numbers from 1 to 5 – Various
With the onset of cold weather, when the population is given heat in their homes, some have to add or slightly screw up the heating. For this, there is a handle on the radiators, on which the numbers from 1 to 5 are indicated. What do they mean?
This handle with a scale is called a thermostatic valve for radiators. It helps to regulate the temperature or even completely shut off the supply of hot water. Therefore, in each room you can independently decide how much to heat the air.
Most people mistakenly think that the numbers on the radiator show the temperature of the battery itself. Conventionally, it is, but these numbers do not show the heating level of the radiator, but the temperature you want to get in a certain room.
The thermostat works very simply: it determines the temperature in the room. If it is cool, then he opens the valve to supply hot water to the battery, and if…