How do I change the temperature on this ruddy thermostat?

[DaphneM]

Is it wireless? Put it outside!

Or just open the window?

 

[Supine]

Find out if it’s a communal problem if the boiler is shared

 

[danski]

Or just open the window?

Would make the flat cold though

 

[The39thStep]

That's actually tropical compared with the temperatures some urbs are living with, see the 'how cold is your house' thread.

Not quite sure that you are displaying your full range of empathy and problem solving skills there tbh. Might have been marginally better prefixed by 'if its any consolation chief'

 

[toblerone3]

This thread needs videos of thermostat operations.

 

[Callie]

I think it lost the link to the boiler, If the batteries went a while back.

Call em back in!

 

[Elpenor]

Sounds like editor has district heating if he doesn’t have a boiler?

 

[editor]

I think it lost the link to the boiler, If the batteries went a while back.

Call em back in!

I'm trying but after 48 hours the promised callback has not materialised and I haven't fancied hanging on for 85 mins on hold. But I'll give it a go tomorrow because this cold is killing me

 

[editor]

Or just open the window?

Don't ever post on one of my threads ever again, troll fuckwit.

 

[editor]

This thread needs videos of thermostat operations.

There are none apart from that option untroubled display

 

[editor]

Can you trick the thermostat into thinking the room is below 15.5C? A tray of ice cubes underneath it or something?

It's currently displaying 11c. And it's fucking freezing.

* Gives bed another hot blast from the hairdryer

 

[danski]

They must have an emergency number for stuff like massive leaks and broken windows?
This surely is an emergency now as it’s not temporary.

 

[MickiQ]

That would make sense but I don't think his stat and that switch are communicating with each other.

Much like editor and Lambeth Council by all accounts, have they organised anyone to fix it yet?

 

[Sasaferrato]

That's actually tropical compared with the temperatures some urbs are living with, see the 'how cold is your house' thread.

Not everyone is as impervious to the cold as gentlegreen.

 

[Sasaferrato]

The way you describe your thermostat is the way mine works anyway. You set the temp (in my case with a dial) and then the displayed temp drops back to whatever temp it is in the room. Are you sure the problem is at the thermostat end?

That too,

 

[gentlegreen]

Maybe there's an interlock to stop children playing with it so you have to hold a button or combination of buttons so the current temp flashes and you can then change it up or down ... ?

 

[gentlegreen]

Not everyone is as impervious to the cold as gentlegreen.

I only heat the underside of my desk and it's generally set to between 14 and 16 ...

 

[editor]

Maybe there's an interlock to stop children playing with it so you have to hold a button or combination of buttons so the current temp flashes and you can then change it up or down ... ?

I've tried every possible permutation I can think of and it's not happening.

 

[moochedit]

The heating stopped working altogether a few weeks back and apparently this was down to the batteries running out in the thermostat control (really). Council bloke came around to replace the batteries but managed to break it so it won;t fit back on the wall, so it's now it's waiting for a replacement.

It's stuck on 15.5C and there's no way to alter that - you can press the up button on the right for an alluring glimpse of a higher temperature but there's no button to set it, so it just falls back to chuffing cold.

I've looked at the manufacturer's site but their version comes with handy buttons to set the temperature etc - why the fuck hasn't mine got that?

I've tried holding the button down for ages or pushing both together and every other possible variation to no avail.

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RET2001 Electronic thermostat

Room thermostats providing optimum control of room temperatures. Range also includes cylinder, frost, pipe and immersion thermostats.

www.danfoss.com

Mine is different make but has 2 arrows like that. When you press them it shows "desired temperature" but when you stop pressing them the display changes back to "actual temperature" after a second or do. If you quickly press an arrow again it shows "desired temp" again for a second. This did confuse me when i first had it.

No idea if yours is the same though.

 

[editor]

Mine is different make but has 2 arrows like that. When you press them it shows "desired temperature" but when you stop pressing them the display changes back to "actual temperature" after a second or do. If you quickly press an arrow again it shows "desired temp" again for a second. This did confuse me when i first had it.

No idea if yours is the same though.

Like a saucy flasher, it keeps teasing me with 30C of desire but no matter what I do, the flat temp stays firmly stuck at the current temperature, which is currently 9C.

 

[editor]

They must have an emergency number for stuff like massive leaks and broken windows?
This surely is an emergency now as it’s not temporary.

Current wait time: 45 mins

 

[gentlegreen]

Is there nothing at the boiler end to override the thermostat ?

 

[editor]

Is there nothing at the boiler end to override the thermostat ?

It's a communal boiler for the entire block.

 

[danski]

Maybe there's an interlock to stop children playing with it so you have to hold a button or combination of buttons so the current temp flashes and you can then change it up or down ... ?

I've tried every possible permutation I can think of and it's not happening.

There is apparently a dip switch on the back to lock the buttons. I did wonder if this had inadvertently been turned on

 

[Sasaferrato]

Please don't send an assassin, but are your neighbours in the same situation, no heating?

 

[The39thStep]

Like a saucy flasher, it keeps teasing me with 30C of desire but no matter what I do, the flat temp stays firmly stuck at the current temperature, which is currently 9C.

cupid_stunt tropical or semi tropical ?

 

[Callie]

Please don't send an assassin, but are your neighbours in the same situation, no heating?

I expect not as they probably haven't had the same thermostat issues

 

[story]

editor I hope you’ve got this sorted, or at least that you got some decent sleep and some way to stay warm today. I reckon it’s time to get an electric blanket, much better using a hairdryer to warm up the bed. Or a hot water bottle at the very least!

10 best electric blankets to keep you warm all year round, tried and tested

These are the best cost effective electric blankets for cosier nights

www.independent.co.uk

 

[gentlegreen]

looks like some serious price gouging on those

 

[xenon]

If it’s similar to mine, there is a box near the boiler where you can manually override the wireless thermostat to set the temperature. it’s not part of the boiler itself but a separate box attached on the wall adjacent to it.