How does a room thermostat work?

The room thermostat: what’s its role in home heating control?

A room thermostat is a wired or wireless device that can be used to control the temperature levels within your home. You can use a room thermostat to adjust the heating throughout your home, ensuring optimum energy efficiency and perfect heating comfort.

With a room thermostat, you can control your home heating so that it’s operating on demand, as needed and is perfectly aligned with your heating needs and preferences from day to day.

• Programmable room thermostats allow for precise monitoring of your home temperature, thanks to a key control link with your home boiler that powers your central heating. You can control and optimise heating room by room with great precision, sometimes adjusting the heating to the exact degree.

• Room thermostats allow you to better control your home central heating. You can use a room thermostat to control a central heating gas heater, wood stove, heat pump or gas boiler, no matter whether you have an individual or a collective central heating setup at home.

• Room thermostats allow you to control your home temperature according to your heating needs. You can reach the desired temperature easily and make sure you’re only heating as needed, to better control your energy consumption. The better use you make of your room thermostats, the more you’ll be able to save on your home heating costs.

Room thermostats: location, location, location

Here, we’ll take a closer look at why the location of your room thermostats at home is so key.

Why is the location of room thermostats important?

For ultimate heating control at home, you need to position your room thermostats so that:

1) You don’t overuse your home heating unnecessarily

2) You optimise your control and comfort in each part of the house

You might have seen one thermostat in use to monitor the temperature in several rooms within a home. However, this won’t provide optimal control of the heating level room by room. You’ll also need to avoid placing room thermostats near a heating source (such as a radiator) that could distort its heating control function.

Ideally, you should install one room thermostat per room in the home, away from heating sources and away from potential drafts (such as from windows or doors).

Do you need a room thermostat in the bathroom at home?

If you place a room thermostat here, make sure it’s not close to any fan or suction systems you have in place. These could create a draft that will distort the thermostat heating control function.

If your room thermostat is battery operated, ensure it’s not too close to any water source, such as the shower.

How do you connect a room thermostat to start your heating control?

To connect your thermostat directly to your home central heating system, cut off the electrical current before starting the installation.

For the safest installation of a thermostat directly onto your home central heating boiler, contact a professional.

Room thermostats: the different models

There are a range of room thermostats to suit every home heating need, including wired, wireless, programmable, non-programmable and smart room thermostats.

Almost all room thermostats are suitable for installation in tandem with all central heating systems, but be sure to check yours is compatible before installation.

The non-programmable room thermostat

These are the least technologically advanced room thermostats out there, offering manual adjustment of heating operations and room temperature.

Some non-programmable thermostats are wired, with temperature adjustment via a dial. Others are wireless, with less installation required.

Overall, these types of more dated room thermostats won’t let you control or optimise your heating usage as well as later models.

The programmable electric room thermostat

More modern, these room thermostats allow for better control and energy savings regarding your home heating.

Wired or wireless, programmable room thermostats display precise heating information via a screen so you can control your home temperature. Wireless versions require less installation, saving you costs there, too.

The smart room thermostat

Smart room thermostats are the most energy efficient of all. With more precise heating control via connection to your central heating and home Internet, you can optimise your home heating accurately and economically.

Plus, a smart room thermostat will take into account your habits and preferences at home to perfect your heating setup.

Room thermostats and energy savings

Room thermostats are essential devices to boost energy savings for your home heating.

Heating control system

Room thermostats allow you to control your home temperature, room by room, so you’re only heating as and when needed.

Set a heating schedule, adapt your heating based on external weather conditions and save on your energy consumption.

Setting up a programmable room thermostat

Programmable room thermostats let you establish a home heating schedule to best regulate your home temperature.

• Night setting

Ideal nighttime temperature lies between 16 and 17 degrees centigrade.

• Daytime setting

Ideal daytime temperature lies between 19 and 21 degrees centigrade.

What’s the price of room thermostats?

With so many types of room thermostat to choose from, you’re sure to find the right fit for your home heating budget.

Manual room thermostats have the lowest cost, while smart thermostats carry a higher price - although the smarter the thermostat, the more you’ll eventually save on your optimised home heating usage!

All in all, room thermostats are key to optimising your home heating - the smart choice for real control of your home comfort.