Room thermostat for cheap convector heaters

MrHicks

I've recently bought a few dirt cheap convector heaters that have built in thermostats to heat a 2 bedroom flat (no gas available). The thermostats on the units themselves are absolutely terrible at maintaining a stable room temperature and only seem to regulate how hot the unit itself gets (what else could it do really?).

I've been trying to find a separate thermostat that I could mount at shoulder height away from the convector heaters, so that they are thermostatically controlled from a real room temperature as opposed to the built in thermostats, but not having much luck.

Does such a thermostat exist? I guess it would need to be able to switch off the plug in convector heaters using an inline plugin receiver switch. Any recommendations?

Many thanks.

Cardew

This sort of thing?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plug-Thermostat-Tubular-Heater-Timeguard-ET05-/160654766318?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&hash=item2567c530ee

MrHicks

Hmm, these are a possibility but I can't really mount them at shoulder height, ideally I'd like to control multiple heaters at the same time from one thermostat.

moonrakerz

MrHicks wrote: »

Hmm, these are a possibility but I can't really mount them at shoulder height, ideally I'd like to control multiple heaters at the same time from one thermostat.

Think about what you are asking for........

IF such a system existed it would not be cheap. Thermostat mounted on wall, plus wired/wireless connection to each heater.

If Cardew's suggestion is not suitable - buy some better quality heaters with decent thermostats in them.