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Women and Thermostats
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I must be unlucky - you are all talking about thermostats that go upto 25 - mine goes upto 30 degrees!
Maybe I am not so unlucky - I've never caught her turning it up that high!This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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oh and another thing - they think that if the radiator is cold the heating must have been turned off.
Seems like to keep the wife happy you need:
a) one of those digital thermostats where you can set the temperature according to the time of day or night
b) an outdoor sensor to boost the heating level when it suddenly gets colder outside
c) a different heating circuit in every room
d) a controller / boiler that keeps the water flowing though at a lower temperature to stop the radiator going cold - along with a super long lasting pump!
e) a button on the thermostat for the wife: "Wife is feeling cold again"
Actually I know a b and c is possible though c is costly and probably better with hot water underfloor heating. d is partly used by modern boilers anyway, as the return temperature flow raises the boiler output is turned down so you get a more constant flow for slightly longer before the thermostat detects the set temperature has been reached. as for e - well...
Speaking of underfloor heating - we had electric in the bathroom in another house. Wife now wants full house electric underfloor heating in one that we have moved to - doesn't understand the fundamental fact that electricity is nearly 5 times the cost of gas per kW!This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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Mrs PB turns/presses all car and home heating controls in an almost totally random way like most women I know. She does have the good grace to admit it. One previous gf used to complain her car was very hard tto demist. I noticed she kept switching to recirculated air - I asked her why and she admitted she had no idea what that setting did.Comment
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Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View Postoh and another thing - they think that if the radiator is cold the heating must have been turned off.
Seems like to keep the wife happy you need:
a) one of those digital thermostats where you can set the temperature according to the time of day or night
b) an outdoor sensor to boost the heating level when it suddenly gets colder outside
c) a different heating circuit in every room
d) a controller / boiler that keeps the water flowing though at a lower temperature to stop the radiator going cold - along with a super long lasting pump!
e) a button on the thermostat for the wife: "Wife is feeling cold again"
Actually I know a b and c is possible though c is costly and probably better with hot water underfloor heating. d is partly used by modern boilers anyway, as the return temperature flow raises the boiler output is turned down so you get a more constant flow for slightly longer before the thermostat detects the set temperature has been reached. as for e - well...
Speaking of underfloor heating - we had electric in the bathroom in another house. Wife now wants full house electric underfloor heating in one that we have moved to - doesn't understand the fundamental fact that electricity is nearly 5 times the cost of gas per kW!Comment
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Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View Postoh and another thing - they think that if the radiator is cold the heating must have been turned off.
Seems like to keep the wife happy you need:
a) one of those digital thermostats where you can set the temperature according to the time of day or night
b) an outdoor sensor to boost the heating level when it suddenly gets colder outside
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postyou make an elementary mistake. Your argument assumes that the ambient temperature is cooler than the coolant. This can not be true because at 6 am the sun is coming up and its getting warmer. The coolant takes longer to heat up because its got more thermodynaic inertia.
You've never been to Scotland in the Winter have you."I hope Celtic realise that, if their team is good enough, they will win. If they're not good enough, they'll not win - and they can't look at anybody else, whether it is referees or any other influence." - Walter Smith
On them! On them! They fail!Comment
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Hum....you need a option to ' Put a Jumper on if you are cold'
'tis what hubby always tells me anyway!Just call me Matron - Too many handbagsComment
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Originally posted by Incognito View PostYou've never been to Scotland in the Winter have you.
worse than that. 3 years on st kilda
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postlol
worse than that. 3 years on st kilda
"I hope Celtic realise that, if their team is good enough, they will win. If they're not good enough, they'll not win - and they can't look at anybody else, whether it is referees or any other influence." - Walter Smith
On them! On them! They fail!Comment
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