Man Buys House (thin); can't use heating.....

[theprawnidentity]

^{Warning!  Because this post contains stereotypical man stuff, coarse language has been used in parts.}

It's only taken me 2 weeks to realise that things like boilers and heating are meant to part of the male role within a household.  As I don't notoriously succeed when it comes to doing man stuff round the house, I thought I would take to blonde to try and seek a solution.  A normal person would look on the manufacturers website perhaps, or maybe even google it, but I came straight here because I know blonde WONT let me down!!!!!!

We have a combi boiler, the heating I can turn on / off or have it on auto where it only comes on between certain hours (and I can even choose what those hours are all by myself).  So far I'm bossing the absolute fucking shit out of it.

The problem:  The thermostat.  I have set the thermostat for the heating to about 17 degrees on the wall, cause I fucking love polar bears.  The thing is, the heating just continues when the temperature exceeds that amount.  I can hear the thermostat go click when the turn the dial either side of the current temperature, but the boiler just cracks on regardless.  Is there any things I can do to try and resolve this (like some settings that I've missed) or do I have to assume that the thermostat is barry fucked and rip the twat off the wall?

Thanks in advance and sorry about them words I used.

[Skippy]

Does it keep going forever, or does it just keep going on for a wee bit after the thermostat turns off? Our boiler doesn't stop on a sixpence, it keeps running for about 30 seconds after the thermostat keeps going.

[theprawnidentity]

Nah it just ploughs on up to about 30 degrees at which point I have to turn it off at the switch.

[DaveShoelace]

ah, a kindred spirit

wrong thread tho

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=59669.0

getting my boiler fixed in my newly bought house as we speak

[RED-DOG]

Sounds like there's a wire off to me.

You need to check that the thermostat is connected to the boiler.

Try to trace where the wires go, if you can't follow them from the thermostat to the boiler, check what colour size and shape they are at the thermostat end and then try to locate the same at the boiler end.

[BorntoBubble]

Am I right in thinking a lot of new boilers don't use a thermostat any more? My mum and dad's house has a thermostat but it's not linked to the boiler it's just been left there from an old boiler.

[RED-DOG]

Am I right in thinking a lot of new boilers don't use a thermostat any more? My mum and dad's house has a thermostat but it's not linked to the boiler it's just been left there from an old boiler.

How does it know when the house has reached the desired temperature?

[AndrewT]

Am I right in thinking a lot of new boilers don't use a thermostat any more? My mum and dad's house has a thermostat but it's not linked to the boiler it's just been left there from an old boiler.

How does it know when the house has reached the desired temperature?

Is that what a thermostat does? It feeds back to the boiler when to switch off?

If so, that's just blown my mind - I always assumed the temperature on a heating thermostat was just a scale. So if the thermostat went from 15C-30C, then setting it at 22C just meant 'about half full-blast'

[gouty]

I remember all these questions many years ago. all seemed far too complex so was placed firmly in the realm of my Mrs.

[millidonk]

I remember all these questions many years ago. all seemed far too complex so was placed firmly in the realm of my Mrs.

+1

[RED-DOG]

Am I right in thinking a lot of new boilers don't use a thermostat any more? My mum and dad's house has a thermostat but it's not linked to the boiler it's just been left there from an old boiler.

How does it know when the house has reached the desired temperature?

Is that what a thermostat does? It feeds back to the boiler when to switch off?

If so, that's just blown my mind - I always assumed the temperature on a heating thermostat was just a scale. So if the thermostat went from 15C-30C, then setting it at 22C just meant 'about half full-blast'

Just in case you're not joking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermostat

[RED-DOG]

If you set your thermostat to say, 20 on a hot day, your heating won't come on at all.

[BorntoBubble]

Am I right in thinking a lot of new boilers don't use a thermostat any more? My mum and dad's house has a thermostat but it's not linked to the boiler it's just been left there from an old boiler.

How does it know when the house has reached the desired temperature?

Is that what a thermostat does? It feeds back to the boiler when to switch off?

If so, that's just blown my mind - I always assumed the temperature on a heating thermostat was just a scale. So if the thermostat went from 15C-30C, then setting it at 22C just meant 'about half full-blast'

Just in case you're not joking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermostat

My mum and dad seem to need a thermostat that goes to about 40. Because the house is always far to hot!

[vegaslover]

I remember all these questions many years ago. all seemed far too complex so was placed firmly in the realm of my Mrs.

+1

Am I right in thinking a lot of new boilers don't use a thermostat any more? My mum and dad's house has a thermostat but it's not linked to the boiler it's just been left there from an old boiler.

How does it know when the house has reached the desired temperature?

Is that what a thermostat does? It feeds back to the boiler when to switch off?

If so, that's just blown my mind - I always assumed the temperature on a heating thermostat was just a scale. So if the thermostat went from 15C-30C, then setting it at 22C just meant 'about half full-blast'

How do I explain to my six year old why I am laughing at all this? Best I could do was " It's adult stuff, you will realise when you are older"
 Most the above is why the mrs is in charge of dealing with the plumber for our new boiler/bathroom being done at end of month

[AndrewT]

If you set your thermostat to say, 20 on a hot day, your heating won't come on at all.

Not joking at all.

This is like the day I discovered that the numbers on a toaster are not heat settings but a timer.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=53499.msg1376856#msg1376856