The Thermostat....

DAIR · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:22

Easily the most complicated pieces of kit in any home..... IMO of course.

I seem to have misplaced the instructions. How do then generally work?

glenimp617 · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:22

You mean you don't have a nest?

Malevolence · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:25

I don't have one, so wouldn't know. But surely they can't be that difficult to use, don't you set the temp. and let it do it's thang.

builder22 · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:25

The manual turny clicky ones..with the little tabs round the outside? The little tabs are 15 or 30 min chunks, they line up with the inner bit that turns...

Digital ones will just show time on/off/temperature

Terminal_Boy · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:27

LOLWUT M8?

Possibly the simplest electric item in your house after the humble 13 Amp socket or SPST light switch.

Glanza · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:29

Set to required temperature and away you go.

Diddums · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:29

turn up for warmer

turn down for colder

rocket science fam

Marky · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:30

So little information... :/

What exactly are you asking? How a stat actually works? How to install a stat? What kind of stat is it?

If you're asking how one works; Set it to 22C, and your central heating will turn on and stay on until the stat reaches 22C. It will then turn the heating off and will turn it back on when it reaches it's threshold (Probably 20-21C) - This is assuming you're talking about your house thermostat?

Not exactly rocket science

EDIT: Damn, the video had a sweary in

Search YouTube for Peep Show Thermostat

Vonhelmet · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:31

I'll send my wife round, she'll show you how to turn it on for just 4 minutes a day then moan about it being cold all the tine :confused:

DAIR · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:32

Well I fiddled about with the thing (it's a digital one) yesterday. Spotted the little flame signal pop up - cool.
. problem is... The rads don't be heating up!

Vonhelmet · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:34

Is it a wireless one? Could be it's not synced with your boiler. Or your boiler is borked. Or the pressure in the system is too low. Or all the radiators are turned down. Call a plumber. He'll charge you £100 for something daft you've forgotten to check.

builder22 · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:34

Check boiler is on

....you got hot water?

FortuitousFluke · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:37

Can't help, there wasn't a verse about this kind of thing on the Hive advert.

DAIR · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:38

Hmmmm I'd say it's luke warm. Winter is coming and I need to get this sorted.

Will have another look for the instructions when I get home. If I still can't find it I'll post pics.

Diddums · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:41

Info man, come on!

Has the system worked fine with this stat?

Has anything changed? Any work done on the boiler?

DAIR · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:45

Like I said I have hot water.. not has hot as I would like it. But gets the job done.

My main concern is that the radiators don't appear to heat up.

builder22 · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:45

Switch boiler off and back on...just like a PC!

Marky · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:47

DAIR said:
Like I said I have hot water.. not has hot as I would like it. But gets the job done.

My main concern is that the radiators don't appear to heat up.

Might need to bleed the radiators?

DAIR · 4 Sep 2017 at 13:48

Sure hope it doesn't come to that. Will see how I get on

Arazi · 4 Sep 2017 at 14:12

DAIR said:
Sure hope it doesn't come to that. Will see how I get on

Are they actually turned on? There should be a turny thing at one end of each rad.