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[anorakcity]

I really have no idea how to use this thing, and have been unable to just observe the differences that turning these dials and pushing these buttons make. The screen at the top just reads "20" which I'm guessing is the current temperature. My hope is that I'll learn how to control the hot water in the shower, since now it only comes out scalding hot or too cold.

[bogey666]

[bassexpander]

The big digital read-out is your current temperature.

The big dial is the room temperature dial (in celsius).

The buttons down the right side are, in order:

1. manual temperature control button that adjusts the heat to turn on automatically if temperatures in the digital readout drop below what you've dialed-up on the big dial. You can just push this button whenever you're not using hot water, and control the heat by the big dial (like back home).

2. Sleeping mode/out of house. Push this when you're sleeping to conserve energy.

3. Push that to make hot water. When finished, push the top button (or see below). The smallest dial to the left of it is water temperature setting (I used to set mine on high and leave it there).

4. The red button is power on/off


The small dial in the middle is a bit more difficult to explain. It is a sort of automatic control that (I think) controls how often the floor makes heat if it's in button #2 mode. Just leave it on 3 maybe. Most foreigners I know just toggle between button 1 and the hot water button, then set the floor temp. on the big dial as desired.

Again, the smallest dial on the left at the bottom is the temperature of your shower/faucet water. I usually leave mine on or near high.

The reason for the #2 button has something to do with how Koreans like a hot floor in the winter -- not something that's a necessity, but a nice option, if you know how to set it.

Learn more about your Ondol system here: http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=108518&highlight=ondol