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How should/does a radiator control knob work? by oot 2009-12-02 16:29:36
The radiator in my room has a knob with the following markings: blue triangle, red I, II, III, and IIII, and red triangle.

Intuitively, I would expect blue to be "off" and the red numbers to be increasing amounts of heat output.

But it is cold to the touch on I-IIII. On "red triangle" it gets hot, but puts out so much heat I have to open the window. If it's just a boolean on/off, then why are there markings I-IIII in between the triangles?

Am I missing something here?
[ Reply ]
  Time? Pick a setting and wait a while? (n/t) by ChuckAB2009-12-02 16:31:20
  Blue is 'cold', red is 'hot'. by themadkansan2009-12-02 16:33:18
    Except in physics/astronomy. Red is hot. by kahuana2009-12-02 17:40:42
  It's not working properly by veran2009-12-02 16:33:36
  Possible answer: by jeff_uk2009-12-02 16:35:23
  Cold to the touch after how long? by firehawk2009-12-02 17:03:28
    Had it on IIII for over a day by oot2009-12-02 17:04:57
      I vote for 'busted'. Call the landlord :) (n/t) by Radiowave9112009-12-02 17:13:45
        Seconded. (n/t) by firehawk2009-12-02 17:23:36
          Thirded. (n/t) by DevSolar2009-12-03 00:29:00
  Most of them use a spring loaded valve by Control2009-12-02 21:34:43

 

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