should i have a room thermostat with my combi boiler.

[baileys]

My plumbers say i dont need one as i have thermostatic valves on my radiators but the GSE says i do. Im in a two bedroom maisonette. [FONT=arial, sans-serif][/FONT]

 

[mountainman]

Yes, you do need a room thermostat.

 

[BLOD]

Having a room thermostat should make the system more efficient. But you won't need the thermostatic radiator valve in the room where the room thermostat is.

 

[diamondgas]

:iagree: but you can't be made to have one should you not want it IMO

 

[baileys]

:iagree: but you can't be made to have one should you not want it IMO

I want what i should have, he says that its pointless having one.

 

[Scott_D]

Are you having a new boiler fitted?

 

[baileys]

Are you having a new boiler fitted?

yes, a complete new system, i had storage heaters before

 

[mountainman]

:iagree: but you can't be made to have one should you not want it IMO

Why wouldn't you want a room 'stat as an interlock DG?

 

[diamondgas]

Why wouldn't you want a room 'stat as an interlock DG?

I would want but we can't make folk have what they do not want IMO Some folk, few admittedly, just don't want the technology stuff in my experience.

 

[diamondgas]

I want what i should have, he says that its pointless having one.

As said by others above ... A room thermostat will give you overall control of your heating, TRV's give you individual room control.

 

[Barry98]

maybe he/she doesn't think you can afford one ?

 

[Rickster123]

Yes you should have a room stat fitted. Was it listed on the quote?

 

[AWheating]

its a requirement of the regs. Tell him you want one fitting, your the customer!

 

[and1e]

You have to have one fitted. Don`t forget you can go for a wired thermostat or a wireless programmable room stat, which are very good.

 

[Jimbob]

Room stat is bare min to be honest. Not sure who polices it though.

 

[Scott_D]

Plumber says no but Gas safe man says yes. Who is fitting it?
All the extras cost money and if the budget was tight something has to go.
It will still work without a room thermostat but you will have less control and use slightly more gas

 

[tamz]

You should have one but it is becoming a matter of course that some are only pricing the bare minimum on jobs to keep the cost down. Just tell him you want one added to the quote.

 

[Nostrum]

Your benchmark will be filled out (hopefully) and there is a requirement to provide interlock. A room stat is the simplest and most common way of doing this. I would be questioning whether you have chosen the right installer for the job if they do not recognise this requirement regardless of personal opinion. If we could pick and choose what reg's to abide by then it would make the job a lot easier but ..... Unregulated?

 

[baileys]

Well he has just been round to bleed the rads because most of them were cold this morning and he still insists that i dont need a room thermostat, i asked him if the boiler will be more efficient if i have one and he said no.
I never asked him to do it as cheap as possible, i just asked him for a quote for heating and presumed he would offer me what i needed. Everybody i know with a combi has a room thermostat but he says you only need one if you have a big house.

 

[basildog]

As far as I am aware it is regulation and my mate had a gas safe inspection last week on a system I forget the details but was not a complete new system he has had a letter from gas safe stating a thermostat has to be fitted ?
I will find out why ?

 

[baileys]

As far as I am aware it is regulation and my mate had a gas safe inspection last week on a system I forget the details but was not a complete new system he has had a letter from gas safe stating a thermostat has to be fitted ?
I will find out why ?

Ok thanks.

 

[basildog]

Of course it will be more efficient as you are not cycling the boiler and heating up pipework when no rads are calling for heat !

 

[baileys]

Of course it will be more efficient as you are not cycling the boiler and heating up pipework when no rads are calling for heat !

Thats what i though when i read about it, it makes sense to me but he didnt agree.

 

[Scott_D]

Have you had different people fitting the boiler and the radiators?
What does the quote say?

 

[and1e]

Have you checked if he`s even GSR?