This will be my first winter in Switzerland and I am not sure if this numbers are equivalent to a certain temperature and the heating system will auto regulate or if they are just and indication of power/output indenpendt of the ral temperature.
Thanks in advance for any tip!
It will stop heating when the temperature is reached and restart if it falls below.
7 °C= * position. Commonly known as “frost free” for when you leave your home for weeks and don’t want to heat it too much.
13 °C= 1
17 °C= 2 Good for sleeping and/or bedrooms.
20 °C= 3 normal temp but a bit cold.
23 °C= 4 normal temp but a bit hot.
26 °C= 5 For old people that constantly feel cold.
The values above are taken from Danfoss’ official website. Although since that’s an old model maybe they’re different, but I doubt it.
I recommend you set it to 3,5. It’s gonna be enough. Adjust from 3 to 4 depending on what you prefer.
It is mechanically linear, so, you can set it anywhere you want, 3.2, 3.4, 4.384, whatever.
Each dot represents 1 degree.
Additional info: It is a mechanical regulator, which either tells the hot water to bypass your radiator, or tells it to go in the radiator if your room is below the set temperature. (or ground heater it’s the same thing)
(edit: Actually it may just block the way instead of making it bypass, since I guess most radiators are set up in parallel so you can afford to block them separately)
Note: It does not control the boiler in any way. Meaning whatever you set it to, it’s only going to heat your room when the boiler is active. And that depends on how it’s set up, who owns the house, etc…
Meaning: For cold winters, you may want to set it a bit higher than normal, to compensate for when the boiler isn’t active. ( Cold = sub zero outside or lower)
yes you are looking at it. I assume you have floor heating, this is a central thermostat, not per room. it is purley mechanical, you can change temperature by turning the knob. 1 is 12 °C, 2 is 16°C 3 is 20°C 4 is 24°C and 5 is 28°C
It’s the entrance to five dimensions.
FYI you could easily replace this with a smart thermostat (supposing there’s a “common” contact behind the cover), all it does is complete a circuit.
My heating bill went way down, as a result to setting up a schedule, avoiding heating when it’s going to be hotter later (this was in America though, house insulation wasn’t so good), turning off when the window is open, etc.
I personally ask for forgiveness from my landlord for this kind of thing, if they even ever discover it while I live there.
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This will be my first winter in Switzerland and I am not sure if this numbers are equivalent to a certain temperature and the heating system will auto regulate or if they are just and indication of power/output indenpendt of the ral temperature.
Thanks in advance for any tip!
Sorry, don‘t know.
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It will stop heating when the temperature is reached and restart if it falls below.
7 °C= * position. Commonly known as “frost free” for when you leave your home for weeks and don’t want to heat it too much.
13 °C= 1
17 °C= 2 Good for sleeping and/or bedrooms.
20 °C= 3 normal temp but a bit cold.
23 °C= 4 normal temp but a bit hot.
26 °C= 5 For old people that constantly feel cold.
The values above are taken from Danfoss’ official website. Although since that’s an old model maybe they’re different, but I doubt it.
I recommend you set it to 3,5. It’s gonna be enough. Adjust from 3 to 4 depending on what you prefer.
It is mechanically linear, so, you can set it anywhere you want, 3.2, 3.4, 4.384, whatever.
Each dot represents 1 degree.
Additional info: It is a mechanical regulator, which either tells the hot water to bypass your radiator, or tells it to go in the radiator if your room is below the set temperature. (or ground heater it’s the same thing)
(edit: Actually it may just block the way instead of making it bypass, since I guess most radiators are set up in parallel so you can afford to block them separately)
Note: It does not control the boiler in any way. Meaning whatever you set it to, it’s only going to heat your room when the boiler is active. And that depends on how it’s set up, who owns the house, etc…
Meaning: For cold winters, you may want to set it a bit higher than normal, to compensate for when the boiler isn’t active. ( Cold = sub zero outside or lower)
yes you are looking at it. I assume you have floor heating, this is a central thermostat, not per room. it is purley mechanical, you can change temperature by turning the knob. 1 is 12 °C, 2 is 16°C 3 is 20°C 4 is 24°C and 5 is 28°C
It’s the entrance to five dimensions.
FYI you could easily replace this with a smart thermostat (supposing there’s a “common” contact behind the cover), all it does is complete a circuit.
My heating bill went way down, as a result to setting up a schedule, avoiding heating when it’s going to be hotter later (this was in America though, house insulation wasn’t so good), turning off when the window is open, etc.
I personally ask for forgiveness from my landlord for this kind of thing, if they even ever discover it while I live there.
Yes IT is 😊