Recommend a room-thermostat ?

[mointainwalker]

Hi

My system is UFH on three floors. Oil-fired boiler with weather-compensation and one central controller.

Since the living-floor (open-plan) has a wood-burner which will be used a lot, I will put the controller on bedroom level ( 3rd floor is a separate apartment downstairs)

Additional thermostats needed to control Honeywell two-position valves on boiler feed-manifold.

For general information, is there any technical reason/advantage why some thermostats are mains and some battery ?

I am in France but sourcing in UK.

Thanks.

 

[Agile]

Most now are battery as thats easier to implement and easier for most people to connect up.

The previous ones might have mains voltages but did not have a mains supply as such so inadequate cables.

If I was doing that In would have the MVs at each floor!

Otherwise you have a lot more pipes!

Tony

Bon nuit !

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[Gasman77]

Urrghh Tony who is that old queen in the pic? Looks really dodgy do you know him?

 

[Agile]

Looks like some Frenchman in an ARGI tee shirt!

 

[mysteryman]

There you are, you doubters!

As I've been telling you, they always fit weather comp in France and Germany.

 

[Gasman77]

And?

 

[mickyg]

There you are, you doubters!

As I've been telling you, they always fit weather comp in France and Germany.

they also joined the euro

 

[mointainwalker]

Thanks for the answer Tony. Feel like recommending a couple of simple models just to handle the on/off switching ?

My system has a manifold on each floor, each supplying four circuits: obviously with a feed and return to the boiler.

In this scenario does it matter if valve is at boiler or manifold ?

 

[mickyg]

battery ones tend to be more accurate.