There is one heating control by the steps leading upstairs. The stairs
area is heated by a radiator that cannot be turned off by hand. I notice
though that there is a place on the radiator to use a key. I presume
then that I can turn this radiator off using a key.

I only want to heat up one room. I want to place the heating control in
that room. Is it then okay that I just shut of that radiator by the
steps with a key? I presume it is, but just checking.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Richard wrote:

There is one heating control by the steps leading upstairs. The
stairs area is heated by a radiator that cannot be turned off by
hand. I notice though that there is a place on the radiator to use a
key. I presume then that I can turn this radiator off using a key.

I only want to heat up one room. I want to place the heating control
in that room. Is it then okay that I just shut of that radiator by the
steps with a key? I presume it is, but just checking.

By "heating control" do you mean wireless room thermostat? In systems where
the radiators predominantly have TRVs (thermostatic radiator valves) it is
usual to have lockshield valves on the radiator in the room where the room
stat is located, so that it can't be accidentlally turned off. I presume
that's what you mean when talking about a radiator which needs a key to turn
it off?

If you move the room stat to a different place, that's ok - and you can turn
off the rad where it used to be. But the room to which you move it mustn't
have a TRV on its radiator. If it does, disable it by removing the
thermostatic head.
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Roger
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Hi.

The heating control is wired to the boiler. And I am pretty sure the
valves on the radiators that I can hand turn are just regular valves.

So, it looks like I am okay to do what I intend. Thanks for the input.
Rich.



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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Richard wrote:

There is one heating control by the steps leading upstairs. The
stairs area is heated by a radiator that cannot be turned off by
hand. I notice though that there is a place on the radiator to use a
key. I presume then that I can turn this radiator off using a key.

I only want to heat up one room. I want to place the heating control
in that room. Is it then okay that I just shut of that radiator by
the
steps with a key? I presume it is, but just checking.

By "heating control" do you mean wireless room thermostat? In systems
where the radiators predominantly have TRVs (thermostatic radiator
valves) it is usual to have lockshield valves on the radiator in the
room where the room stat is located, so that it can't be accidentlally
turned off. I presume that's what you mean when talking about a
radiator which needs a key to turn it off?

If you move the room stat to a different place, that's ok - and you
can turn off the rad where it used to be. But the room to which you
move it mustn't have a TRV on its radiator. If it does, disable it by
removing the thermostatic head.
--
Cheers,
Roger
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