Tight on words so heading not very clear! I am fitting a solid fuel heating system and have a query I can't find an answer to.
The problem I see with the system is that if the radiator circuit comes on at say 60 degrees, then when I go to bed and close down the stove the cylinder will pump all the heat into the radiators until it is virtually all gone. Result = very cold mornings until I get up and refuel the stove.
The idea I have is that the cylinder thermostat, which controls the central heating pump, can have its' on/off temperature changed by a timer i.e. at around 11pm the temperate is increased to say 90 degrees, so it builds up some heat over night, and then drops back to 60 degrees at around 6am the following morning, so the 30 degree difference is used to take the chill of the house before I get up.
Any thoughts on this idea or better suggestions?
Someone has told me this sort of kit is available but very expensive (around £500). If this is the case then perhaps there is a simpler way of doing it. Maybe a 60 degree in pipe thermostat valve with a timed motorised valve to bypass the flow through a 90 degree thermostat valve over night. I guess this would need a flow sensor on the heating side to turn the pump on and off?
You may be able to tell I am not an expert and if this just isn't possible i will have to admit defeat and just suffer the cold mornings, but I can't help thinking there is a way around the problem.
Cheers.
The problem I see with the system is that if the radiator circuit comes on at say 60 degrees, then when I go to bed and close down the stove the cylinder will pump all the heat into the radiators until it is virtually all gone. Result = very cold mornings until I get up and refuel the stove.
The idea I have is that the cylinder thermostat, which controls the central heating pump, can have its' on/off temperature changed by a timer i.e. at around 11pm the temperate is increased to say 90 degrees, so it builds up some heat over night, and then drops back to 60 degrees at around 6am the following morning, so the 30 degree difference is used to take the chill of the house before I get up.
Any thoughts on this idea or better suggestions?
Someone has told me this sort of kit is available but very expensive (around £500). If this is the case then perhaps there is a simpler way of doing it. Maybe a 60 degree in pipe thermostat valve with a timed motorised valve to bypass the flow through a 90 degree thermostat valve over night. I guess this would need a flow sensor on the heating side to turn the pump on and off?
You may be able to tell I am not an expert and if this just isn't possible i will have to admit defeat and just suffer the cold mornings, but I can't help thinking there is a way around the problem.
Cheers.
