Heating controls
Heating controls refer to:
For central heating systems:
- Timers which control when the heating goes on and off. They range from simple manual timeclocks to complex digital programmers and most include a manual override.
- Room thermostats which measure air temperature in the home, and switch the space heating on and off. They can be used to set a single target temperature and there may be one or more of these in the dwelling.
- Thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) which enable the temperature of radiators in individual rooms to be modified manually.
For storage heating systems:
- Manual or automatic charge controls adjust the amount of heat stored overnight. The more recently introduced automatic controls measure the temperature in the room (or more rarely, outside the house). If the temperature is milder these allow less heat to be stored, saving money.
- Celect type controller has electronic sensors throughout the dwelling linking to a central control device. It monitors the individual room.
Ref English Housing Survey, Energy efficiency, 2018-19, Published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government in July 2020.
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