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My elderly Dad, is reluctant to put heating on , you know the story....
He has a gravity fed oil boiler, thermostatic valves on radiators but no main thermostat control on the wall to regulate the boiler other than next to the boiler.
I worry he doesn't put the heating on and instead uses electric bar fires to warm up the surrounding area he sits in. The rooms in house are large and he lives in country, no gas.
One person said to me one of the most economical things to do is change the pump so it heats up water more quickly and also put a control on the wall to control the heating that he can easily access.
His main living area is upstairs so think it will be a pallava to run a cable to a main thermostat control - is there another simple option? I have a HIVE but if internet goes down can be a problem. I'm not sure if its an option for my Dad he does have wifi and an iphone though.
I think he would reluctant to change boiler
Thanks for your advice
Betty
My elderly Dad, is reluctant to put heating on , you know the story....
He has a gravity fed oil boiler, thermostatic valves on radiators but no main thermostat control on the wall to regulate the boiler other than next to the boiler.
I worry he doesn't put the heating on and instead uses electric bar fires to warm up the surrounding area he sits in. The rooms in house are large and he lives in country, no gas.
One person said to me one of the most economical things to do is change the pump so it heats up water more quickly and also put a control on the wall to control the heating that he can easily access.
His main living area is upstairs so think it will be a pallava to run a cable to a main thermostat control - is there another simple option? I have a HIVE but if internet goes down can be a problem. I'm not sure if its an option for my Dad he does have wifi and an iphone though.
I think he would reluctant to change boiler
Thanks for your advice
Betty