Tony-B
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:26pm
Post Subject:
frost stat
First of all contact the makers/distributors of the actual heater because they probably supply such a thing or you may even find their "normal" thermostat has a frost setting on it. I note that my Alde thermostat is a mechanical device and it certainly has a frost symbol on the knob when its turned right down. The contacts in the Alde stat are not very large, so you need to establish the current your heater will draw from the stat and ensure the thermostat can handle that current (this is why I said contact the manufacturers. Having said all that any mechanical thermostat (probably cheap ones) will do providing it has a low enough setting and the contacts can handle the current you need, even if they can not you can always make the stat control a relay that in turn feeds current to the heater. I am pleased you specified that you have a shoreline but I am concerned that all three of the common diesel heaters do not seem to like running on reduced load and carbon up quickly, so unless you can ensure yours runs at full power and then shuts down until the temperature drops again I fear you may be storing up problems and the need for regular decarbonising of the heater. AS you have power available and with the cost of diesel are you sure you would not be better served by (say) an oil filled electric radiator with its own thermostat set to minimum? I suspect Lidle/Alde etc. will soon have some special offers. Google is your friend, this is the first hit I came up with looking for Thermostat with frost setting - put all the url on one line without spaces. http://www.uk-plumbing.com/siemens-rad1f-frost-t hermostat-p-1391.html?zenid=fad9f52caed2ac2b9b98 51d0248a819a
