Easy heating control system

Thesign

Can anyone tell me if the Honeywell t3r is any good for controlling the gas boiler?

I have a damp issue in the house. Have installed a ventilation system but there still is high humidity.

Someone said that I need to keep an even temp in the house instead of the on/off way I'm doing it now. I just have a timer for heat. Old fashioned clock.

So a constant of maybe 19 degrees to keep the damp at bay, then boosted when needed.

I just need something simple.

Would this do the job?

Would any electrician be able to fit it?

Thank you.

Lenar3556

I have no particular familiarity with the T3R, but it looks fine. Is your system just a single zone? Or have you separate zones to allow heating the cylinder and radiators separately?

On the damp issue, heat combined with ventilation will undoubtedly help, although I wouldn’t have thought that constant heat in the order you are describing would be materially different to shorter bursts.

A more detailed review of where this damp is coming from might be time and money better spent, as I am not sure this thermostat will be the solution.

A dehumidifier might be more effective as an immediate step.

Thesign

Thanks for your help.

It's a vokera mynute gas boiler. It heats the rads and water together. I'm not sure if it can be done separately. I use the immersion to heat the water in Summer.

I had a surveyor look at the place and he said the humidity in the rooms was 80% due to lack of ventilation. There is interior insulation.. This has sealed the place up too much I'm told. So I got a piv unit installed a month ago. My clothes still smell of damp.

He said to keep the place at 18 degrees minimum, to stop it getting too cold at different points of the day.

I have ordered a dehumidifier from curry's last week as well.

I wonder if getting this thermostat might be an end to it.

Thanks again for help.

Lenar3556

18 degrees is rather low. You could try aiming for 21- 22 initially for a few days combined with ventilation (either the PIV unit if adequate) or else opening windows a little to try and dry the place out.

The dehumidifier should also be a big help. Leave the windows closed when you have this on.

But in the long term you need a sustainable solution. Is the PIV unit running at a high enough setting?

The thermostat will be a good addition too, just not a miracle cure. I am assuming that you are using your heating - is it on for 2-3 hours every day at present?

Thesign

I don't know what it's running at. The lad said not to touch it, that he had it at the right setting. It is blowing air out.... It's up near the ceiling on the stairs, so not accessible without a ladder. It's not in the loft.

I will get the heating controls and set to around 21 degrees for a couple of weeks.

And the dehumidifier.. Not much more I can do after that.

Yes, I have the heating on a lot to try to eradicate the damp.

9am to 11am.

2pm to 4pm.

6pm to 8pm then 10pm to 12.

It's on an old fashioned timer.

Maybe having it on more consistently, at a constant level of some kind of warmth will help. Rather than letting it get cold for any length of time.

Thanks for your advice.