I've been asked to fit TRVs in a house that hasn't got a room stat. It used to have one but it was disconnected - I don't know whether or not by cowboys. The owner wants TRVs everywhere and doesn't see the need for a room stat. At the moment he controls the boiler with a timer that sits in the cupboard with the boiler, so even if it's got a thermostat built in (I don't know about that) it can't be doing much good, can it? So question 1 is, do I tell him he's got to get a room stat? Am I missing some way the current set-up could be okay?
Question 2 is where to put a room stat. The problem is that the house is a typical 3-bed semi but the downstairs has been been knocked though into a single space (apart from a very small hall) that contains kitchen, living and dining areas and a big glass conservatory. The (3) rads were obviously positioned before all the knocking-through happened and the whole space is unevenly heated. This is why the owner wants TRVs, so he can fiddle with the heat. Is the answer to put a wireless room stat out in the hall and TRVs in the big space? There is a huge rad in the hall, though.
Question 2 is where to put a room stat. The problem is that the house is a typical 3-bed semi but the downstairs has been been knocked though into a single space (apart from a very small hall) that contains kitchen, living and dining areas and a big glass conservatory. The (3) rads were obviously positioned before all the knocking-through happened and the whole space is unevenly heated. This is why the owner wants TRVs, so he can fiddle with the heat. Is the answer to put a wireless room stat out in the hall and TRVs in the big space? There is a huge rad in the hall, though.