How do you regulate underfloor heating in a newly built first occupancy property?

Good day. This topic has been discussed here several times before, but maybe someone can give me advice regarding my situation.

I moved into a new condominium in a 6-family house (first occupancy) in the summer. On the upper floor east-south. (Bedroom, study, kitchen = east, living room south) Heating system: pellet system with collector system for domestic and hot water. 3 rooms, kitchen, bathroom approx. 80m2. Each room has a Salus thermostat controller. Flooring: laminate (except hallway, bathroom and kitchen tiles) Living situation: single-person household, fully employed (leave the house at around 8:30 a.m. and come home at around 5:30 p.m.)

I now want to turn on the underfloor heating for the first time! So it has never been in operation before. According to the heating engineer, a balancing was done. I should only control it via the room thermostats.

Question: How should I set the individual room thermostats? For example, in the bedroom at 18 degrees and then always leave it like that until summer? And in the living room? Here at 20 degrees and let it run continuously? Even if it should get nicely warm outside - even in winter?

I have no experience at all! Are there any tips so that I don’t heat myself to death? PS: The walls are practically dry. So no damp walls due to new construction. The apartment is also quite "warm" because it is probably well insulated (kfw70) and on the sunny side.

Thank you very much rudi

As warm as you want it - although you shouldn't expect miracles with temperature zones. Keep in mind that there is a certain delay - so calmly turn the temperature up gradually on the thermostat and wait a day to see if you like it.

As warm as you want it - although you shouldn't expect miracles with temperature zones. Keep in mind that there is a certain delay - so calmly turn the temperature gradually up on the thermostat and wait a day to see if you like it.

Thank you for your message. So I gradually approach day by day until I find the comfortable temperature.

But: What if it gets much warmer or colder outside than it is currently? Just leave the setting as is, or turn it down or up?

And, if I am away from home for 10 hours a day, should I not turn the regulator down? Not even a little?

Thank you very much

I could imagine that the heating system has an outdoor temperature sensor and regulates itself. The valves of the heating circuits are controlled by the thermostats in your rooms.
Actually, once you have found the perfect setting, you shouldn't have to do anything anymore; so the theory.

It's hard to answer in general terms – if it is a normal solid construction with a lot of mass, turning it down doesn't help or is counterproductive, because the "cold" breaks through when you come back home.
The heating costs should be very negligible anyway.

I can imagine that the heating system has an outdoor temperature sensor and regulates itself. The valves of the heating circuits are controlled by the thermostats in your rooms. Actually, once you have found the perfect setting, you shouldn't have to do anything anymore; at least that's the theory.

It's hard to answer in general terms – if it is a normal solid construction with a lot of mass, turning it down doesn't help or is counterproductive because the "cold" penetrates when you come back home. The heating costs should be very negligible anyway.

Hello. We already have an outdoor temperature sensor. So it is controlled depending on the weather. Only, I have an east-south apartment on the upper floor. And of course it is "warmer" than the apartment in the north or the one in the west. So the outdoor sensor switches on quite early so that no one has a cold apartment. Or does it make no difference to me how I have to regulate? Thanks

You can't get that sorted - it's not systematic, but sporadic... yesterday we had 23°C in the living room because of the sun - but that also quickly evened out again.