What's an acceptable temperature to avoid putting on the heating? :) :)

rp1974

16-20

Although the comments are informative,why isn't the poll being used?

hareng

11-15

rp1974 said:

Although the comments are informative,why isn't the poll being used?

"what have people set their thermostat to before the heating comes on? "

Probably because it assumes everyone has central heating and leaves it on all year round.

rp1974

16-20

hareng said:

Probably because it assumes everyone has central heating and leaves it on all year round.

I went with the thread title rather than the sub-headline,not accounting for assumptions made or otherwise.
If you heat a single room with whatever kind of heater,or an entire house using central heating the temperature your comfortable with is the temperature your comfortable with.
That to me is kind of the point of a thermostat,or thermostats tweak as desired then set and forget.
It's pretty much the case,to me at least that it's immaterial if it's January or July,if it's cold,it's cold.
As an example my heating turned on for a short while on several times during July this year.

Talldave

JohnB47 said:

Talldave said:

JohnB47 said:

Can I make a point that I hope no-one has already made. Where exactly are you measuring this temperature? I say this because we used to have a thermostat on the wall set to just under 20 degrees. We have a new boiler and stat now and we're comfortable with it set at 21.5 degrees in exactly the same position. The stat is fitted a bit higher than recommended so we know that the house in general is around 20 and we're comfortable with that. But my question is, where are your measuring the temperature?

For radiators, living room and master bedroom averaged. An attempt to compensate for 11 radiators around the house being on one circuit (rented property,  so not practical to modify, apart from my 5 min wiring mod to incorporate a thermostat with remote sensors! ).

Thanks but the question hasn't been answered. Where, in each room height wise, are you measuring? There is a general 'rule' that it should be fitted 52 to 60 inches off the floor (ours is higher than this). However, I've read one web site that suggests 5 inches to 1 foot (!!). Of course, it doesn't matter too much for an individual household - the thermostat stays where it is and the homeowner, over time, will get used to setting a temperature that suits them. But if you want to compare one household to another, as per this thread, then giving temperature readings without saying where the thermostat is fitted is meaningless.

One sensor is sat on the doorframe,  so about 6' 8" and the other at about 6'. Both as far as possible away from the room's radiator.

JohnB47

Talldave said:

JohnB47 said:

Talldave said:

JohnB47 said:

Can I make a point that I hope no-one has already made. Where exactly are you measuring this temperature? I say this because we used to have a thermostat on the wall set to just under 20 degrees. We have a new boiler and stat now and we're comfortable with it set at 21.5 degrees in exactly the same position. The stat is fitted a bit higher than recommended so we know that the house in general is around 20 and we're comfortable with that. But my question is, where are your measuring the temperature?

For radiators, living room and master bedroom averaged. An attempt to compensate for 11 radiators around the house being on one circuit (rented property,  so not practical to modify, apart from my 5 min wiring mod to incorporate a thermostat with remote sensors! ).

Thanks but the question hasn't been answered. Where, in each room height wise, are you measuring? There is a general 'rule' that it should be fitted 52 to 60 inches off the floor (ours is higher than this). However, I've read one web site that suggests 5 inches to 1 foot (!!). Of course, it doesn't matter too much for an individual household - the thermostat stays where it is and the homeowner, over time, will get used to setting a temperature that suits them. But if you want to compare one household to another, as per this thread, then giving temperature readings without saying where the thermostat is fitted is meaningless.

One sensor is sat on the doorframe,  so about 6' 8" and the other at about 6'. Both as far as possible away from the room's radiator.

Thanks. Mine is about the same height. The old one was put there by a previous owner  - on the wall in the hall away from a radiator.