Room Temperature Control

The use of a room thermostat can help you save money when using your central heating system. According to the Energy Saving Trust installing a room thermostat can save you £70 per year. A basic wired room thermostat such as the Danfoss RMT230 cost as little £7.21 from Screwfix. The difficulty with adding a wired thermostat to your system if you don't already have one is that installing the wiring to the optimum position is not always possible without disruption to the décor.

To overcome the difficulty of installing a wired thermostat there are a number of wireless room thermostats available. As a basic room thermostat my recommendation would be a simple and neat digital thermostat like the Honeywell DT92E avalaible for £74.68.

When installing a wireless (RF) room thermostat it is always my recommendation to install a programmable room thermostat, as they provide a much greater flexibility in the control of the room temperature and the cost difference is not that great. The Energy Saving Trust suggest that lowering your room temperature by one degree may save you £55 per year. Therefore, if you can set your room temperature lower when you need it then a programmable room thermostat will soon pay for itself. My favourite RF programmable room thermostat  is the Honeywell CM927 available for £110.04. They are simple to install and simple to operate, the display clearly shows what is going on at all times. The Honeywell CM927 allows you to set different temperatures at different time periods throughout the day and for every day of the week as well as having a host of other features.

If you have a wired room thermostat and wish to replace it with a programmable thermostat, the above Honeywell thermostat also comes in a wired version the Honeywell CM907 which works in exactly the same way as the Honeywell CM927 but is not wireless. However, it is only £62.81 which is quite a saving over the RF version.

Disclaimer: The works described in this blog are a record of work undertaken and should not be taken as guaranteed to solve your problem. Work should only be carried out by persons qualified and competent to do so.