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Remote heating thermostat.
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My fathers uncle had a room thermostat plugged in the the house sockets which controlled the temperature in that particular room.
It worked by sending a signal back through the house wiring to the boiler.
Where can I get one form?
Have a child on the way and have been told that it is advisable to keep the room temp. between 18 and 21 degrees - haven't got thermostatic valves fitted so was wondering if these sort of things are available?
It worked by sending a signal back through the house wiring to the boiler.
Where can I get one form?
Have a child on the way and have been told that it is advisable to keep the room temp. between 18 and 21 degrees - haven't got thermostatic valves fitted so was wondering if these sort of things are available?
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I'm afraid what you are proposing just isn't possible in the form you think. Any such thermostat would have to send a signal back to a 'device' that controlled the flow of hot water to the rad in your child's room only. It couldn't work by sending a message back to the boiler - this would switch ALL the heat on or off to the whole house.
Your cheapest solution will be to find a plumber to fit you a few thermostatic rad valves (i.e. a mechanical thermostat solution - not electronic).
There were devices around a few years ago that controlled household gadgets using the mains wiring in a house. Most of these have died out because wireless technology has come down so much in price that its far simpler to run a wirelss solution - examples are wireless buglar alarms and wireless bell pushes. But that's still not a good solution to your problem.
Your cheapest solution will be to find a plumber to fit you a few thermostatic rad valves (i.e. a mechanical thermostat solution - not electronic).
There were devices around a few years ago that controlled household gadgets using the mains wiring in a house. Most of these have died out because wireless technology has come down so much in price that its far simpler to run a wirelss solution - examples are wireless buglar alarms and wireless bell pushes. But that's still not a good solution to your problem.
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