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Question about thermostat.

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ALovelyBunchOfCoconuts · 09/03/2013 14:37

Our thermostat is at the bottom of our stairs right by the front door. It is freezing there and never really gets above 12°C. Our heating is set to 19°C so the thermostat never cuts the boiler out when the other rooms reach temperature which is therefore not very efficient on our gas. Is it possible to move the thermostat into a different room? If so, is it difficult? And is it messy?!

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Mum2Fergus · 09/03/2013 15:08

Ooh same question here too! Also, assume if it can be moved, it can also be replaced with something more up to date? Is there an optimum place to have it?!

wfrances · 09/03/2013 15:35

mines wireless and is battery powered so it can go anywhere as long as the receiver can read it.
our is in the hall above the light switch so looks tidy ,
i ve heard its best to have it in the room you use the most ,but i dont fancy it on my living room wall.

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ALovelyBunchOfCoconuts · 09/03/2013 17:41

How do the wireless ones work when it comes to shutting the boiler off and firing it back up? We don't have a combination boiler, we have a back boiler/pump that is behind a gas fire. We are also council tenants so would have to get permissions or any changes etc.

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BackforGood · 09/03/2013 18:01

The other alternative is to have individual thermostats on your radiators. Our thermostat is in the hall, so as much use as a chocloate teapot as it's not heated to 'room temperature' but we just keep that up really high and adjust the room ones as we need them.

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ALovelyBunchOfCoconuts · 09/03/2013 18:06

all the radiator have TRVs (i think that's what they're called) didn't really think about them.

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PigletJohn · 09/03/2013 20:14

it can very easily be moved. It is sensible to have it in the room you use most. The easiest way might be to drill a hole through the wall behind the position of the current thermostat, and mount it on the other side of that wall, if it will be in a room. This is best done by an electrician and leave a blanking piece over the old site, to indicate the presence of a buried cable.

If you have wooden floors and no immovable flooring, a better job would be to remove the old cable and run a new one. Again an electrician would know how to do a safe and permanent job. If you're buying a new thermostat (new ones are very accurate and precise) I'd go for a Programmable Stat that allows you to set different temperatures at different times of day to suit your lifestyle. The old CH timer is left permantly on because the Programmable Stat contains its own timer.

The new cable would spoil the decoration if it is chased into the wall, until you next redecorate. If it is surface mounted in mini-trunking you will not spoil the decoration but it will be visible and unsightly for ever.

I'm not fond of wireless stats as they have an additional layer of potential failure. People who have them say they're great (but not when they go wrong)

Pendipidy · 09/03/2013 20:31

Just learn what temp to have it on so that your living rooms are at the right temp ?
Our thermostat is in a cold hall and says it is set at 15 or 16. Our living areas are obviously much warmer than this, prob 20 or more as i like a warm house.

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ALovelyBunchOfCoconuts · 10/03/2013 09:20

pen - but when the heating is on the hall doesn't warm up so the boiler doesn't cut in and out maintaining a temperature so its like 30° in our lounge until you open the door!

pigletjohn thank you. on the other side of the wall is the dining room so it would be fine to have it drilled through i expect. we have a separate timer programmer thing upstairs so it would be beneficial to get one on the thermostat as then i wouldn't have to go upstairs every time i wanted the heating on.

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PigletJohn · 10/03/2013 11:14

Is there a radiator in the hall, and does it work?

Is the hall very draughty?

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ALovelyBunchOfCoconuts · 10/03/2013 11:23

no radiator there. doesn't seem draughty as such just bloody cold. so there must be a draught but i can't feel an actual draught if that makes any sense.

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PigletJohn · 10/03/2013 16:57

If no radiator, the wall stat should not be there. Are there pipes where a rad has been removed?

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ALovelyBunchOfCoconuts · 10/03/2013 17:29

nope not at all there is no space for one. the front door opens onto a 1 sq m with a door either side and the stairs directly ahead. very small lobby. i don't call it a hall

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ALovelyBunchOfCoconuts · 10/03/2013 17:31

sorry that wasn't very clear i meant the 1 sq m area where the front door opens into is where the stat is. it is right at the bottom of the stairs. the nearest radiators are either side of the stairs in the next rooms (dining room & lounge) and at the top of the stairs.

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