The cooling representative who usually fitted commercial air conditioning systems explained the boiler installation had been done shoddily causing the incident with the regulator
With schools and offices closed due to the pandemic, the house was constantly full of people and this meant that the heating and cooling system was working overtime to heat, cool, and clean out the air circulating around the house. The younger kids always used to mess with the heat controller thinking it was a toy. After dinner one breezy evening, my husband and I decided to sit at the patio and watch the stars over a glass of wine. The kids had an hour of playtime before they had to go to bed so they carried on playing as we sat outside talking. After we put the kids to bed, the smoke detector’s alarm tore through the air and the cause was a burning dial thermostat that had been set to maximum then malfunctioned and started burning, melting into the wall. We switched off the entire electric heating system leaving only the fireplace on for the night. For air purification, the indoor air cleaning system had to stay on throughout the night to help with indoor comfort. When the cooling workman arrived in the morning, he first did an a/c care plan and also worked on a/c repair as he checked on the air conditioning install to ensure all was good. The cooling representative who usually fitted commercial air conditioning systems explained the boiler installation had been done shoddily causing the incident with the regulator. He also recommended we purchase a quality gas heater from the local heating company in order to boost temperatures in the house. It was a good thing we noticed the burning regulator when we did, otherwise, we would have all been burned in our sleep. We replaced it with a wireless one and felt much more relaxed.