Recent content by beltandbraces2

I'm in a similar situation to the gentleman who started this strand, except that, as well as having a substantial portion of the middle part of the loft planked over, there is a large sliding glass panel that provides access to the loft and light to the large hall via a window in the roof of my...

Dear Simon, Thank you for this. I fear that it is the news I didn't want to hear. The insulation in the house is pretty consistent, but its orientation and the large area of window means that the South facing rooms are far warmer than the North facing ones. I suspect that this produces the...

Gentlemen, Thank you very much for your replies. Plenty of food for thought. I think that I will find out how much more the weather compensator will cost than a standard thermostat, assume a rather modest saving on the gas bill and see how the sums add up. Best Wishes, Peter

Tony, Thank you for the response. Viessman seem to be the most vocal supporters of the weather compensator concept, at least among the makers that I have investigated, so I guess that they might be the way forward. Rather depressingly I notice that the super duper W.C. that they spend all...

I was interested in the comments earlier in the thread about older houses maybe not suiting weather compensator technology. I have a 1930's bungalow which, even with the usual insulation measures taken, isn't particularly good at retaining heat. It is also oriented North and South with big...