Quick thermostat question?

[DILLIGAFF]

I have an electric wall heater in my kitchen (always cold as N. facing and has an extractor vent in the wall)


I noticed this morning that it was cycling on and off though on the lowest "Frost" setting. 


I know its cold but I don't think it was lower that about 8ºC in the kitchen.


Question is, do I have a dodgy thermostat or is it designed to kick in BEFORE reaching 0ºC ?

[Grahamm]

IIRC they tend to kick in around 5 degrees, so if it's wall mounted and with a vent the combination of conduction and convection may be bringing the temperature down far enough for it to trigger.

[locksmith]

8 degrees in the kithchen????

You should hypothermia living in cold like that I'd have thought!!!!!

[adeejaysdelight]

Grahamm is right, 5 degrees is about the "frost" setting. Your fridge is around the same tempreture...The wall, if it is an external wall, will be colder and transfer the cold onto the unit. Really you don't want anywhere in your house to get to a refrigerated tempreture anyway. 16 is a low minimum, 19 is average.
 
You could end up with all sorts of problems, not even talking about your health here. Damp being the biggest. Our batroom has 2 exteriour walls(South & West) , and in the winter they take a beating. To combat the damp we had to install a radiator half the size of one of the biggest walls and full underfloor heating. Once damp sets in, it can be hard and expencive to get rid. Just a wee heads up mate as it cost us £4G!