My house doesn't keep warm as it should can I set the temp. up higher to
160 or 170 ?



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On Thursday, January 8, 2015 1:44:05 PM UTC-5, Ed wrote:
My house doesn't keep warm as it should can I set the temp. up higher to
160 or 170 ?





--is it running 100% of the time now?

if yes, turning the water temp up won't help

did you turn the room air themostat up?

Mark

On 1/8/2015 2:35 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, January 8, 2015 1:44:05 PM UTC-5, Ed wrote:
My house doesn't keep warm as it should can I set the temp. up higher to
160 or 170 ?





--is it running 100% of the time now?

if yes, turning the water temp up won't help

did you turn the room air themostat up?

Mark



Yes, if the boiler is cycling on and off, increasing the temperature may
help. I've seen systems at 180 degrees. If it is at 100% it is taking
all the heat it can make.

To give a better answer we'd really have to know all about the design.
There may not be enough of the radiation portion of the system to heat
the house enough. If that is the case, you have to supplement with
other forms of heat such as space heaters.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 1/8/2015 2:35 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, January 8, 2015 1:44:05 PM UTC-5, Ed wrote:
My house doesn't keep warm as it should can I set the temp. up
higher to 160 or 170 ?





--is it running 100% of the time now?

if yes, turning the water temp up won't help

did you turn the room air themostat up?

Mark



Yes, if the boiler is cycling on and off, increasing the temperature
may help. I've seen systems at 180 degrees. If it is at 100% it is
taking all the heat it can make.

To give a better answer we'd really have to know all about the design.
There may not be enough of the radiation portion of the system to heat
the house enough. If that is the case, you have to supplement with
other forms of heat such as space heaters.

Or insulate better.