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Simply Rad
Simply Rad Member Posts: 191
in Radiant Heating
Hope everyone is going to have a great holiday weekend! I just had a meeting with my client, GC and Home automation company. The client has been looking into whole controls and system integration. Understand this is a large 2nd home with the owner living in Florida. I am trying to educate the client on radiant floor heating and leaving the thermostats alone. He says he is listening to me but I know he is not as he wants programmable thermostats. Does anyone know you recent articles written about radiant operation and set and forget control. He is a very intelligent client, but he won't listen to me. Thanks
Jeffrey Campbell

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  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,059
    try over at the RPA site, or
    Robert Bean's healthy heating.com, Robert has a lot of home comfort advice and comments.
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • RomanP
    RomanP Member Posts: 102
    Some people just love gadgets, don’t they? Lol
  • RomanP
    RomanP Member Posts: 102
    Off topic... I installed a nice heating system for one client. Mod con Bosch green star combi, mix of runtal radiators and radiant floors. When he saw mechanical room, he said that that boiler looks complicated. He asked what should he push to make adjustments? I told him if he asks that question again, I’m bringing my own door lock and keeping the key, in order to prevent him getting his hands on that unit. LOL. Told him to control his comfort via thermostats or better yet leave them alone
  • NY_Rob
    NY_Rob Member Posts: 1,370
    That's one thing people can't seem to grasp... the best t-stat for a mod-con is an old school mechanical non-programmable thermostat.
    I set ours at 69F and never touch it... just no need and certainly no need for any home automation there either.
    delta T
  • Simply Rad
    Simply Rad Member Posts: 191
    I have over 700 of these in the field with no failures. The owner just cant get over no knowing the temperature

    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5706554c356fb026ac07a044/t/5900ecd61b631b066ab27814/1493232855419/1-UniFH-S-170321.pdf
    Jeffrey Campbell
  • ttekushan_3
    ttekushan_3 Member Posts: 960
    I wouldn't be surprised at something like this with some of the more sophisticated thermostats!

    https://xkcd.com/1912/

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    Terry T

    steam; proportioned minitube; trapless; jet pump return; vac vent. New Yorker CGS30C

    ratioCanucker

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