Imbalance of heating upstairs and downstairs

Reed_Richards

Verdigris said:

thevilla said:

Reed_Richards said:

thevilla said:

I have no experience of this but I believe you could look at the Tadoo smart thermostat with smart rad stats.  From what I understand, each rad stat can demand heat while the others are off (hot enough).  Looks quite pricey though.

I thought I could do this but it turned out on my "smart" system ("Drayton Wiser") a smart radiator thermostat takes precedence over a room thermostat.  So on my system I can only use smart radiator thermostats in rooms that heat up faster than my living room where the room thermostat is located.  Otherwise my living room overheats.

Experience trumps sales blurb 🙂

Don't you normally have the main thermostat in a "neutral" space, like a hallway, for that reason?

Not a hallway that opens onto an outside door because the temperature will fluctuate too much when people enter and leave.  And an interior hallway without a radiator might be too uncontrolled causing the temperature to vary according to which room doors were left open.  You are generally advised to avoid proximity to doors (for the same reason), exterior walls and anywhere that gets direct sunlight.  It does make some sense to put the thermostat in the area where you spend the most time - and that is what I did.  

matelodave

A big advantage of a wireless thermostat is that you can move it around until you find the best location to satisfy your heating requirements.

As others have said it's a good idea to ensure that your system is balanced so that all the available heat is more evenly distributed. Having the thermost in the main living area can affect the heating system, especially when there are several people in the room and perhaps the telly and other stuff contributing heat a kicking the stat off before the rest of the place is warm enough.

Zone heating can help but the system needs to be configured into heating zones using motorised valves and thermostats for the individual zones