if i turn a radiator off....................

skintmumof3

....will it reduce the gas consumption..
sorry if i sound a bit dozy, but would the boiler use the same amount of gas if a radiator is turned off.. but still continuing to heat the other rads through the house.....
if you get my drift.
thanks
skint

John_3:16

Yes every rad you turn off will reduce your gas bill. May not be alot but you are not warming as much water up Have you got thermostatic valves on your rads?

skintmumof3

yes i have.
i don`t have a room thermostat so are rad thermostats just as effective??
so can it make a difference.
thanks
skint

Ken68

Bear in mind tho Skint, that the heat from the hot rooms will move to the cold areas, that's fizziks.

Canucklehead

Hi

I think a room stat would serve you better. Along with insulation in cavity wall and loft.
Corgi Guy.

malc_b

Turn the radiators down as you don't want damp problems and shut the doors otherwise the other radiators will heat the air which will move the the rooms with the radiators off. Same total energy needed and you'll get drafts. No saving. Thermostatic valves would be best as you could then set a lower temperature rather than just a lower flow. With plain valves you'll just have to turn it down and judge the room temperature.

longforgotten

Are the thermostats for individual radiators easy to install ?

Snow_Dog

You will need to drain down and then replace the valve with the TRV.

Probably best doing them together as it means only one drain down.

Thing is though, like any plumbing job, it could go sweet as a nut, or the valves could be seized, the drain down not drin properly, the refill might have a blockage, all things I have seen on supposedly simple jobs.