The heating season begins in October and usually ends with the arrival of spring. Most modern flats and houses now have their own independent heating, which cannot do without a thermostat. When choosing one, your first decision will be between a programmable and a manual type. While a manual thermostat requires you to set the temperature there and then, a programmable one lets you choose the temperature as much as a week in advance.
How a thermostat works and where to put it
As well as sensing the current room temperature and switching the boiler on or off accordingly, a thermostat tells you whether you are overheating the room or whether, on the contrary, it could do with a little more warmth. It delivers a high level of comfort while cutting energy costs, which is kind to your wallet too. Many modern boilers can now control air conditioning in a similar way during hot summer weather.
A thermostat is usually fitted in the room where we spend the most time – the living room or a child's bedroom, for example. Problems arise, however, when it is badly positioned and therefore does not perform as the user expects. For a thermostat to work properly, it must be installed where nothing will interfere with its operation or with accurate temperature measurement. It should therefore not be placed close to a heat source or in a draught, nor behind curtains or large pieces of furniture. Bear in mind as well that a wall-mounted thermostat should be fitted 1.5 metres above floor level.
The sensitive and reliable Avansa 2007 thermostat
The Avansa 2007 digital room thermostat is suitable for controlling most boilers sold in Slovakia. It is easy to connect to a boiler or air-conditioning unit with an operating voltage of 24 to 230 V. For each day you can set up to six different programmes with different temperatures in 0.5 °C steps and six different switch-on times. The switching sensitivity, i.e. the difference between the set temperature and the temperature actually measured in the room, is factory-set to ± 0.2 °C for both radiator heating and underfloor heating. This means that if the thermostat is set to 20 °C, it switches the boiler on at 19.8 °C and off at 20.2°C.
The Avansa 2007 thermostat also has a pump protection function. If your boiler has not run for more than 24 hours under the set programme, the thermostat switches it on for one minute every day at 12.00 noon.
Simple operation of the Avansa 2007 thermostat
The minimalist look of clean lines, together with simple operation, makes the Avansa 2007 thermostat a stylish addition to any kind of home. On the front there is a display, which lights up briefly when you press the light button. Next to it are the “+/-” buttons, and beneath the lower cover are the buttons for setting the parameters you want.
On the back of the thermostat you will find the mounting holes. Press the catch to open the back cover. Inside are the terminals for the wiring; the Avansa 2007 thermostat is connected to the boiler with an ordinary two-core cable.
The thermostat starts automatically once two AA alkaline batteries are inserted into the compartment on the inside of the front cover. The batteries normally last about a year, and the manufacturer has made sure your settings are saved when you replace them.
The programmable digital room thermostat Avansa 2007 comes packaged with the original instructions and a Slovak version. They contain information on programming and positioning it, as well as other details on operating the thermostat. This two-position wired thermostat is a popular choice and also the best-selling thermostat in this category, with standard IP 30 protection. Compare its specifications with your requirements and, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact our experts.