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Boiler Thermostat on Firbird Boiler

gillamandango · 2016-11-26 01:15:16

Apologies if this has been asked, but what do people set this thermostat on the boiler to? I only have a simple timer switch in the house with no internal thermostat. Will it burn less/more oil if turned down/up? Also will it take longer to heat the rads if turned down? Thanks in advance Edit: I now realise that this…

26-11-2016 1:15am

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gillamandango

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Apologies if this has been asked, but what do people set this thermostat on the boiler to? I only have a simple timer switch in the house with no internal thermostat.

Will it burn less/more oil if turned down/up? Also will it take longer to heat the rads if turned down? Thanks in advance

Edit: I now realise that this controls the water temp in the rads but my original question stands, what do people set theirs to?

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#2 26-11-2016 9:24am

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About 3/4 way to high this weather. If too low rads will not get hot enough to heat the rooms they were designed for.

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