The room thermostat and its operation to ensure an optimal microclimate

Questions about saving energy in the house at the moment, when energy resources have a constant tendency to become more expensive, are more relevant than ever. Humanity is trying to use alternative sources of energy resources. However, while working in this direction, we must not forget about the present, that is, about saving what we have now. The use of thermostats, which is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to achieve this noble goal, plays an important role in saving energy resources of the existing heating systems in our homes.

Purpose and types of room thermostats.

Thermostat, this device by its purpose is designed to provide and regulate a certain temperature in the room, thus creating comfortable and optimal living conditions in it.The operation of the thermostat is based on the principle of the thermostat, by which the temperature of the heating devices is adjusted and controlled automatically and, accordingly, the temperature of the air in the room to the values ​​set by the user.

Maintaining the required temperature in the room is ensured by the operation of thermostats that have remote or built-in temperature sensors and transmit signals to the thermostat.

Sensors for remote thermostats are installed in areas free of heating devices (radiators) and transmit their information about the temperature in these areas to the central unit of the device via cable or radio communication.

The thermostats are of the following types:

• Thermostats of ON / OFF types;

• Room programmable thermostats with 7-day programming.

• Wireless thermostats with radio connection.

To achieve comfortable conditions in the house, you yourself, with a thermostat, can set the optimal operating parameters for your entire heating system by setting them the required temperature level for the heating boiler.

How does a room thermostat work?

When in your house or apartment there is a gas or electric boiler with a heating unit of the heating and hot water supply system, then you regulate the temperature in your rooms by reducing or increasing the temperature of the coolant in the system, i.e. you manually set the temperature you need on the boiler regulator. This procedure must be done every time in case of significant deviations from the set temperature and your heating device works constantly in «start-stop» mode.

Now let's see how our heating system boiler will work if its operation is properly regulated by a room thermostat.

For example, you set a room temperature of + 22 ° C with a thermostat, by the way, the most optimal. When it falls in the room below the set value by 0.25 ° C (this is the reaction threshold of the thermostat), the device turns on the boiler and the system starts to work for heating. When the air in the premises of the house heats up to + 22.25 ° C, the thermostat, after receiving information from its temperature sensors, turns off the operation of the heating boiler, as well as the circulation pump of the heating system.

Since the air in the premises of the house cools much more slowly than the water in its heating system, accordingly, the cycle of switching on the boiler with a circulation pump will be greatly reduced. Simply put, when the air temperature in the premises of the house is the same + 22.25 ° C, then the water temperature in the heating system will already be, for example, about + 17 ° C! Thus, once you have set the optimal temperature for your family in the premises of the house, it is not necessary to constantly, manually "regulate" it, as in the case of a heating system without a thermostat.

It's warmer outside, so the sun also heats the rooms in the house better — your thermostat-equipped heating system gets a rest.

Today, the most popular in Europe are the Salus Controls 091FLRF room thermostats. These are programmable wireless devices that combine the functions of both a thermostat and a thermostat.The operation of this thermostat is to carry out your programmed settings, which can take effect at different times of the day as well as on different days of the week.

A few more words about the advantages of room thermostats.

• Including the thermostat in the operation of the heating system of the house significantly increases the service life of your heating boiler.

• The price of the device is relatively low, and the energy savings are significant and, according to the calculations of specialists, it is approximately 25 - 30% of all your annual heating costs.

• The rooms in the house are always cozy and comfortable.

• During your holidays and holidays with your family in the winter outside the house, the thermostat allows you to maintain the minimum required temperature in the house.