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Hydronic Heat Dampening: Eliminating Temperature Overshoot on Cast-Iron Smart Radiator Valves

Stop wild temperature swings by eliminating cast-iron radiator overshoot using smart TRVs, decoupled sensors, and 30-minute anticipatory cutoffs.

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The Retrofit Letter

One older-home fix a week. No rewiring.

One retrofit that works in a house with plaster walls and no neutral wire, with the parts list. From our editorial team, no filler.