I’d like to fit an external temp sensor to my boiler. It’s currently in the loft so I was hoping fitting that and leaving it in the loft would be ok, would that work ok so I don’t have to route outside?
I’d like to fit an external temp sensor to my boiler. It’s currently in the loft so I was hoping fitting that and leaving it in the loft would be ok, would that work ok so I don’t have to route outside?
Not really, but slightly better than nothing. Loft temperatures can vary quite drastically, depending on whether sun is shining or not. Ideally, they need to be outside, but on a wall which gets no sun at all, so north facing and sheltered from weather. If it is a wired one, an easy solution is to run from the boiler and poke the wire out from the eaves.
That's a basic boiler and I don't know it at all. If it can take WC, you may need a kit.
Frankly I wouldn't mess about, get a sensor and put it outside on a North or West facing wall. If you can't do that if it's South or East mount it high up under a soffitt where the sun will never reach it as even on a cold, cold day the suns radiation will fool it into thinking it is warmer than it actually is. Keep the sensor away from extract vents or openable windows too.
If you're going to do it, do it right if there is no wireless solution.
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