Installation Instructions Vaillant ecoTEC pro ..6/5-3 

These  are  your  installation  instructions  to  connect  your  tado°  Extension  Kit  to  your  boiler.  Please follow the instructions 
carefully and only confirm the successful installation once you have finished all the steps for all devices.  
 

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Switching off your boiler and corresponding circuit breaker 
Make  sure  that  you  take  steps  to  ensure  that  the  power  Please  leave  a  message  at  the  circuit  breaker  box  such   
supply  to  your  boiler  is  completely  switched  off  and  to inform everyone not to turn anything back on.  Please  be  aware  that  your  desktop  computer 
remains  switched  off  during  the  installation  process.  In  and  lighting  will  turn  off  when  you  switch  off 
addition  it  is  compulsory  to remove the breaker/fuse that  the mains power circuit breaker switch. 
your  boiler  is  connected  to,  or  turn  of the corresponding  Please  make  sure  that  all  residents of the 
switch in your circuit breaker box.   home  are aware that you are going to turn 
off  and  that  you  are  the  only  one  who  is   
If  you  are  not  100%  sure  which  is  the  allowed to switch it on again. 
correct  switch/breaker/fuse  then  you  To  provide  safe  lighting  for  the installation you 
must  remove  all  breakers/fuses  or  turn    can  use  the  flashlight  function  of  your 
off  the  main  power  switch in your circuit  smartphone or a torch. 
breaker box.  
   

     
   

 
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Open your boiler to get access to its control unit 

Access  the  boiler  control  by  opening  the  boiler.  Since  every  boiler  has  a  different  opening  method,  take  a  look  at  our  examples  below  to  get  an  idea  how  your  boiler  can  be 
opened. All wiring connection terminals are found on the control unit. You will be looking for the place where lots of wires connect to the boiler. Look for the terminal where a room 
thermostat can be connected. The installation manual of your boiler very often helps. 

     
   

 
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Make sure the power is off 

Use  the  voltage  tester  to  check  if  there  is  still  power  on  If there is any light it means that there is still power on the  If there is no light, power is off and it is safe to proceed. 
any wiring terminal.  wiring. Before continuing, switch off the circuit breaker. 

     
   

 
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Documenting the wiring of the existing setup 

As soon as you have removed the cover please take detailed photos of the existing wiring with the cables still attached. Try your best to make the terminal numbering legible. 

 
This step is very important, you will definitely 
need  this  information  in  the  future.  Should 
you  need  help,  it  will  be  difficult  for  our 
Technical  Support  Team  to  assist  you 
without  the  photos  of  all  of  the  current 
wiring. 
 
You  will  need  these  photos  to  restore 
your  old  system  if  you  move  house  in 
order to take your tado° with you. Please 
save  them  in  a  place  where you will find 
them again in this case. 

   
   

 
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Identifying the terminal block to connect to 

Please identify the terminal block labeled ​BUS.  

 
   

 
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Connecting the tado° cable 

Please  take  the  cable  provided  with  the  tado°  Extension  Kit.  Use the cable to connect  Please connect the cable as follows to the boiler: 
your boiler with the tado° Extension Kit. 
Connect the ​Blue ​wire to the terminal labelled​ BUS -. 
Connect the ​Brown ​wire to the terminal labelled ​BUS​ ​+. 
 

 
 
 
In  order  to  activate  the  interface, the ​relay needs to be bridged​. Please, insert a cable 
bridge between the terminals ​RT and 24V​ of the boiler. 
 

 
 

 
 

Preparing the labels 

 
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Using  only  a  pen,  add  the  wire  colors  to  the  labels  as  Write  into  the  blank  areas  of  the  labels  as shown below.  Please  attach  the  labels  to  the  cables  as  shown  in  the 
shown on the right.  Please double check your work.  image.  Matching  the  cable  colors  with  the  colors written 
on  the  stickers  is  mandatory.  Please  double  check  your 
  work now. 

 
 
   

 
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Leading the cable out and closing the boiler 

Carefully  thread  the  tado°  cable  out  of you boiler. Please check that there are no sharp  Carefully  close  the  boiler  and  its  control  panel  by  reversing the sequence in which you 
edges that could damage or trap the cable.  opened it. 

   
   

 
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Selecting the location for the tado° Extension Kit 

The following steps describe how to mount the tado° Extension Kit on the wall.   

 
Please do not mount the tado° Extension Kit to the boiler itself. 

   

   

 
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Mounting the tado° Extension Kit - Step 1 

Take  scissors  or  a  knife  and  remove  one  of  the  latches  at  the  bottom  of  the  tado°   
Extension Kit backplate along the predetermined breaking points.   
Remove  one of the latches on the ​right ​side if you have labelled the cables 
with ​+​, ​-​ or A otherwise remove one of the latches on the ​left s​ ide. 

   
   

 
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Mounting the tado° Extension Kit - Step 2 

Please prepare a power drill with a 5 mm drill bit.  Use  a  spirit-level  to align the tado° backplate horizontally  Use  a  pencil  to  mark  two  holes  at  the  place  of  your 
  on the wall.  intended installation. 

 
Please  ensure  that  the  terminal  block  of  the 
tado° Extension Kit should be on the top.  

     
   

 
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Mounting the tado° Extension Kit - Step 3 

Drill  two  holes  with  a  diameter  of  5  mm  at  the  positions  Now  push  the  rawplugs  supplied into the holes you have  Now  use  the  screws  supplied  to  attach  the  tado° 
you previously marked.  drilled.  Ensure  the  holes  are  deep  enough  so  that  the  backplate to the wall. 
rawplugs  do  not  protrude  from  the  wall  and  therefore 
prevent  the  correct  mounting  of  the  tado°  Extension  Kit 
backplate. 

     
   

 
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Connecting the wires to the tado° Extension Kit 

Please  note  that  the  wires  are  to  be  inserted  between  the  two  metal  plates  to  ensure  Next,  please  connect  the  cables  to  the  tado°  Extension  Kit.  Please  pay  attention  that 
good  connectivity.  You  might  have  to  loosen  some  of  the  screws  to  properly  fit in the  the ​blue ​labels match the labeling of the terminals. 
wires. 

   
 
 
   

 
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Closing the tado° Extension Kit 

Hook-up the lid to the upper edge of the housing box.  Click  the bottom of the lid into place until the lid retention  Tighten  the  two  small  screws  at  the  bottom  of  the 
  mechanism locks.  Extension Kit. 

Please  note  that  the tado° Extension Kit has to 

be closely aligned to the wall to close properly. 

     
   

 
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Switching the boiler and circuit breaker switch back on 

You can now turn the power back on. Please reverse the steps that you took to turn the power to the boiler off. 

 
   

 
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Activate Pairing of the Internet Bridge 

Press  pairing  button  until  the  LED blinks to activate pairing mode. Pairing allows   
other devices to connect to the Internet Bridge.  In  case  you  have  a  Bridge  without  pairing  button,  active  pairing  is 
indicated by a blinking “link” LED. 
If  the  “pairing”  LED  is  blinking,  the  pairing  mode  is  already  active  and does not   
need to be activated again.  To  activate  the  pairing  mode  via  the tado° app, select Devices in the main 
menu. Select your bridge from the appearing device list and tap afterwards 
on ​Activate Pairing. 
 

 
   

 
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Establishing a first connection of the tado° Extension Kit 

Please  ​press  and  hold  the  button  on  top  of  the  Extension  Kit  for  around  3 seconds ​until it starts blinking rapidly​. While the LED is blinking rapidly, the Extension Kit is looking 
for a connection to the tado° Internet Bridge. Successful pairing is indicated by 4x flashing with a pause or a slowly pulsing LED. 

 
 

 
If the LED is shortly blinking 2x followed by a pause it means that pairing has failed.  

Restart the process by pressing and holding the button for about 3 seconds until the LED starts blinking rapidly. 

 
 

   

 
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You have now successfully completed the installation of your tado° Extension Kit. Please log back into your account and continue with the installation as displayed there. 

 
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