My neighbour has just had a new Baxi combi installed. They've put TRVs onall the rads bar one and have ripped out the old room thermostat. Is thisnormal? I find being able to set that to 15 or so useful if you're leavingthe house unoccupied for a few days but maybe that's not how it's done thesedays.The rad without the TRV (in the bathroom) you could fry an egg on. Just aswell there aren't any kids about. It looks as though you can adjust the CHtemperature on the boiler but it's already below 50% on the scale.

In article , stuart noble on all the rads bar one and have ripped out the old room thermostat. IsNormal for a poorly designed installation, yes. And remember that heatingsystem electrics are beyond most plumbers.Most sensible installers would recommend a programmable thermostat whichallows different temperatures to be set automatically throughout the dayand days of the week. You can set them for different temperatures fornight, morning, when you're out at work, and evening. And have designated'weekend' days where you're likely to be in and want the same temperatureall day. So if the weather gets very cold you alter the thermostat on the boiler?Very convenient, that. For the installer's profits, certainly.

Are room thermostats out of fashion?

Dec 12, 2003 141 Replies

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Capitol 22 years ago

Hmm. An old fart? LOL Capitol

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IMM 22 years ago

LOL

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