Controlling your central heating
system.
When it comes to heating your home efficiently, wasting as
little fuel as possible then a full set of heating controls is just as essential
as the right kind of boiler.
Using heating controls correctly is the easiest way to keep
your rooms at a comfortable temperature. And in doing so, they'll help to reduce
your household's fuel bills and CO²
emissions. Fitting the correct heating
controls could save you up to 17 per cent of your annual heating bill. Fitting
a condensing boiler with a full set of heating controls could save you up to 40
per cent of your fuel bill.
Heating controls allow you to choose
when the heating is on, how warm it is, and where you want the warmth. They will
also make sure the boiler is only turned on when it needs to be.
To
discuss making your central heating system more fuel efficient and consequently
saving the environment and your money in the process please email or
call me on: 01787 3195414 or 07774
420409
Part L of the current building
regulations state :
Minimum requirements for standard boiler with hot water
cylinder are;
- Full
programmer
- Room
thermostat
- Cylinder
thermostat
- TRV's on all radiators except the room with a room
stat
Minimum requirements for combi boilers
are;
- Time switch
- Room
thermostat
- TRV's on all radiators except room with a room
stat
Recommended best practice for standard boiler with hot water
cylinder are;
- As above but with programmable room thermostat with
additional timing for hot
water
- High performance hot water cylinder or thermal
store
- In addition other controls such as weather compensation
maybe considered
Recommended best practice for combi boilers
are;
- Programmable room
thermostat
- TRV's on all radiators except room with room
stat
- In
addition other controls such as weather compensation maybe
considered
Central heating /hot water programmer
Programmers allow you to set when the heating and hot water
come on and go off again. By installing a programmer, and heating your home and
hot water only as and when necessary, you will save energy and money.
Room
thermostat
A
room thermostat constantly measures the air temperature of a space and can be
set to whatever temperature suits you best. They are usually installed in hall,
stairs or landing areas to sense the average temperature of a home's main living
spaces. When the temperature falls below the setting, the thermostat switches on
the central heating; once the room reaches the set temperature, the thermostat
switches the heating off.
Programmable room thermostat
A
programmable room thermostat lets you choose the times you want your home to be
heated and the temperature you want it to reach. It allows you to heat rooms or
the whole house to different temperatures at various times of the day and week.
It can save energy and money too.
Cylinder
thermostat
A cylinder thermostat keeps a
constant check on the temperature of the water in a hot water cylinder. It
switches the heat supply from the boiler on and off as necessary to keep the
water at a set temperature.
Installing a cylinder thermostat could save up to £15 per
year.
Thermostatic radiator valves (TRV's)
TRV's
sense the air temperature around
them and regulate the flow of hot water entering the radiators to keep a set
temperature in a room. They can help you save energy and money-by allowing you to set lower
temperatures in some rooms than in others, and to turn
off the heating in rooms not being used.
TRV's can not turn the boiler off when the whole house has
reached the right temperature(s). Radiators in the space containing the room
thermostat should not have a TRV.
Heating
tips
-
If your hot water tank is not
insulated, fit a BS kitemarked insulating jacket, 175mm or 3" thick, around your
hot water tank.
-
Insulate your central heating and hot water pipes, especially
those between your boiler and hot water cylinder to save an extra energy.
