sonicsbro

and what is better?

I live in a fairly new house with radiators with thermostats in each room, and a temperature control unit in the hall (with a radiator opposite the unit)

Currently we have the control set at about 20/22 celcius, and the radiators on about level 2 - 3 but sometimes the rooms are warm and sometimes they are cold.

with a newborn baby Monday just gone, I was wondering if it is better to keep the temperature control at a lower setting, but turn all the radiators up to the full setting?

any advice or what works for you?

Cheers

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Some tips:

Depending on your boiler type it might be an idea of turning down the maximum temperature control on the boiler itself.

If it's a normal boiler, it should be set at 70 degrees minimum, in order to satifactorarily heat the hot water. If it's a combi then 50-60 degrees will suffice. The idea is that it creates a more stable room temperature, rather than forcing the room thermostat to cycle on and off all the time. It can make the boiler last a bit longer too as it doesn't run at full temperature all the time.

Alternative a better room thermostat maybe called for - especially if its a cheap or old bi-metallic type. The temperature difference between it switching on and off can vary greatly (hysteresis). Thus the house continues to cycle hot and cold.

The room with the room thermostat fitted should have the radiator set on full in order to work correctly, however, if that room is the hottest, and you want the other rooms to be warmer, it maybe worthwhile turning down that particular radiator a little.

sonicsbro

Thanks for the advice,

Not sure if this helps or makes things better, but it is a Baxi 3 boiler, and the cylinder temperature is currently set to 60 degrees.

skiddus_markus

You can balance your radiators by putting special(ie won't pop at 50degrees)thermometers on them to see what temp they get to and note which heat up the quickest and therefore are closest to the boiler.Then fiddle about with the inlets/outlets to restrict the hot water getting in and attempt to get them all to the same temperature.

Also it would be worth checking for air in them by opening the valve at the top.You'll hear it escaping if there's any in and the tops of the radiators will also be cold.