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embarrasingly basic thermostatic radiator valves question!
Hi.
I liked the principle if having thermostatic radiator vales fitted as i had the problem in my house that some rooms got stiflingly hot while others remained relatively cool/just right [different amounts of heat retention]. I also hoped this would help lower my fuel bills. A friend of the family builder duly fitted for me and i note he has fitted the Wickes TRVs.. I had simply assumed these would work [rather like a room thermostat] by you waiting til the room gets to the desired temp and then moving the dial until it just "clicks" off. However these bascically have a dial numbered from 1 to 5 [and no discernable noise of them "shutting" now matter if i swung the dial from 1 extreme to the other]. I didnt patiently see if they work by seeing if a radiator got cooler [ie no hot feed in] if i turned the dial down to 1 or * but basically i don tknow how they work! Do i randomly try different numbers in each room until i manage to match a "number" with a comfirtable temp? Do these valves simply work by restricting the amount of hot water that enters depending on how high a setting is selected [and if no how would that differ from the normal turn-screw valves that were on there?] I appreciate helping me solve this simple but perplexing matter. Thanks |
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Riz1 wrote: Do these valves simply work by restricting the amount of hot water that enters depending on how high a setting is selected [and if no how would that differ from the normal turn-screw valves that were on there?] They allow the full flow until up to temperature then shut it off. It's not possible to mark them accurately in degrees, as they are to some extent influenced by positioning. So you'll just have to experiment a bit. -- *Ever stop to think and forget to start again? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Try turning the hotter radiators down to three and the rest up to five to
see if it makes a difference. |
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