Thermostats

Upstairs

Downstairs

The Dayton House heats with two boilers on two separate meters.  There is currently just one hot water tank.  The boilers just had their yearly service.  We do this every fall in preparation for the winter.  This year, we replaced both thermostats.  The upstairs one has more programming features than we will actually use but it's there because the one we first put in when we painted the room was rectangular and we needed to match the template in order to not have a patch of unpainted wall.

Radiant heat is steady and dependable.  It is dust free and thus great for people with allergies.  It is wonderful to have warm towels and a place to set damp gloves, scarves, etc. after being out in the snow.  The house has very thick walls that help hold in the heat.  The cost to run two boilers is a lot less than one might expect for a big old house.  With newer mechanics that are serviced regularly, we do pretty well.