Boiler and room stat settings?

adonis

southcoastrgi wrote: »

if it's a brand new boiler then you should have had trv's fitted to comply with the building regs, it's not an option

I thought it was not compulsory to fit TRV'S on a replacement boiler, just best practice.

southcoastrgi

Biggles wrote: »

No, you adjust the lockshield valve (at the other end from the tap) so each room is at the temperature you want it.

oh dear, you obv know nothing about heating systems, how on earth do you think a locksheild is gonna effect the temp of the room in any way ?

Biggles

southcoastrgi wrote: »

oh dear, you obv know nothing about heating systems, how on earth do you think a locksheild is gonna effect the temp of the room in any way ?

It wouldn't get very warm if no water was flowing through the radiator.....

kwikbreaks

Lockshields and TRVs work in exactly the same way - they restrict the volume of water flowing and so the maximum heat output of the radiator.

The difference is that a TRV does this based on ambient temperature while the lockshield is just a crude fixed setting - it's better than nothing if there is no TRV and you want to avoid heating a permanently unoccupied room very much.

You can do the same thing with the normal valve at the other end - in fact the only real difference between those is whether the knob can turn the valve.

sk240

Run the boiler as cool as possible, the cooler you run it the more efficient it it (it does more condencing) i personally run the heating at +55 and the hot water at +50 (theres no problem with legionaires as theres not storage tank)

As suggestes, if not using a room turn the lockshield right down, if one room gets a lot hotter than anothers try closing the lockshield a bit to restrict the flow to it.

Mr_Ted

Biggles wrote: »

It wouldn't get very warm if no water was flowing through the radiator.....

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Thats balancing, NOT temperature control

Mr_Ted

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Lockshields and TRVs work in exactly the same way - they restrict the volume of water flowing and so the maximum heat output of the radiator.
The difference is that a TRV does this based on ambient temperature while the lockshield is just a crude fixed setting - it's better than nothing if there is no TRV and you want to avoid heating a permanently unoccupied room very much.
You can do the same thing with the normal valve at the other end - in fact the only real difference between those is whether the knob can turn the valve.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Where do you get these silly ideas from

Apart from your lack of knowledge just consider this, if any water enters the radiator it will be at the temperature that the boiler is set at, SO WONT be at all controlled to a desired room temperature

Mr_Ted

sk240 wrote: »

Run the boiler as cool as possible, the cooler you run it the more efficient it it (it does more condencing) i personally run the heating at +55 and the hot water at +50 (theres no problem with legionaires as theres not storage tank)
As suggestes, if not using a room turn the lockshield right down, if one room gets a lot hotter than anothers try closing the lockshield a bit to restrict the flow to it.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

More rubbish

If the boiler is run cooler the system temperatures will never achieve the ambient room temperature, you cant get more out that what is put in, and the boiler will run more than is necessary so use MORE gas

Biggles

Mr_Ted wrote: »

Apart from your lack of knowledge just consider this, if any water enters the radiator it will be at the temperature that the boiler is set at, SO WONT be at all controlled to a desired room temperature

So, you don't believe TRVs do anything, then?
;-)

Mr_Ted

Biggles wrote: »

So, you don't believe TRVs do anything, then?
;-)

Correct knowledge and context of what i said SHOULD give you the answer to that