I moved into a new built house over the summer and am looking for an opinion on something that may be an issue with our heating. Just want a sanity check before speaking to the builders. I'm not planning on diying anything.
The main thermostat that controls our upstairs is in the master bedroom, all other upstairs rooms have thermostatic radiator valves. Downstairs has a separate timer that controls hot water and underfloor heating. Problem is that the thermostat is mounted on the bedroom side of a wall that backs onto the airing cupboard, so always seems to read higher than the room temperature measured by a separate thermometer. I'm thinking the warmth from the hot water tank is affecting the thermostat.
My concern is that if the thermostat is kept warm by the water tank the rest of the upstairs radiators won't get heated. Does this sound realistic? Not really been a problem yet, but winter is coming.
Anyone got any thoughts or similar experiences?I'm thinking about asking the builder the replace the controller with one with a wireless thermostat we can put elsewhere in the room.
The main thermostat that controls our upstairs is in the master bedroom, all other upstairs rooms have thermostatic radiator valves. Downstairs has a separate timer that controls hot water and underfloor heating. Problem is that the thermostat is mounted on the bedroom side of a wall that backs onto the airing cupboard, so always seems to read higher than the room temperature measured by a separate thermometer. I'm thinking the warmth from the hot water tank is affecting the thermostat.
My concern is that if the thermostat is kept warm by the water tank the rest of the upstairs radiators won't get heated. Does this sound realistic? Not really been a problem yet, but winter is coming.
Anyone got any thoughts or similar experiences?I'm thinking about asking the builder the replace the controller with one with a wireless thermostat we can put elsewhere in the room.