Continuing a Design Success
“The UTN5® was created to fill a hole in the market,” says Product Manager Henrik Jensen. It is yet another result of our newly established development and design platform and demonstrates its ability to bring new products quickly to the market.
“For those familiar with our existing range, you could say that the UTN5® offers more or less the same functionalities as the UTN4, but transplanted to the modern, attractive design of the UWG5®. It combines the best of both: Simple, intuitive control and installation, affordability – and a sleek, smooth, touch-activated LED light-through display for a superior user experience.“
Henrik Jensen, Product Manager, OJ Electronics
Sleek Display – Easy Readout and Setting
The display will be a key point of interest for everyday users: “First of all, the design is as simple as you can possibly get,” says Henrik Jensen. It’s essentially a smooth, white surface where information and text lights up as and when needed. The screen responds to your touch so you can get readouts of temperature, set point, time, heating status, and of course you can set the temperature and operation mode directly on the thermostat. The LED display enables the use of actual text rather than just symbols, which makes the information easier to decipher: users can simply read what it says without having to guess what a particular icon means!
Also, you can adjust the brightness of the light, setting it at one of six different levels – with or without a screensaver mode. Many people like to let this thermostat double as a nightlight; and those who prefer total darkness at night can switch the light off entirely. Whatever you choose, the simple design blends in very unobtrusively in any interior.
Very Fast Installation
Simple installation has always been a key point in OJ Electronics’ thermostat designs, and the UTN5 is no exception: Basically, installers can install this thermostat in just a couple of minutes provided the wiring is in place at the site. It takes just one minute to wire in place, and then one minute to complete the start-up as the wizard takes you through three questions and a test. It couldn’t be simpler. And the simplicity continues: with these thermostats, users won’t require subsequent support, so you can essentially install them and forget them.
Sensorless Mode
The UTN5 thermostat can control heat levels even if no sensor is available – ideal if, for example, the floor sensor is broken. In such scenarios, the thermostat can be set to operate in heating cycles instead of responding to room/floor temperature – what we’ve previously called regulator mode. The installer – or user – can set the thermostat to a percentage between 0 and 100%.
Affordable High-End Design and Quality
We describe this as ‘simply a thermostat’: it’s non-programmable, doesn’t connect to WiFi or Bluetooth, but simply controls the underfloor heating with perfect efficiency. Being a basic model, it’s quite naturally also targeted at scenarios where affordability matters – and here it has the unique advantage of offering the same high-end, exclusive look and feel of the more advanced UWG5 thermostat. And home owners can enjoy the attractive design without paying for functions they don’t require.
Key Features of the UTN5®
- Thermostat for electric underfloor heating
- Touch display with LED light
- Slim, sleek design
- Integrated GFCI and GFCI test button
- Wizard-based setup for fast, safe installation
- Suitable for tile, laminate, and wooden floors
- Use embedded sensor for room temperature control – or floor sensor for floor temperature control
- Sensorless mode enables regulation without use of room or floor sensors
- Frost protection
- Standby button on the side