https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/0d6694ca-0376-4a5e-a1bb-041d7397506b Save energy and stay cozy by linking your system to the outside temperatures. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Richard helps a homeowner make his hydronic heating system more energy efficient by installing a "weather responsive control system," sometimes called an "outdoor reset control." The control is mounted outside and adjusts the temperature of the water in the boiler depending on the temperature of the outside air. On warmer days, cooler water is used to heat the house, thereby reducing the amount of energy used. Shopping List for Installing Weather-Sensitive Heating Controls: weather response control, including outdoor sensor, insulated cable staples, plastic cable ties, foam-rubber pipe insulation, 1/2-inch sheet metal screws, Tools for Installing Weather-Sensitive Heating Controls drill/driver fitted with extra-long 3/8-inch-diameter drill bit, lineman's pliers, Richard installed a Tekmar Universal Reset control. It is manufactured by Tekmar [http://www.tekmarcontrols.com/]. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/streaming-app Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Install Weather-Sensitive Heating Controls | This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:40:47 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/0d6694ca-0376-4a5e-a1bb-041d7397506b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.