I am thinking of setting up some heating zones in my house in an attempt to save some of the more than £3,000 per year we spend on oil. I think that I want to set these in the three or four rooms that we mainly use, and continue to use the current timer and thermostat mechanism on the remaining rooms.
I have a new oil-fired condensing boiler (Worcester Bosch) heating central heating and hot water.
It seems that the options are something like the Danfoss or Honeywell systems that SEEM to control each zone from a central controller (I say SEEM because the documentation is so poor that it is difficult to tell) or the approach that Conrad seems to use that has timers and thermostats based in each room/zone.
My preference is the latter as I would like to be able to override a zones setting whilst in the zone without having to go to the central controller.
So, my questions (at this stage) are:
1. Typically how much should I be able to save if I set the zoning optimally?
2. Is there anything wrong with my approach and in-zone control preference, and is my understanding of the products correct?
3. The Conrad products seem to be made in Europe and rebadged Conrad. If looks like I can get identical and unbadged products from other suppliers. I am a bit uncertain about the wisdom of relying on third party suppliers - does anyone have any experience with Conrad and these products?
I have a new oil-fired condensing boiler (Worcester Bosch) heating central heating and hot water.
It seems that the options are something like the Danfoss or Honeywell systems that SEEM to control each zone from a central controller (I say SEEM because the documentation is so poor that it is difficult to tell) or the approach that Conrad seems to use that has timers and thermostats based in each room/zone.
My preference is the latter as I would like to be able to override a zones setting whilst in the zone without having to go to the central controller.
So, my questions (at this stage) are:
1. Typically how much should I be able to save if I set the zoning optimally?
2. Is there anything wrong with my approach and in-zone control preference, and is my understanding of the products correct?
3. The Conrad products seem to be made in Europe and rebadged Conrad. If looks like I can get identical and unbadged products from other suppliers. I am a bit uncertain about the wisdom of relying on third party suppliers - does anyone have any experience with Conrad and these products?
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