Hello everyone,
My elderly parents have just had central heating fitted in their 3 bed semi. The installer put the thermostat in the lounge. Also in the lounge is a large radiator with no thermostat (all the other radiators have themrostats).
The problem is that the lounge (and kitchen) face South so get the sun all day. When they set the room thermostat to their desired temperature the heating didn't come on because the sun heats the front of the house quite well. However the rooms at the back of the house are still quite cold.
Should the thermostat not be placed in the (theoretically) coldest room, which would be in a back room and the radiator in the lounge have its own thermostat? There is also a small hallway at the bottom of the stairs with no radiator, could it not go there?
Fortunatkley the thermostat is wireless so it can be moved quite easily.
My elderly parents have just had central heating fitted in their 3 bed semi. The installer put the thermostat in the lounge. Also in the lounge is a large radiator with no thermostat (all the other radiators have themrostats).
The problem is that the lounge (and kitchen) face South so get the sun all day. When they set the room thermostat to their desired temperature the heating didn't come on because the sun heats the front of the house quite well. However the rooms at the back of the house are still quite cold.
Should the thermostat not be placed in the (theoretically) coldest room, which would be in a back room and the radiator in the lounge have its own thermostat? There is also a small hallway at the bottom of the stairs with no radiator, could it not go there?
Fortunatkley the thermostat is wireless so it can be moved quite easily.