Thermostatic Radiator Valves (TRV's) & central thermostat

patriick

In my flat I have a Honeywell CM927 in my lounge (no TRV's) which controls the boiler 24 hours a day. I have it set to 21degC in morning and evening, 18degC during the day and 16degC at night. If I'm around during the day I manually notch the thermostat up to 21degC.

I use TRV's in the bedrooms, hall and bathroom to set individual temps for those rooms.

I use the holiday and party settings when I'm away or if I'm up late at night.

Mr_Ted

Perry525 wrote: »

You can get round this by moving the thermostat to your living room or bedroom.
Thermostats use very little electricity, so running a semi transparent wire from the current position to your bedroom or living room should not present a problem.
It is always a good idea to have your living room and bedrooms on separate loops controlled by motorized valves and room thermostats.

:rotfl:Nooooooooo Bedrooms, upstair generally and living rooms are NOT the places to fit a thermostat as these are likely to be the warmest places in the propeerty and will thereby restrict the heating everywhere else when the stat is satified?
If its a fixed stat then a common area such as a hall way is always where it should be to achieve heat to the whole of the house and TRV's in each room control each room!!!
If its a wireless stat then thats different, as you can take it with you to control the heat as you want it where you are!

As for semi transparent wire, that depends if you want to risk a fire in the house lol as some fixed room thermostats operate at 240v in which case you will have a lovely firework effect all along the wire????????????

patriick

If you have a fire in the lounge then having a thermostat there is not a good idea!

I have a large lounge/dining room in my flat and find it to be the perfect place for the thermostat. I can have a different temp at different times of the day without having to run round adjusting TRV's.

I don't find any problem with the temps in my hall or bedrooms. It really depends on the heating power in each room and which place you give priority to.

A wireless thermostat does give you a chance to experiment

I agree that bedrooms are not normally a good place for a thermostat.

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does really matter where you put it if trv's are doing most of the work, just set it accordingly (ie high enough that it doesn't switch off too soon)

A.Penny.Saved

patriick wrote: »

In my flat I have a Honeywell CM927 in my lounge (no TRV's) which controls the boiler 24 hours a day. I have it set to 21degC in morning and evening, 18degC during the day and 16degC at night. If I'm around during the day I manually notch the thermostat up to 21degC.

I use TRV's in the bedrooms, hall and bathroom to set individual temps for those rooms.

I use the holiday and party settings when I'm away or if I'm up late at night.

If my past experience of a Honeywell thermostat are anything to go by, I am glad I am not paying your heating bills:p It was always wet a lot lower than the room temperature, even though it was in the hallway, it was still never at the temperature that the thermostat suggested.

If that is the case with your thermostat, your room temperature must be higher than normal, even though your 21C is already higher than normal. I'm just glad that your paying the bill and not me.

patriick

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

If my past experience of a Honeywell thermostat are anything to go by, I am glad I am not paying your heating bills:p It was always wet a lot lower than the room temperature, even though it was in the hallway, it was still never at the temperature that the thermostat suggested.

If that is the case with your thermostat, your room temperature must be higher than normal, even though your 21C is already higher than normal. I'm just glad that your paying the bill and not me.

I just checked my thermostat and its set to 20degC in the evening (not 21, sorry my mistake) I checked with a thermometer next to it and it also reads 20degC so my thermostat at least is working correctly

My understanding is that 19 to 21degC is a normal temperature for a living room.

I believe the Honeywell CM927 is one of the most recommended wireless thermostats by central heating installers.

mefifi

patriick wrote: »

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I believe the Honeywell CM927 is one of the most recommended wireless thermostats by central heating installers.

I spoke to 2 today and both recommended the Honeywell CM927, which i have now ordered