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I've got a 1000W, oil-filled, stand-alone, plug-in radiator.
I can't grasp why it only cost me 35 bucks from Kmart, but that's by the bye. (Thank you China?)
It has a thermostat in it that shuts it off when it's a certain temperature.
The point is:
When the RADIATOR is a certain
temperature.
Not when the ROOM is a certain temperature.
The RadioAtor comprises two devices, similar to "wall warts", as I believe the Yanks call them.
The first is essentially a radio-receiver relay (or bluetooth bizzo, though why the hell you'd want this is beyond me). You plug it into the wall, and then you plug the radiator into it. And then you crank the radiator to 11.
The second is a thermostat with a radio-transmitter. You plug it into a spare outlet on the other side of the room to the radiator.
So, when the room is at the desired temperature, the transmitter tells the receiver to turn the radiator off.
Thankyou. That is all.
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I think it's not a bad idea - but probably
baked already (I'm too lazy to look up
today). |
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My main problem with it is that it's not
really a half-baked solution..... could the
communication device not be something
mechanical or steam powered with pulleys
etc? - neutral vote on this one, until it gets
less practical. I like the name though. |
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You want less practicality than two-piece, battery-operated, radio-enabled thermostats for controlling cheap imported radiators? You must be mad! |
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[m_Al_com], I've recently been musing over this very same problem myself. Here's an evenly-heated bun for you. + |
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So kind of a ad-hoc de-centralized heating system - but with one of the advantages of central heating - room stats. |
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Also quite scaleable , probably.
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Oh, and if anyone can tell me how to get to work on the HB, I'll give one of your ideas a bun... |
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Hold down ALT, and type 0160 on the keypad. |
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only if the semaphore is courtesy of tap
dancing mice... |
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[Ling]: I particularly liked your Tubot. Very cool.
[xenzag]: Sheesh. Tough crowd. |
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