Moving a thermostat or going wireless?
I need to move the sensor on my thermostat to a different location since its current location is really warm and the heats kicks off too quickly. Does it make more sense to go for a wireless thermostat for around $200 or just have the wiring extended (40 feet or so) to the place I…
I need to move the sensor on my thermostat to a different location since its current location is really warm and the heats kicks off too quickly. Does it make more sense to go for a wireless thermostat for around $200 or just have the wiring extended (40 feet or so) to the place I want the thermostat to be? Anyone have experience with the wireless thermostats where the temperature sensor is located separate from the main panel? Advice appreciated!
Than that would go along with the theory of the room getting overheated by direct sunlight. The boiler is acting as an unnatural heating source and not giving a true account of what the heating system is doing and the reaction by the thermostat. If this is the case, and the boiler room is causing the room to overheat, move the thermostat to a more “neutral” area.
OP again- the area it is in is extra warm because it is near the hallway with the boiler room- so it’s actually a warm “draft” from the boiler itself which is making it kick off, leaving the rest of the place cold.
Does that change anything in terms of your advice?
thank you Brooklyn Plumber, you made my point
I support the posts about not moving the thermostat unless it’s in a room with a huge solar gain or in a spot with a huge cold draft!! A thermostat should be located in an area that’s neutral to temp. change. If the room it’s in is just a hot room due to oversized radiators, good insulation, etc., than just raise it to compensate….the other option is to balance the heat in that room as compared to others. A temp. limitation device will help for either a steam or hot water system. For a larger cost, you can install a smaller radiator. The idea is to establish heat throughout the building and this can take time and adjustments to get it correct no matter where the thermostat is located. My Father used to say that you can take the thermostat, put it in the fridge, set it at 45 degrees and you can heat your home at 45 degrees…and you’d still have to balance….But, if you’re still stuck on moving it, extend the wire….
OP here- that’s the problem, its in a very warm spot and it shuts off the heat quickly, leaving the rest of the apt cold.
As long as it’s not sitting next to the stove and shutting down the heat when you cook leaving it too cold everywhere but the kitchen, or next to an open window that gets opened and calls for more heat than you need, why not leave it alone? I’d agree with adjust the setting and leave it where it is. If it’s in a really bad spot and that doesn’t work extend it hard-wired.
CM, the thermostat is turning the heat on and off based on temperature. For example, if the thermostat is located in a spot where it get blasted with direct sunlight for two hours every day, it will shut down the heat because it thinks the house is warm when it’s actually cold. If you raise it, as you suggest, it will compensate for those two hours, but what about the other 22? You’ll be too hot and wasting money on over-heating the place. Thermostat should be located away from drafty spot, places where it will be hit with direct sunlight and appliances that generate heat like a stove or refrigerator.
Stickerhappy, either solution will work fine. A wired thermostat is proven and follows the KISS principal. Wireless is a newer technology and you’ll probably need to put a note in your calendar to change the battery every year or so. It really comes down to cost–will the more expensive wireless unit pay for itself in avoiding the cost of snaking and patching up the wire. What’s really going to save you money over the long haul is a properly located thermostat.
Sasha, assuming it’s just a typical thermostat working on temperature only, why is importatnt it be in the “proper” place – it’s just turning the unit on and off correct?
CM – it is very important to have the thermostat in the proper place rather than just adjusting the settings.