Central heating

[absinthe_boy]

We had central heating fitted in January '92 as my wife is from a hot climate and really felt the cold. That combi boiler lasted 16 years, just like its replacement that was fitted in 2008. That one we had fixed at least 3 times, all for leaks I think. I'm hoping this current one will beat the other two. Yes, this one, like the one before it has a wireless thermostat, portable so it can be moved from room to room. The first one had just a dial thermostat permanently attached to a wall. TBH I prefer the old dial type, they were simple and straightforward, you didn't have to read a manual to learn how to use them.

My now quite elderly mother had a wireless thermostat with the new boiler a few years ago and I don't think she fully understands the concept. She keeps it in one place in the living room, when I tell her she can move it to the bedroom later to have the system set the temperature based on how cold/warm the bedroom is.

Mind you, I don't think she understands central heating at all. she has always insisted on closing every door as one would with space/room heaters...and appears to have a pathological fear of draughts. Central heating controlled by thermostat works best when the air circulates around the home so in theory no one room gets extra hot or extra cold. The low temperature gradient then makes mold and damp much less likely.