Heating

[Rada145]

Hi there. Does anyone have any advice on heating?I have heating on a timer and a digital thermostat that allows heat to be switched on/off, thus overriding the settings. I've had one set of guests abuse the system, by maxing out the heating all day even when out. I really don't want this situation to be repeated, but not sure how to approach it on house rules. Any tips?

[Helen3]

How do you know the guests are leaving the heating on when they are out @Rada145 

You can lock the heating so guests need to ask you to increase the temperature 

[Jace75]

@Rada145 

I can lock the unit and control it with the app. I only do this if the guest is abusing the heat and air settings. Otherwise, I just leave it accessible for the majority of guests and monitor as needed. Most digital thermostats should offer you the ability to lock it from the unit. 

[Jaaz1]

@Rada145 

I usually Set the thermostat to 73°F with "Auto Heat" in winter months or "Auto Cool" in summer months. I include the instructions in our house manual/rules and also have a sign posted next to the thermostat.  Most of my guest have obliged. 

[Jan-Markus0]

@Rada145 

I'm sorry Rada, but nobody heats in Thailand.

[Jennifer4135]

@Rada145 

Hi Rada we purchased what is known as  a Hive and we can control the heating remotely through an app, even though we are over 500 miles away.  We set the heating to 21 degrees during the day. As we don’t know when our guests are in, we don’t turn it down during the day. If we see it turned up to 24 we turn it back down. We just have to conscious of where our guests are from. Guests from hotter countries such as Africa or middle East are used to higher temperatures so are more sensitive to 21 degrees and it may feel cold to them. 

[Fiona256]

@Rada145 

Guests from hotter countries need to realise that they can't expect to recreate their hot temperatures in colder countries. They need to wear appropriate clothes.

[Mike-And-Jane0]

@Rada145 we used these

https://www.fireprotectionshop.co.uk/products/sti-thermostat-protector?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADy1...

Smaller ones exist if the thermostat is smaller. We did offer to allow hotter or cooler temps if people asked and were lucky that we could control the heating remotely. Perhaps some sort of hive remote thermostat is needed as well.

[Quincy]

Hi @Rada145. You've recieved some great tips from fellow hosts.

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[Jeni255]

@Rada145 

We have ducted heating throughout our home and the B&B private retreat attached to the front, and so we control the times and settings from our space, however we do have a column heater which they can control.  
I always inform them that we have double glazed windows to moderate the temperature, and that we run the ducted heating from 6.30am to 10pm between 20 and 22 degrees - depending on where they’re from.
They have full control of the column heater and we’ve only had one guest who left it on both days they were out skiing about 60km from our town - I could tell because of the feedback from my electricity app that it was running high - and so there was nothing I could do about that, although I did mention it  in our private feedback in the review.  
Unfortunately, it’s one of those things that sometimes can’t be fully monitored or controlled.