What phrases can I say to Alexa to control my heating via my Ideal Touch?
To make it warmer by turning the heating up or on (depending on current state) you can say….
- Alexa, make it warmer in here
- Alexa, make it warmer
- Alexa turn the heating up (in this phrase “heating” is not the default name of the Touch Device, Alexa recognises statement this as a set phrase)
- Alexa, set “heating” to Heat
- Alexa, turn “heating” On
- Alexa turn On “heating”
- Alexa increase my heating
To turn the target temperature of your Ideal Touch Connect down say…
- Alexa, make it cooler in here
- Alexa turn the heating down (in this phrase “heating” is not the default name of the Touch Device, Alexa recognises statement this as a set phrase)
- Alexa decrease my heating (in this phrase “heating” is not the default name of the Touch Device, Alexa recognises statement this as a set phrase)
If the heating is boosted or off you can return to your pre-set schedules by saying….
- Alexa, set “heating” to Auto
To turn the heating off you can say…
- Alexa, turn OFF “heating”
To find out the current room temperature say….
- Alexa, what’s the temperature in here?
To find out what target temperature your Ideal Touch Connect is set to you can say…
Alexa, what’s my “heating” set to?
To set your heating to a specific temperature say..
Alexa, set “heating” to 20
- Alexa, set the temperature to 20 degrees
Where the statement contains the word “heating” (in italics) this is the default name of the touch connect device in Alexa and can be changed.
Note, when you alter your heating using Alexa your Boiler and Touch App will react quickly, you may notice a slight delay updating the Touch thermostat with the correct command from Alexa.