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Thermostat is in wrong place

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My thermostat is in a cupboard so I have to set it to a really high temperature to get the living room warm, I’m renting so can’t move it. Can you get wireless thermostats that don’t need changing on the wall? Any other ideas would be welcomed too!

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  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,540 Forumite
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    Leave the door open?
  • Talldave
    Talldave Posts: 2,002 Forumite
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    You can get a wireless thermostat that you can site anywhere,  but it'll come with a receiver box that you'll have to wire in place of the cupboard thermostat.  You obviously reverse the installation when your tenancy ends. It involves mains voltage wiring,  so best to use an electrician.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    As above  Screwfix have them .
    My sender unit is in the cupboard replacing thermostat .Wired to a mains socket and thermostat wiring .
    Battery driven actual thermostat is movable .
  • Takmon
    Takmon Posts: 1,738 Forumite
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    My thermostat is in a cupboard so I have to set it to a really high temperature to get the living room warm, I’m renting so can’t move it. Can you get wireless thermostats that don’t need changing on the wall? Any other ideas would be welcomed too!
    Why don't you ask the landlord if you can move it? It will be an improvement to their property so i don't see them having an issue if you do it properly. 
  • binao
    binao Posts: 666 Forumite
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    edited 21 May 2020 at 9:50AM
    My wireless thermo is totally programmable for temp and on/off hours plus over ride etc, fully electronic. 

    I wouldn't be without it. It was origionally mounted on a back plate in the hall but now follows me around like a well loved pet.

    You can always take it with you when you move.
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