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The way to set and use your room thermostat is to find
the lowest temperature setting that you are comfortable
with, and then leave it alone to do its job. The best way
to do this is to set the room thermostat to a low
temperature - say 18°C - and then turn it up by one
degree each day until you are comfortable with the
temperature. You won't have to adjust the thermostat
further. Any adjustment above this setting will waste
energy and cost you more money.
If your heating system is a boiler with radiators, there
will usually be only one room thermostat to control the
whole house. But you can have different temperatures
in individual rooms by installing thermostatic radiator
valves (TRVs) on individual radiators. If you don't have
TRVs, you should choose a temperature that is
reasonable for the whole house. If you do have TRVs,
you can choose a slightly higher setting to make sure
that even the coldest room is comfortable, then prevent
any overheating in other rooms by adjusting the TRVs.
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