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Evening all
Newbie question, so apologies if this has been posted elswehere. I'm attempting to make my rented flat more energy efficient and reduce costs throughout the winter months. The radiators are all fitted with TRV's (excluding the bathroom). There is a Vaillant combi boiler and no room termostat. We have single pane windows throughout so heat loss is a major problem. Landlord is a stingy so and so, therefore no option to install or change exisiting setup.
1) I struggle to understand how TRV's reduce energy costs/waste if you have no room thermostat to control the overall boiler sytem. I have my combi boiler set at 65 degrees. If the temperature of the specific room reaches a certain level and cuts off the water flow via the TRV, how does this reduce energy if your boiler is still constantly running to pump hot water to all of the other radiators?
2) I've adjusted the TRV's to applicable levels in various rooms (e.g. spare room is set @ 2, kitchen @ 3, main bedroom @ 4, hallway @ 3, living room is set @ 5 )
3) People keep recommending having our boiler set to switch the heating on at specific times via programmable timer , but again, I struggle to understand how this is more energy efficient? I agree if the room is warmer then the rads have to work less hard to reach a certain temperature, but without a thermostat sensing the desired temp in the room, the boiler will just keep pumping water out at 65 degrees round the home? The boiler just keeps on running regardless.
Can someone please dumb this down for me? Currently I just switch the boiler heating on/off when required, knowing full well the boiler wont shut down if the rooms get to the temperature we want.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated
Newbie question, so apologies if this has been posted elswehere. I'm attempting to make my rented flat more energy efficient and reduce costs throughout the winter months. The radiators are all fitted with TRV's (excluding the bathroom). There is a Vaillant combi boiler and no room termostat. We have single pane windows throughout so heat loss is a major problem. Landlord is a stingy so and so, therefore no option to install or change exisiting setup.
1) I struggle to understand how TRV's reduce energy costs/waste if you have no room thermostat to control the overall boiler sytem. I have my combi boiler set at 65 degrees. If the temperature of the specific room reaches a certain level and cuts off the water flow via the TRV, how does this reduce energy if your boiler is still constantly running to pump hot water to all of the other radiators?
2) I've adjusted the TRV's to applicable levels in various rooms (e.g. spare room is set @ 2, kitchen @ 3, main bedroom @ 4, hallway @ 3, living room is set @ 5 )
3) People keep recommending having our boiler set to switch the heating on at specific times via programmable timer , but again, I struggle to understand how this is more energy efficient? I agree if the room is warmer then the rads have to work less hard to reach a certain temperature, but without a thermostat sensing the desired temp in the room, the boiler will just keep pumping water out at 65 degrees round the home? The boiler just keeps on running regardless.
Can someone please dumb this down for me? Currently I just switch the boiler heating on/off when required, knowing full well the boiler wont shut down if the rooms get to the temperature we want.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated