How to lock up central heating thermostat

Laz123

Someone in the house keeps turning on the heating at night so I wake up sweating. We use the wall thermostat to turn it on and off. Is there a way I can enclose the thermostat and lock it up?

TIA

closed

who pays the bill

ankspon

Tell them to stop it

ianders

What you want is one of these
http://www.fireprotectiononline.co.uk/fire-alarm-stopper.html



Makes a heck of a racket when lifted up

27col

The thermostats at my bowls club have little plastic boxes surrounding them to prevent them being altered unofficially.

MX5huggy

Something like this would do the job:- cut a hole out the back to put it over the stat and screw to wall.

http://www.postofficeshop.co.uk/key-cabinets/helix/key-safe-cabinet-grey-w20010/?gclid=CPidq5ie5LoCFS_KtAodjEAAFw

Or get a TRV for your rad.

StuC75

Wouldn't covering up the Stat affect the readings that it takes? since it would give a 'form' of insulation around the sensor?

Is the heating actually 'off' or is it kicking in because the temperature has dropped..

maninthestreet

So have you identified the culprit?

daveyjp

A tamper proof stat is what you need.

Prothet_of_Doom

Ah when my parents lived with my nan it was like a bloody sauna. In the end my parents fitted radiator thermostats. Her room was toasty, and there's like ice

Gloomendoom

Laz123 wrote: »

Someone in the house keeps turning on the heating at night so I wake up sweating. We use the wall thermostat to turn it on and off. Is there a way I can enclose the thermostat and lock it up?

TIA

Why not turn the radiator in your bedroom down or off?