Hi all.
I have a rad in my garage. The pipes for it run through an unheated part of the garage to the room where the rad is.
A few years ago when winter was really cold one of the pipes froze and burst and the rad also split. The rad has been disconnected since then.
I'm now looking to recommission the the rad but I now realise some frost protection is a must.
I was thinking a pipe stat on the return pipe set at a couple of degrees above freezing to fire the boiler and run the garage circuit would be the best way to prevent freezing.
Can you recommend a pipe stat which a range low enough to facilitate this? All the ones I've seen so far have a minimum setting of 40 degrees C.
Or is there a better way to protect the pipes from freezing? I looked at trace heating but I don't think it would be the best soloution for me.
I have a rad in my garage. The pipes for it run through an unheated part of the garage to the room where the rad is.
A few years ago when winter was really cold one of the pipes froze and burst and the rad also split. The rad has been disconnected since then.
I'm now looking to recommission the the rad but I now realise some frost protection is a must.
I was thinking a pipe stat on the return pipe set at a couple of degrees above freezing to fire the boiler and run the garage circuit would be the best way to prevent freezing.
Can you recommend a pipe stat which a range low enough to facilitate this? All the ones I've seen so far have a minimum setting of 40 degrees C.
Or is there a better way to protect the pipes from freezing? I looked at trace heating but I don't think it would be the best soloution for me.