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ESi Centro#3

ESi Centro by ESI Controls Ltd

A WiFi Wireless Thermostat
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Control your home's heating and cooling remotely with this smart thermostat. It offers sophisticated energy-saving features for enhanced comfort and control.

What We Love

  • ๐Ÿ‘ Works well once connected
  • ๐Ÿ‘ Basic functionality is good
  • ๐Ÿ‘ Integration with Alexa works well
  • ๐Ÿ‘ App works perfectly fine
  • ๐Ÿ‘ Basic functionality is generally good
  • ๐Ÿ‘ Works perfectly on iPhone XS
  • ๐Ÿ‘ Great app
  • ๐Ÿ‘ Speedy app update
  • ๐Ÿ‘ App and thermostat work well together
  • ๐Ÿ‘ Perfect

Room to Improve

  • ๐Ÿ› Painful connection process
  • ๐Ÿ› Frequent connection issues
  • ๐Ÿ› App cannot find thermostat
  • ๐Ÿ› Nightmare to connect
  • ๐Ÿ› Barely works, sometimes not at all
  • ๐Ÿ› Shockingly poor, basic, and broken
  • ๐Ÿ› Difficult to use
  • ๐Ÿ› Requires extreme setup steps
  • ๐Ÿ› WiFi and cell service need turning off for setup
  • ๐Ÿ› Frustrating setup
  • ๐Ÿ› Awful product
  • ๐Ÿ› Horrific setup experience
  • ๐Ÿ› No support helpline
  • ๐Ÿ› Update made app worse
  • ๐Ÿ› Clunky and frustrating
  • ๐Ÿ› App won't connect to WiFi
  • ๐Ÿ› Useless
  • ๐Ÿ› Awful software
  • ๐Ÿ› Schedule resets frequently
  • ๐Ÿ› App doesn't sync
  • ๐Ÿ› Pointless
  • ๐Ÿ› Heating is all over the shot
  • ๐Ÿ› Awful, shouldn't be allowed
  • ๐Ÿ› Device configured but no functionality
  • ๐Ÿ› Utter disgrace
  • ๐Ÿ› App doesn't work
  • ๐Ÿ› Total crash after upgrade
  • ๐Ÿ› Thermostats gone after update
  • ๐Ÿ› App not picking up thermostats
  • ๐Ÿ› New firmware doesn't work
  • ๐Ÿ› App shuts down when clicking thermostat
  • ๐Ÿ› Unfit for purpose
  • ๐Ÿ› Thermostat trouble telling correct time
  • ๐Ÿ› Unreliable, control manually
  • ๐Ÿ› Redesigned and worse
  • ๐Ÿ› App erases heating schedule
  • ๐Ÿ› Horrendous new interface
  • ๐Ÿ› Keeps logging me out
  • ๐Ÿ› More complex to use
  • ๐Ÿ› Needs login each time
  • ๐Ÿ› App appalling
  • ๐Ÿ› Stuck on firmware update
  • ๐Ÿ› Buttons no longer respond
  • ๐Ÿ› Stuck with no heating
  • ๐Ÿ› System and app kept turning heating on in summer
  • ๐Ÿ› Disconnects
  • ๐Ÿ› Schedule programme useless
  • ๐Ÿ› Schedule keeps changing
  • ๐Ÿ› Never stay connected
  • ๐Ÿ› App doesn't install properly
  • ๐Ÿ› Infuriating
  • ๐Ÿ› Absolutely rubbish
  • ๐Ÿ› Never worked
  • ๐Ÿ› No response to issues
  • ๐Ÿ› Router wouldn't connect
  • ๐Ÿ› Still won't connect
  • ๐Ÿ› Waste of money
  • ๐Ÿ› Schedules randomly change time and temperature
  • ๐Ÿ› Abysmal app
  • ๐Ÿ› Suddenly not working after update
  • ๐Ÿ› Can't get logged in
  • ๐Ÿ› No updates
  • ๐Ÿ› Lacking basic features
  • ๐Ÿ› Zero integration with Google/Alexa
  • ๐Ÿ› Company doesn't care about improving
  • ๐Ÿ› App ceased to work
  • ๐Ÿ› Device offline
  • ๐Ÿ› Massive waste of money
  • ๐Ÿ› Bad quality
  • ๐Ÿ› Shows thermostat is off most time
  • ๐Ÿ› Annoying
  • ๐Ÿ› Hardly ever works
  • ๐Ÿ› Keeps crashing
  • ๐Ÿ› Hard to re-install
  • ๐Ÿ› Always off line or device not found
  • ๐Ÿ› Annoying thermostat
  • ๐Ÿ› Rubbish
  • ๐Ÿ› Cannot delete pre-made schedules
  • ๐Ÿ› Schedules made don't work
  • ๐Ÿ› House too hot
  • ๐Ÿ› Ridiculous app
  • ๐Ÿ› Crashes every month
  • ๐Ÿ› App is not working at all
  • ๐Ÿ› Keeps shutting down
  • ๐Ÿ› Crashed app
  • ๐Ÿ› All crap after update
  • ๐Ÿ› Cannot access after setup
  • ๐Ÿ› App closes itself down
  • ๐Ÿ› Opens briefly then crashes
  • ๐Ÿ› Not functional after upgrade
  • ๐Ÿ› Opens briefly and shuts down app
  • ๐Ÿ› Don't update
  • ๐Ÿ› Crashes every time
  • ๐Ÿ› Struggle to find devices
  • ๐Ÿ› Cannot operate remotely
  • ๐Ÿ› Delays in switching heating on
  • ๐Ÿ› Doesn't call for heating
  • ๐Ÿ› Doesn't switch on unless intervened
  • ๐Ÿ› Doesn't work on iOS 12
  • ๐Ÿ› Needs update