should i have a room thermostat with my combi boiler.

[baileys]

As far as I am aware it is regulation and my mate had a gas safe inspection last week on a system I forget the details but was not a complete new system he has had a letter from gas safe stating a thermostat has to be fitted ?
I will find out why ?

Ok thanks.

 

[basildog]

Of course it will be more efficient as you are not cycling the boiler and heating up pipework when no rads are calling for heat !

 

[baileys]

Of course it will be more efficient as you are not cycling the boiler and heating up pipework when no rads are calling for heat !

Thats what i though when i read about it, it makes sense to me but he didnt agree.

 

[Scott_D]

Have you had different people fitting the boiler and the radiators?
What does the quote say?

 

[and1e]

Have you checked if he`s even GSR?

 

[basildog]

The building regulations are Part L and I think table 2 ?
You can find it online I am sure ? ish !

 

[AWheating]

your boiler requires interlock between its controls to operate efficiently and meet the building regulations. the cost of a room stat will be saved on your bill within one year, two at most. £15 for a stat, £5-£10 for cable and consumables, an extra hour or so in labour time if hes competent to fit one.

 

[diamondgas]

Thats what i though when i read about it, it makes sense to me but he didnt agree.

Hi baileys ... As far as I am aware you are in the right here and the installer is contravening building regulations (Part L) and will lie when filling in the 'Benchmark' in your boiler installation instructions'. If they insist that they do not fit one then ask if they are registering the installation.​YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT REGISTERED! If so insist that they register your details and contact phone number....!

 

[baileys]

Have you had different people fitting the boiler and the radiators?
What does the quote say?

yes...the plumber wanted to do the boiler himself but i wouldnt let him as he is not a GSE. originally he told me he has a GSE that came in after he had done the wet work.

 

[baileys]

Hi baileys ... As far as I am aware you are in the right here and the installer is contravening building regulations (Part L) and will lie when filling in the 'Benchmark' in your boiler installation instructions'. If they insist that they do not fit one then ask if they are registering the installation.​YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT REGISTERED! If so insist that they register your details and contact phone number....!

Im getting confused here. The GSE came and connected me and filled in the necessary forms and said he would send them off himself.

 

[diamondgas]

Im getting confused here. The GSE came and connected me and filled in the necessary forms and said he would send them off himself.

So expect a form through the post in a couple of days letting you know that the appliance has been registered 🙂 It's important that you have this piece of paper should you ever want to sell your home on. 🙂

 

[baileys]

So expect a form through the post in a couple of days letting you know that the appliance has been registered 🙂 It's important that you have this piece of paper should you ever want to sell your home on. 🙂

yep will do. I just seem to be having so much trouble with my heating i wish i had stuck with my storage heaters. They only seem to work on the highest setting, anything lower and they go cold, he says its air but ive bled them and water comes out. He has told me to leave them on high for a week to get rid of the air.

 

[stevetheplumber]

have a look at the bench mark form he should have filled in and left with you its often in the back of the manufacturers instructions look what he has put regarding interlock

 

[Mike Jackson]

yep will do. I just seem to be having so much trouble with my heating i wish i had stuck with my storage heaters. They only seem to work on the highest setting, anything lower and they go cold, he says its air but ive bled them and water comes out. He has told me to leave them on high for a week to get rid of the air.

That's not right. A new system should work straight away. They need to get back to you and get it working properly.

 

[tamz]

It is not air.
Sounds like your house is quite warm and the valves are closing themselves down or the valve heads are badly positioned. You may be used to the house being warmer so 20º may feel cold.

Have a read of this which explains a bit about how they work.
http://heating.danfoss.co.uk/PCMPDF/TRV_User-guide_Flyer_100x210mm_VUIDD102_2013_low-res.pdf
Getting The Best From Your TRVs

and get them to fit a room stat.

 

[basildog]

Have you checked if he`s even GSR?

Not being funny but most clients or customers take a firm or trsdesmsn on trust as we do with a client or customer ?
I have ripped multi million pound houses to bits yet never have I been asked to see any insurances or even proof of a qualification ?
Only job I had to prove insurance was on a job for the railways before network rail took over we even had to do a trackside test even though we were well away from tracks my blokes will never use a train again as all worried if trains were where we were working no way are they safe !

 

[baileys]

It is not air.
Sounds like your house is quite warm and the valves are closing themselves down or the valve heads are badly positioned. You may be used to the house being warmer so 20º may feel cold.

Have a read of this which explains a bit about how they work.
http://heating.danfoss.co.uk/PCMPDF/TRV_User-guide_Flyer_100x210mm_VUIDD102_2013_low-res.pdf
Getting The Best From Your TRVs

and get them to fit a room stat.

I only had two storage heaters that worked so my house was always cold, now its up to 19 at the moment. What i expected to get from GSH was that if it got too warm then i would be able to turn the heating down slightly without the rads going almost cold but because i dont have a room thermostat im have to go round the house adjusting each heater, but because they all go too cold when i turn them down i then have to turn them all up again, its keeping me fit anyway. I will get used to it i suppose.

 

[baileys]

your boiler requires interlock between its controls to operate efficiently and meet the building regulations.

I dont know what you mean by this, what is an interlock.

 

[AWheating]

controls to ensure that the boiler does not fire when there is no demand for heat.

so for example a trv may control a rad but has no control over the system, but a room stat and time control does.

 

[baileys]

controls to ensure that the boiler does not fire when there is no demand for heat.

so for example a trv may control a rad but has no control over the system, but a room stat and time control does.

ok thanks, i understand that now.