A basic Househeat system consists of
a wireless thermostat
unit, and this motorised valve that replaces the top of an existing
thermostatic
radiator valve. This allows the wireless thermostat to control the flow
of
hot,
central heating water, into the radiator.
Installation of the valve is quick
and easy. Best of all, you
don’t need to drain the radiator to install the valve. You should be
able to install the HouseHeat valve motor to
the
valve body without an adapator. If you are unable to do this, we offer
a range of
universal adaptors.
The valve controlled has a digital
display that shows the valve
position, wireless reception and battery condition. It is powered by AA
batteries which should last two years under normal conditions.
Dimensions: Length: 92 mm; Width: 59
mm; Depth: 36 mm (58 mm
including mounting collar)
This item consists of a single
HouseHeat motorised radiator valve (HHFHT 8V). Additional valves and
thermostats
can be bought separately.
Control the temperature of each room independently
Househeat is a fantastic new set of products that allow you to control
the temperature of each room in your school independently to save you
money. As long as you have Thermostatic Radiator Valves on your
radiators you can fit Househeat in minutes and begin cutting
your heating bill straight away. The equipment is modular so you can
start by installing it in one room to try it out and then expand it to
control the radiators in each room of your home.
At its simplest, the HouseHeat system consists of a thermostat unit
that you mount
on the wall of your classroom or studyroom, which communicates
wirelessly with a
motorised valve that you install on your radiator. When the temperature
of the room reaches the level you have set, the valve will turn the
radiator off, and when the temperature of the room starts to drop
again, the valve turns the radiator back on.
If you have more than one radiator in a room, you can buy additional
valves, and the thermostat will talk wirelessly to all of them. You can
then repeat this setup (one wireless thermostat and one or more
radiator valves) in each room of your school or college and they will
all work
independently. The thermostat units contain digital clocks, which allow
you to
set each room to have different temperatures at different
times of the day.
The valve motors are designed to fit nearly all thermostatic
radiator valves. The process of removing the top of the existing
radiator valve and screwing on the new motorised valve is simple,
quick, and needs no plumbing skills. If your radiators do not have
thermostatic radiator valves then you will need to install these first
(which is a short job for a plumber).
HouseHeat can cut your heating bill substantially
The benefit of HouseHeat is that it will control the temperature of
each room in which it is installed without any intervention by you. Ask
yourself how often you adjust the settings on your radiator. Do you
turn down the temperature settings in each room at night or when the
classroom is no longer used, and then turn
them back up again in the morning? With the built in timer the
HouseHeat can allow the temperature of the room to fall to a lower
level at night (saving you money) and then bring it back up again in
the morning. The system could be set so you have warmth in the
classrooms all day, but warm up the dining hall only for lunch time.
All of these changes reduce the amount of time that your boiler is
burning fuel to heat parts of your school unnecessarily.
Thermostatic Radiator Valves were a big step forward from manual (tap
style) radiator valves, but they have some big flaws.
- Firstly, they measure the temperature right next to the
radiator. This measurement is influenced by the heat of the radiator,
and it may be very different from the temperature of the room where you
are sitting or sleeping.
- The second problem is that thermostatic radiator valves
still need to be adjusted manually. Can you tell what temperature your
room will be at if you set your thermostatic radiator valves at setting
"3"?
- If you have more than one radiator in the room it is
difficult to know how to adjust them best to give you the right room
temperature.
- How many of us turn down the radiators before leaving a
room in the afternoon in order to save energy and then back up
again in the morning?
The HouseHeat products solve all of these problems with a
simple and quick replacement of the thermostatic radiator valve head
with a motorised valve head and a separate wall mounted thermostat
unit.
Will HouseHeat fit my existing thermostatic radiator valves?
You will normally be able to
mount the HouseHeat Valve Motor on to the valve body without need of an
adaptor. However, if you find you cannot do this, we offer a range of
universal adaptors which will enable you to
mount the Valve Motor on almost any thermostatic valve available on the
UK market.
Please note that in order to fit the HouseHeat Wireless Valve Motor on
to the thermostatic valve body,
there
must be a minimum distance of 30mm between the edge of the radiator and
the centre (not the edge) of the thermostatic valve. If
the
clearance is less, you should still be able to fit HouseHeat to your
system if you fit some washers or a valve extension between
the
radiator and the valve body to increase this distance to 30mm or more.
However, this would involve draining down the radiator
first. Alternatively,
a plumber would easily be able to increase the clearance
for you.
