What is the difference between a thermostat for a boiler and what is it for?

Thermoregulators for heating boilers are devices that are a special device with a steel casing that can set a certain air temperature at a push of the regulator. As a rule, such devices are equipped with a scale showing the temperature that the heating system can give out. What is the difference between a thermostat for a boiler, where is it installed? The answers to all these questions will be found in our today's article.

Characteristic

The thermostat for a solid fuel boiler (however, as for a gas boiler ) is equipped with a special temperature sensor. This element is installed in the place where there is no direct effect of the heating devices. The temperature sensors give a signal to the regulator about the current air temperature in this separated zone, after which the instrument controls the power of the boiler, which in turn generates energy to a greater or lesser degree depending on what temperature was set earlier. It should be noted that the sensors on these devices can track the current heating of air almost throughout the house. The thermostat for the boiler controls the heating system in such a way as to prevent overheating or possible cooling of a particular room. Moreover, after the purchase and installation of this device, you will notice a significant energy savings, wasted due to improper distribution of the boiler's power. Thermoregulators cost an average of 50 US dollars. Experts argue that this cost will pay back to the owners after the first heating season (after all, with this device you can save up to 30 percent of consumed gas).

Varieties

The thermostat for the boiler is divided into several types:

• Electronic.
• Mechanical.
• Weekly mechanism with wired / wireless control.

In this case, each of these devices can belong to the category of simple thermostats (which can only adjust the temperature of the air) and weekly (their design allows you to pre-set a specific value and assign different heating levels at different time intervals). The latter option is more popular and popular on the Russian market. Consider its advantages in more detail.

Weekly boiler thermostat

It is worth noting that with this device you can not only set different temperature levels for certain periods of time, but also make small changes after setting these values. In addition, the design of most weekly thermostats has the ability to remote control. Another important feature of this device is its performance. In the event of a power failure, the weekly thermostat for the boiler switches to a stand-alone power mode (from its own battery) and can function normally for 48 hours. The profitability of using such devices is obvious - saving up to 30-40 percent of energy!