Thermostat out in the hallway - any point!?

mart.vader

mymedi wrote: »

If you heat the lounge but not the hallway, the heat gets sucked into the wall between them and the boiler keeps running. If you heat all spaces (maybe some slightly less than others, but without major temp differences), everything inside a house heats up properly and then the boiler only has to run occasionally to keep the average temp up.

The actual expense of heating the whole place (if insulated) continuously is actually less than not heating it all or not heating it all the time (having it on a timer)...

That part is debatable !

roddydogs

Best thing ever when I had a new boiler was a wireless thermostat, which I now keep on a coffee table in the lounge, where I can turn it up or down according to taste. It make me laugh when I visit friends and say Its cold (or hot) & they say "The thermostat (in the hall) is set to 70", i think (but i dont say) but its cold/hot here, were not in the hall!

SternMusik

The thermostat in my house used to be in the hallway too (a wired in thermostat). I found it very annoying. My front door isn't draught proof at all, and I kept fiddling with the thermostat because of the heat difference between the lounge/diner and the hallway. The heating was never "just right", always a bit off in either direction.

In January I have had a new, wireless digital thermostat fitted which normally sits in the lounge/diner, which is the room I spend most of my time in. The bedrooms need very little heating, so I am not worried about them being warm (valves almost turned off). When I work in the study I take the wireless stat with me (if I feel cold, that is). The heating is set to come on in the mornings at a slightly higher temperature to make sure I have a warm bathroom.

This new heating arrangement is far more comfortable and economical than the old one with a thermostat in the hallway.

DTDfanBoy

mart.vader wrote: »

That part is debatable !

I'd go as far as saying that it's completely untrue

martin2345uk

Is it expensive to have a wireless thermostat fitted? Who would do it, en electrician, a heating engineer...?

I'm tempted by one!

mymedi

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

I'd go as far as saying that it's completely untrue

I have personally done the experiment and done all the calculations. It is true for our house! Plus, the science behind it makes sense. Please, notice I said "if the house is insulated from the outside"... If it just doesn't make sense for you without any data to support your view, that's hardly the right way to approach this.

Norman_Castle

For me heating the hall is a waste of money currently, as the front door has a fairly wide gap between it and the door frame, so heating that space will be like burning money!

How difficult is it to stop this draught?. If the hallway is cold it will affect the rest of the house. Stopping draughts will be cheaper than replacing the thermostat.

DTDfanBoy

mymedi wrote: »

I have personally done the experiment and done all the calculations. It is true for our house! Plus, the science behind it makes sense. Please, notice I said "if the house is insulated from the outside"... If it just doesn't make sense for you without any data to support your view, that's hardly the right way to approach this.

Either your experiment and calculations are flawed or E does not equal mc2 in your house

Myser

martin2345uk wrote: »

Is it expensive to have a wireless thermostat fitted? Who would do it, en electrician, a heating engineer...?

I'm tempted by one!

Either could fit it for you. If you do not have the appropriate number of wires at the existing wired thermostat location, the receiver can be installed near the boiler.

ValHaller

mymedi wrote: »

I have personally done the experiment and done all the calculations. It is true for our house! Plus, the science behind it makes sense. Please, notice I said "if the house is insulated from the outside"... If it just doesn't make sense for you without any data to support your view, that's hardly the right way to approach this.

Rubbish. Your contention can be dismissed on Laws of Thermodynamics, it does not even need measurement and acquisition of data.