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Most mechanical thermostats are not very accurate with regard to the differential - i.e. the difference between the cut off and cut on points, and this can often be too large.
If there is an option (and I do not know with your heating) to fit a digital thermostat, this will help.
Only other solution I can suggest is, when near the temperature you find comfortable, turn the heater output down, and switch the fan to a constant low speed, to maintain the temp.
______________________________________________________________ Michael. . . . . . When in doubt, try it anyway, and learn from your mistakes!
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Thanks for you suggestion - working backwards, I have yet to find a heating temperature my wife is comfortable with!
The digital thermostat idea may be feasible for the motorhome, but it may also help at home because since the new heating system was install a few years ago, I have always felt the temperature differential too great on it. Maybe the Honeywell thermostat they used was from the cheaper end of those available.
You can get a remote sensor for the heater from www.miriad-products.co.uk this eliminates your thermostat problem as you can install this sensor away from any heat source they just plug in to the unit so its easy to fit,hope this helps.
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You have already got (from above) all the help you need, except to
say that the fan is 12volts only and so no hookup required except you will have to use gas to heat.
We find that we don't need the fan on much, except to blow air into the bathroom when required!!!!!!!
We had a remote thermostat sensor fitted on our system which was much better.
Hope this helps
______________________________________________________________ Bob from Sunny North Devon
Sorry for delay in responding, but there is confusion all round as unknown to me, my wife had registered, whilst I subscribed, using the same e-mail address, which has upset the computer (so am using an obsolete e-mail address we had).
But - thanks for e-mail, I will be following this up. Is it possible to give me a brief outline of how you did this and whereabouts you had the remote sensor fitted?
Which will be useful, always assuming I can get back into this forum!
West Country Motorhomes fitted the sensor, free, after having complained to them about the heating keeping on cutting out. I had just purchased the motorhome from them. (2003)
The sensor is fitted in the back of the locker,near the wheel arch, under the seat below the thermostat control. This worked a lot better as the locker is cooler than the rest of the van.
Hope this makes sense.
Regards,
Bob from windy north Devon!!!!!
______________________________________________________________ Bob from Sunny North Devon
Just a quick thanks to those who ofered help on this subject - belated due to forum subscription problems.
I have ordered the suggested remote sensor, and with the greater understanding of how the heating unit works, hopefully the blowing cold problem will be resolved.
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