel!
Unscrew the plate to the thermostat you’re about to replace and take note of the cabling. Take pictures and label cables if necessary.
Insert the KALOR TECH wall plate into the back of the new thermostat, ensuring that the 6 raised tabs on the wall plate make contact with the back of the thermostat’s metal plate.
Using a small, sloed screwdriver, loosen the screws on the underside of the back of the thermostat corresponding to numbers 4, 3, and 1.
Insert the BLACK pigtail into slot 4. Tighten the screw and ensure the cable cannot be pulled. Do not overghten, but you should be able to tug on the cable when it is secured..
Repeat the process for slot number 1, using a BLACK pigtail, and for number 3 using the RED pigtail.

INSTALLATION

Using the required wire nuts, aach the pigtail from slot 4 to the hot (live) wire (usually BLACK) in the box.
Aach the number 3 (RED) pigtail to the neutral wire in the box (usually WHITE).
Aach the number 1 pigtail to the load wire (usually BLACK) leading to the heater. Ensure all connecons are ghtly secured. Verify connecons. Push all cables in the box to make room for the back of the thermostat, and push the device back into the wall plate/electrical box.
While holding the plate against the wall, carefully pull the thermostat away from the wall plate. Using a Phillips screwdriver, secure the wall plate to the electrical box using the longer 6/32 screws. Now, hold the body of the thermostat and push the casing upward to open the device, allowing you to secure the back of the thermostat to the wall plate using the small Phillips screws provided. DO NOT overghten. Once in place, slide the thermostat casing downward against the back to snap in place

RESTORE POWER AND TEST

Turn the power on at the main panel. If properly installed, the thermostat should display the temperature and the power buon at the center of the thermostat should glow orange.
Using the up and down arrows, try raising the temperature by a few degrees. Ensure your baseboard heater responds.
Test by turning off the thermostat, waing a few minutes, and checking to see if your baseboard heater has cooled off.

HOME SCREEN

ON-OFF Buon Short press to turn on or off
MODE Buon Short press for manual or program mode
Clock Short press for me seng
Up arrow to increase parameters for a given seng
Down arrow to decrease parameters for a given seng

REMOTE MANAGEMENT SETUP

From the Google Store or Apple Store, download and install either the Tuya or Smart Life apps. Alternately, scan the QR code on Page 1 to easily find the app.
Once installed, open the app and create a new account or sign in if prior devices had been added to the account. To connue, please ensure your wireless network can emit a 2.4 Ghz signal to add devices. Your phone or tablet should be able to switch between 5Ghz or 2.4Ghz

NOTE: This is only required for the device installation. Ordinary management of the device occurs through your preferred Wi-Fi network.

In the app, click the Add Device icon (+) to add a device to find.
Select Small Home Appliance from the categories on the le. Scroll down and choose
Thermostat (Wi-Fi) from the choices.
The app should show the name of your 2.4 Ghz network(s) or phone hotspot. Enter the password for such a network and click Next.
On the device, hold the Mode and the Up arrow simultaneously unl the Wi-Fi icon begins to blink.
On the app, confirm that the Wi-Fi indicator is blinking. If so, choose Blink Quickly.
Aer 2 minutes or less, the app should find the device.
The app will now show the new device and a suggested name, which you can change on the next screen. Select Done. To the right of the name, a pencil icon allows you to change the name. The name should reflect the locaon of the device. This name will also be used when giving voice commands to Alexa or Google Assistant.
Aer successfully adding the device, your list of manageable devices should display. You cannow open the new device to begin managing sengs from anywhere, such as raising the temperature, using the digital dial, changing to manual sengs or program sengs, enabling the child lock, etc.
At this point, you may reconnect the phone or tablet to the preferred network.

ADDING A THERMOSTAT TO THE ALEXA DEVICE

Open the Alexa app on your smartphone or tablet.
From the “hamburger” menu, select Skills & Games. On the top right, select the magnifying glass to search and enter the name of the applicaon you installed on Page 5, Tuya or Smart Life.
Once found, select it to link to your Alexa account.
Select Enable to Use if this is the first me using it. You’ll need to provide your Tuya or Smart Life username and password for Alexa to be able to manage the devices.
Aer entering the login informaon, select Authorize.
You should receive a message such as “Smart Life has been successfully linked”. Click on Done.
Click the opon to Discover Devices. Aer a brief moment, the new device should show up. If no device is found, close the Alexa app and wait a few minutes, relaunch the Skills and Games opons and reopen the Tuya or Smart Life applicaons.
Once found within Alexa, you may use voice commands to control your thermostat.
For a list of common commands or to view a step-by-step video of the installaon steps , go to the Alexa Commands secon of the KALOR TECH website at kalortech.ideasolver.com, where you may download these instrucons and addional material.

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