ipbrjt3
Nov 4, 2011, 10:00 PM
Hi folks,
I have a strange setup in my 2-fam house:
The first and third floors are oil hot-water-radiator heat, and for some reason they put in gas forced-hot-air on the second floor only. Now I have tenants on the first floor, and I live on 2nd and 3rd. The problem is that when the tenants put on the heat, it all goes up to the third floor- we're burning up, and they're a bit cool- so it uses up TONS of oil. They have one thermostat controlling their first floor and the third floor is at their mercy.
So I'm wondering which is (1) easier and/or (2) better:
A) If I install a zone-valve and hook it up to a thermostat to control flow to the third floor, or
B) if I put a circulator and hook it up to a thermostat on the third floor
I have a strange setup in my 2-fam house:
The first and third floors are oil hot-water-radiator heat, and for some reason they put in gas forced-hot-air on the second floor only. Now I have tenants on the first floor, and I live on 2nd and 3rd. The problem is that when the tenants put on the heat, it all goes up to the third floor- we're burning up, and they're a bit cool- so it uses up TONS of oil. They have one thermostat controlling their first floor and the third floor is at their mercy.
So I'm wondering which is (1) easier and/or (2) better:
A) If I install a zone-valve and hook it up to a thermostat to control flow to the third floor, or
B) if I put a circulator and hook it up to a thermostat on the third floor