We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in mind
that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking, wouldn't
this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than it needs to?

Is it generally recommended to set your main thermostat to max if you
have TRVs fitted to rads?

Is it generally recommended to set your main thermostat to max if you
have TRVs fitted to rads?

No. Doing so will cause poor energy efficiency and is against the spirit of
the building regulations Part L1, which requires you to fit the thermostat
in the first place.

wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than it
needs to?

Very much so.

In your situation, set the room thermostat as normal, but leave a door open
from the hallway into a room with working heating. It won't be quite as good
as fixing the radiator, but should help mitigate the consequences. Choose a
room that is unlikely to be a fire risk, like a dining room. You don't want
a fire in the kitchen blocking the hall or stairs.

Christian.

On 26 Oct 2006 03:34:52 -0700 someone who may be
wrote this:-

We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct?

Far better to turn the thermostatic valve up to maximum and let the
thermostat switch the heating on and off. This does of course assume
that the hall is a good place for a main thermostat to be fitted..


--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
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Christian McArdle wrote:
Is it generally recommended to set your main thermostat to max if you
have TRVs fitted to rads?

No. Doing so will cause poor energy efficiency and is against the spirit of
the building regulations Part L1, which requires you to fit the thermostat
in the first place.

wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than it
needs to?

Very much so.

In your situation, set the room thermostat as normal, but leave a door open
from the hallway into a room with working heating. It won't be quite as good
as fixing the radiator, but should help mitigate the consequences. Choose a
room that is unlikely to be a fire risk, like a dining room. You don't want
a fire in the kitchen blocking the hall or stairs.

Christian.

So if the hall radiator was working, should the thermostat be turned up
to max? I don't understand why the plumber recommended this. The TRVs
do not directly control the boiler, like the main thermostat does.

I think the current location of the room thermostat is wrong as it is
in the hall quite close to the door, which is one of the coolest
locations in the house. Would it make more sense to relocate it to the
lounge?

So if the hall radiator was working, should the thermostat be turned up
to max?

No, this just bypasses the boiler interlock and defeats the object.

I don't understand why the plumber recommended this. The TRVs
do not directly control the boiler, like the main thermostat does.

Because he is a thick as sh*t Luddite who knows how to make a compression
joint, but knows nothing about HVAC design.

I think the current location of the room thermostat is wrong as it is
in the hall quite close to the door, which is one of the coolest
locations in the house.

In some ways, a cool location is ideal for a room thermostat, as it ensures
that the boiler only stops firing when even the cool parts of the house have
warmed up.

Would it make more sense to relocate it to the lounge?

Personally, I do prefer it in the lounge. Largely because that is where most
time is spent, and thus you get the most accurate and comfortable
temperature there. However, there are some caveats, especially if you have
supplementary heating in that room, such as an open or gas fire. Also, if
the layout of the house makes it naturally a particularly warm room, then it
is inadvisable as a location.

Christian.

"Christian McArdle" wrote in message
.. .


Would it make more sense to relocate it to the lounge?

Personally, I do prefer it in the lounge. Largely because that is where
most
time is spent, and thus you get the most accurate and comfortable
temperature there.

Don't you get a comfortable temp by adjusting the TRV on the lounge rad?

wrote:
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in mind
that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking, wouldn't
this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than it needs to?

Is it generally recommended to set your main thermostat to max if you
have TRVs fitted to rads?

I have NO thermostat and electrically thermostated fan heaters. It does
lead to a lot of heating being done sometimes when no heat is needed.

The heaters themselves will radiate a hundred watts or so without the fans.

I'd set the hall thermo to something like 18C and let nature take its
course..if some rooms are chilly, turn it up some more.

The trouble is with ALL TRV is that you can end up with no water path at
all. Then you get short cycling on the boiler.

wrote:
Christian McArdle wrote:
Is it generally recommended to set your main thermostat to max if you
have TRVs fitted to rads?
No. Doing so will cause poor energy efficiency and is against the spirit of
the building regulations Part L1, which requires you to fit the thermostat
in the first place.

wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than it
needs to?
Very much so.

In your situation, set the room thermostat as normal, but leave a door open
from the hallway into a room with working heating. It won't be quite as good
as fixing the radiator, but should help mitigate the consequences. Choose a
room that is unlikely to be a fire risk, like a dining room. You don't want
a fire in the kitchen blocking the hall or stairs.

Christian.

So if the hall radiator was working, should the thermostat be turned up
to max? I don't understand why the plumber recommended this. The TRVs
do not directly control the boiler, like the main thermostat does.


Exactly. The theory is that the place with the thermostat is the last
place that gets warm enough. THEN teh boiler shuts down. By that time
all TRV's should be closed.


I think the current location of the room thermostat is wrong as it is
in the hall quite close to the door, which is one of the coolest
locations in the house.

That is intentional as you want it in the coolest place.

Would it make more sense to relocate it to the
lounge?

No.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in mind
that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking, wouldn't
this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than it needs to?

Is it generally recommended to set your main thermostat to max if you
have TRVs fitted to rads?

I have NO thermostat and electrically thermostated fan heaters. It does
lead to a lot of heating being done sometimes when no heat is needed.

The heaters themselves will radiate a hundred watts or so without the fans.

I'd set the hall thermo to something like 18C and let nature take its
course..if some rooms are chilly, turn it up some more.

The trouble is with ALL TRV is that you can end up with no water path at
all. Then you get short cycling on the boiler.


We have one radiator which doesn't have a TRV.

The reason we had TRVs installed was to regulate the temperature in
some rooms, which were getting too hot.

So basically what the plumber told me about setting the thermostat to
max is rubbish. It certainly made no sense to me.

Don't you get a comfortable temp by adjusting the TRV on the lounge rad?

Yes, but the positioning and accuracy of a programmable thermostat is vastly
superior to a mechanical expansion device next to the rad.

Christian.

So basically what the plumber told me about setting the thermostat to
max is rubbish. It certainly made no sense to me.

Yes. You are right. Your plumber is wrong.

Christian.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Christian McArdle wrote:
(snip)
I think the current location of the room thermostat is wrong as it is
in the hall quite close to the door, which is one of the coolest
locations in the house.

That is intentional as you want it in the coolest place.

Would it make more sense to relocate it to the
lounge?

No.

Why not get a wireless thermostat? We originally had a fixed thermostat in
the hall and it drove us mad - continually getting up to adjust it as the
lounge got too hot or too cold.

With the wireless thermostat we simply carry it round to whatever room we
happen to be using. Even take it up to the bedroom at night, and just set
it to a lower temperature. Although the wireless stat cost about £100, in
the end it saves money because you only have heat where you want it.

--
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pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in mind
that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking, wouldn't
this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it were
working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it shuts
the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on and off
frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy and increase
wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the rad
is fixed.

--

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Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

your plumber is wrong

your boiler will basically be calling for heat till july next year

but you should not have a trv in the same room as the room stat as this
is against current building regualtions

you proberly should have called a heating engineer as you may have got
better advice not someone who fits toilets and baths

heating egineer for 20 years

your plumber is wrong

your boiler will basically be calling for heat till july next year

but you should not have a trv in the same room as the room stat as this
is against current building regualtions

you proberly should have called a heating engineer as you may have got
better advice not someone who fits toilets and baths

heating egineer for 20 years

your plumber is wrong

your boiler will basically be calling for heat till july next year

but you should not have a trv in the same room as the room stat as this
is against current building regualtions

you proberly should have called a heating engineer as you may have got
better advice not someone who fits toilets and baths

heating egineer for 20 years

your plumber is wrong

your boiler will basically be calling for heat till july next year

but you should not have a trv in the same room as the room stat as this
is against current building regualtions

you proberly should have called a heating engineer as you may have got
better advice not someone who fits toilets and baths

heating egineer for 20 years

your plumber is wrong

your boiler will basically be calling for heat till july next year

but you should not have a trv in the same room as the room stat as this
is against current building regualtions

you proberly should have called a heating engineer as you may have got
better advice not someone who fits toilets and baths

heating egineer for 20 years

marcusb3495 wrote:
your plumber is wrong

your boiler will basically be calling for heat till july next year

but you should not have a trv in the same room as the room stat as this
is against current building regualtions

It was just an 'observation' he made when we asked him about the broken
radiator. But when the TRVs were installed as part of a house extension
build, the plumber fitted a TRV in the hall where the thermostat is
located. I think I'll just leave that one fully open.


you proberly should have called a heating engineer as you may have got
better advice not someone who fits toilets and baths

So if I were to have a new combi boiler installed, do I call a plumber
or heating engineer? Or both?

the plumber fitted a TRV in the hall where the thermostat is
located.

What a pratt.

I think I'll just leave that one fully open.

Good idea.

So if I were to have a new combi boiler installed, do I call a plumber
or heating engineer? Or both?

Call the asylum (unless you live alone and only like showers).

Christian.

Christian McArdle wrote:

So if I were to have a new combi boiler installed, do I call a plumber
or heating engineer? Or both?

Call the asylum (unless you live alone and only like showers).


Am I mad? Here's my reasoning:
The current boiler is 10 years old, on it's last legs, and will
probably struggle with the extra radiators we added (hope it gets
through the winter)
The hot water storage tank fills an entire cupboard, which could be put
to better use.
We don't have baths, only showers.
The shower pump is extremely noisy and we've had problems with it (I'm
assuming this won't be needed with a combi)
A combi will be more efficient and reduce my gas bill

wrote:
Christian McArdle wrote:
So if I were to have a new combi boiler installed, do I call a plumber
or heating engineer? Or both?
Call the asylum (unless you live alone and only like showers).


Am I mad? Here's my reasoning:
The current boiler is 10 years old, on it's last legs, and will
probably struggle with the extra radiators we added (hope it gets
through the winter)
The hot water storage tank fills an entire cupboard, which could be put
to better use.
We don't have baths, only showers.
The shower pump is extremely noisy and we've had problems with it (I'm
assuming this won't be needed with a combi)
A combi will be more efficient and reduce my gas bill

In which case a combi might actually suit your needs

It's a good solution for one or two people who have time to wait for
baths to fill.

But you may be able to get a pressurised HW cylinder in the loft. Thats
where mine is. If there is room when you take out the header tanks you
no longer need.

marcusb3495 wrote:
your plumber is wrong

your boiler will basically be calling for heat till july next year

but you should not have a trv in the same room as the room stat as this
is against current building regualtions

you proberly should have called a heating engineer as you may have got
better advice not someone who fits toilets and baths

heating egineer for 20 years

So true he said it 5 times..

Harry Bloomfield verbally sodomised in
:

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in mind
that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking, wouldn't
this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it were
working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it shuts
the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on and off
frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy and increase
wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the rad
is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.


--
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
marcusb3495 wrote:
your plumber is wrong

your boiler will basically be calling for heat till july next year

but you should not have a trv in the same room as the room stat as this
is against current building regualtions

you proberly should have called a heating engineer as you may have got
better advice not someone who fits toilets and baths

heating egineer for 20 years

So true he said it 5 times..


sorry for that--not on purpose

wrote:
marcusb3495 wrote:
your plumber is wrong

your boiler will basically be calling for heat till july next year

but you should not have a trv in the same room as the room stat as this
is against current building regualtions

It was just an 'observation' he made when we asked him about the broken
radiator. But when the TRVs were installed as part of a house extension
build, the plumber fitted a TRV in the hall where the thermostat is
located. I think I'll just leave that one fully open.


you proberly should have called a heating engineer as you may have got
better advice not someone who fits toilets and baths

So if I were to have a new combi boiler installed, do I call a plumber
or heating engineer? Or both?


er

heating engineer

most people call us plumbers but to be honest its a bit of insult-

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally sodomised in
:

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in mind
that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking, wouldn't
this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it were
working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it shuts
the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on and off
frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy and increase
wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the rad
is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.

Geoff wrote:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally sodomised in
:

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in mind
that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking, wouldn't
this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it were
working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it shuts
the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on and off
frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy and increase
wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the rad
is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.

Corns.
--
ah

Geoff verbally sodomised in
:

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally sodomised
in :

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that
the hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in
mind that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking,
wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than
it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it
were working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it
shuts the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on and
off frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy and
increase wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the rad
is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.




You can get cream for that.

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"Theobold Watcher" verbally
sodomised in :


On 29-Oct-2006, ah wrote:

Geoff wrote:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally sodomised
in
:

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that
the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in
mind that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking,
wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often
than it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it
were
working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it
shuts
the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on and off
frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy and
increase
wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the
rad is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.

Corns.

Carbuncles.

Carbootsale


--
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Phil Kyle wrote:
Geoff verbally sodomised in
:

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally sodomised
in :

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that
the hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in
mind that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking,
wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than
it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it
were working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it
shuts the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on and
off frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy and
increase wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the rad
is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.




You can get cream for that.

Where?
--
ah

Phil Kyle wrote:
"Theobold Watcher" verbally
sodomised in :


On 29-Oct-2006, ah wrote:

Geoff wrote:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally sodomised
in
:

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that
the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in
mind that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking,
wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often
than it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it
were
working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it
shuts
the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on and off
frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy and
increase
wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the
rad is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.

Corns.

Carbuncles.

Carbootsale

Carbon alloy sail.
--
ah

"Theobold Watcher" verbally
sodomised in :


On 8-Nov-2006, Phil Kyle wrote:

Geoff verbally sodomised in
:

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally sodomised
in :

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that
the hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing
in mind that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking,
wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often
than it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it
were working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it
shuts the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on
and off frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy
and increase wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad
advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the
rad is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.




You can get cream for that.

Craig Oldfield squeezes his boils and eats the cream that comes out.


You *******. I'm sure you got the intended reaction out of me there.
**** sake...

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ah verbally sodomised in
:

Phil Kyle wrote:
Geoff verbally sodomised in
:

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally sodomised
in :

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that
the hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing
in mind that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking,
wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than
it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it
were working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it
shuts the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on
and off frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy
and increase wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad
advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the
rad is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.




You can get cream for that.

Where?

A shop.

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"Theobold Watcher" verbally
sodomised in :


On 8-Nov-2006, Phil Kyle wrote:

"Theobold Watcher" verbally
sodomised in :


On 29-Oct-2006, ah wrote:

Geoff wrote:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally
sodomised in
:

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended
that the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing
in mind that our hall radiator is currently off due to it
leaking, wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up
more often than it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming
it were
working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature
it shuts
the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on and
off frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy
and increase
wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the
thermostat gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall
stat once the rad is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.

Corns.

Carbuncles.

Carbootsale

OY! WE TOLD YOU! NO JAMES FOLLETT PAPERBACKS AT THIS SALE!


You and your bloody standards.

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ah verbally sodomised in
:

Phil Kyle wrote:
"Theobold Watcher" verbally
sodomised in :


On 29-Oct-2006, ah wrote:

Geoff wrote:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally
sodomised in
:

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended
that the
hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing in
mind that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking,
wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often
than it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming
it were
working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it
shuts
the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on and
off frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy
and increase
wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the
thermostat gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall
stat once the rad is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.

Corns.

Carbuncles.

Carbootsale

Carbon alloy sail.

Carburettor fail.

--
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T
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Phil Kyle wrote:
ah verbally sodomised in
:

Phil Kyle wrote:
Geoff verbally sodomised in
:

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:49 +0000 (UTC), Phil Kyle
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield verbally sodomised
in :

pretended :
We have TRVs fitted to our radiators. The plumber recommended that
the hall thermostat be turned up to max. Is this correct? Bearing
in mind that our hall radiator is currently off due to it leaking,
wouldn't this situation cause the boiler to fire up more often than
it needs to?

Ignoring your hall radiator problem for the moment and assuming it
were working, I would still set your hall thermostat to comfortable
temperature - such that it once the house is up to temperature it
shuts the boiler off. Set to maximum - the boiler would cycle on
and off frequently on the boiler stat, which is wasteful of energy
and increase wear and tear on the boiler. Maximum is therefore bad
advice.

As your hall radiator is faulty, leave doors open so the thermostat
gets heat from other rooms, then fine tune the hall stat once the
rad is fixed.


I wish my boiler had a seat.

Boils.




You can get cream for that.

Where?

A shop.

What kinda shop?