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Fitting TRV's and shutting them down in Unused Rooms

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Hi members,
Need advice on what i am thinking is a good idea.
I have got 2 unused bedrooms on first floor and 1 bedroom and 1 reception room downstairs which are not used at all.
These rooms dont have trv's on them.
Is it a good idea to put trv's on them and keep them off and let the heating be available only in kitchen, master bedroom, bathroom, hallway and living room to save money.
I thought about getting Evohome but restricted on cash due to Christmas.
Based on my calculations I have used gas worth £34 for last 15 days for just running heating and hotwater for 2 hours in a day.
House has solid walls and I cant afford £6-8 grand for external insurance.
So my plan is to get cheap £5 ish trv's and get them fitted in unused rooms.
Any advice ?
Am I going in the wrong direction?
Need advice on what i am thinking is a good idea.
I have got 2 unused bedrooms on first floor and 1 bedroom and 1 reception room downstairs which are not used at all.
These rooms dont have trv's on them.
Is it a good idea to put trv's on them and keep them off and let the heating be available only in kitchen, master bedroom, bathroom, hallway and living room to save money.
I thought about getting Evohome but restricted on cash due to Christmas.
Based on my calculations I have used gas worth £34 for last 15 days for just running heating and hotwater for 2 hours in a day.
House has solid walls and I cant afford £6-8 grand for external insurance.
So my plan is to get cheap £5 ish trv's and get them fitted in unused rooms.
Any advice ?
Am I going in the wrong direction?
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Of course, you could get the same result (shut radiator off) by closing completely one of the existing valves on the radiator. But TRVs are a good idea, in all rooms regardless of use.
setting 2 on the trv is around 16 degrees celsius, which is as low as i would do it.
Only thing I'd suggest is, a - buy a decent quality trv for around a tenner given the hassle factor if a cheap one fails or needs changing.
Do you have a radiator that's permanently on, without trv? You need to ensure you have at least one radiator that is always open so there's always water flow through the heating system.
Ever thought of selling and downsizing?
I was thinking of maybe getting half the radiators fitted with evohome and let some of others remain as they are but that defeats the purpose of saving on bills. I dont even know how much a plumber would charge to fit trv's worth a tenner in Ruislip area.
I feel embarrassed to ask a plumber for a quote for such a thing. Am I just being stupid or is asking a quote for such a small job makes sense since I do not have loads to spend?
If you're not handy a handyman could do it far more cheaply than a plumber
jhs14 has the right idea: just turn the taps off on the side of the radiator. TRVs are a good idea in general, but you don't NEED them. You can turn the radiators off right now.