move thermostat for central heating

[mickcoulson]

Hi.... just a thought i've been pondering. My central heating room stat is in my hall When the central heating comes on the heating knocks off when the hall temp. reaches the given setting. That means it heats up the rooms /bed rooms/ hall/ stairs and landing before knocking off. What if I move my stat. into the living/dining room. Then it won't take as long to heat up the place we spend time in the most. At today's gas prices I want to cut down as much as possible.
just a thought
cheers
mickcoulson

 

[Wayners]

Swap for wireless one. I've done that myself. £40 ish for the one I got

 

[ianmcd]

on new years day you are thinking about how to save money by moving your thermostat ? OW MUCH ?

 

[mickcoulson]

where from ?

 

[mickcoulson]

why not new years day ?

 

[Wayners]

Amazon or eBay. plenty on there for £40 ish.
Look at boiler information as some you just fit to boiler.
They are made by the boiler manufacturer and fit to control board. Just plug in.

 

[mcprinter]

What thermostat have you currently got?
Most wireless stats require mains supply for the receiver. Not all thermostats have this.

A bit pricey but you could consider something like Wiser, Tado, etc where each room can have a temperature schedule.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Hi.... just a thought i've been pondering. My central heating room stat is in my hall When the central heating comes on the heating knocks off when the hall temp. reaches the given setting. That means it heats up the rooms /bed rooms/ hall/ stairs and landing before knocking off. What if I move my stat. into the living/dining room. Then it won't take as long to heat up the place we spend time in the most. At today's gas prices I want to cut down as much as possible.
just a thought
cheers
mickcoulson

Your room stat, should normally be located in a space in which the radiator doesn't have a TRV.

If that is the hall, then you can set the TRV a little lower in temperature, to account for halls being generally a little cooler than other rooms. It shouldn't normally be in a room where you have other sources of heat, or where it is subjected to solar gain from the sun through windows.

However - Normally, my stat is in the hall, the one radiator where I have no TRV fitted. In the living room, I have a radiant gas fire - which is where I spend a lot of my time. As a compromise, due to energy costs, what I have been doing this winter, is to move the wireless stat into the living room, have it set quite to a low-ish temperature, and when I am cold, light the fire and close the living room door. The heat from the fire, shuts the CH off.

 

[mickcoulson]

it's a honeywell

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

it's a honeywell

Wired or wireless?

 

[CBW]

Why not just turn off or lower the trv’s/manual valves in the rooms not in use?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Why not just turn off or lower the trv’s/manual valves in the rooms not in use?

Who?

 

[CBW]

Who?

Op