Breathing easy
As you’re aware, we’ve swapped our old manual thermostatic radiator values with Tado’s “smart” ones.
Once the first one was done – even though we’d read the instructions and watched the video, this was still a 15 minute task for the first one. We felt like fools but having sussed out the procedure, it took only a couple of minutes longer to do the next 6 as it took to do that very first one.
They’ve been in place for a week it seems to have been worth the effort not least as we have precise control over each and every room.
Don’t see why you think this would be of interest to anyone…
OK, but one of the interesting things the smart thermostatic controls do is measure air quality in the rooms.
Eh?
Well, they record various bits of information, one of which being the room’s humidity.
Now living in a damp country (today’s weather forecast says air humidity is 90%), there’s only so much you can easily do in our accommodation, but ideally, your living spaces should be between 50 and 60%.
Helpfully, given the outside conditions, Tado suggests opening a window to reduce our room’s humidity. Which would be a really quick way to solve the issue if it wasn’t for the fact outside is wetter than within.
Still, in for a penny… and opening a couple of windows in the dampest room does allow us to bring the humidity down 5%. Pretty impressive. But nothing seems to lose that last couple of percentage points and as it’s actively raining outside, I close up the windows.
I’ve ensured all the vents are open on all the windows and doors are closed but short of getting the dehumidifier out, I think we might just be stuck until there’s a really dry day later in the year.
It does suggest keeping rooms warm enough to prevent mold, which can be harmful to life but again that tips away from having a window open all the time to combat the damp as during the winter, that’s a sure fire way to cool a room down. Indeed, that radiator thermostats can 
automatically shut themselves down when they “sense” an open window to help preserve energy efficiency.
Of course, if it gets a bit cool…
Which may mean there’s no way to win this easily, other than keep an eye on it and adjust as required. Keep the vents open on the windows and take the opportunity to air the rooms when we can.
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Posted: October 10th, 2021 under 42.