What Is A Programmable Room Thermostat - ESI ESRTP4RF User And Installation Instructions Manual

What is a Programmable Room Thermostat?

An explanation for householders
Put simply a Programmable Room Thermostat
is a timer and thermostat combined in one
unit. With a standard timer you choose your
heating ON times and set your room thermostat (fitted
usually away from the timer) to the desired comfort temper-
ature required. With a Programmable Room Thermostat this
is done within just one unit. i.e. for your heating ON times
you assign a comfort temperature to those times.
The added bonus is that you can also attach a chosen
temperature to the OFF time of your heating. This is called
the set back temperature and is designed to prevent the
temperature in the house falling below a pre-set tempera-
ture while the heating is programmed OFF. The advantage
to this function is that by narrowing the gap between OFF
house temperature and ON house temperature (usually
20°c) less energy will be required to bring the house temper-
ature back up to 20°c when the heating is turned back ON.
The recommended set back (OFF) temperature is 16°c,
although it can be set higher or lower depending on person-
al choice (scale is 7°c-34°c).
Having this function can be of assistance to elderly people as
it prevents the house getting too cold when heating is
programmed OFF.
(N.B!! The unit is capable of operating in an air condition-
ing/cooling mode also. See instructions for further details.)
A Wireless Programmable Room Thermostat operates
using radio signals between the unwired battery operated
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