wanted: new central heating timer

[Pugwash]

I have a failed mechanical timer on the wall in the airing cupboard. It's a voltage free one, for what it's worth.

Are they fairly simple and generic wiring to replace with a gadtastic one with an RF control I can stick in the kitchen?

 

[silverfox.xx]

Try here; http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_thread/thread/8a1d9dd25c358e70?tvc=2

or sms operated; smscentralheating.co.uk

The GSM-REMOTE-CONTROL device can be found by googling GSM-REMOTE-CONTROL-SWITCH

Rather clever; http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Automated-VIOM-Central-Heating-Review.html

And finally screw fix range; http://www.screwfix.com/cats/102632...=P&gclid=CMKfpq7EnqQCFYr92AodKnm-Cw&source=aw

 

[Pugwash]

Ok thanks for those. The SMS switch is fairly pointless in this house though. We get borderline mobile reception even outdoors.

Am I right in assuming that a dual-channel voltage-free switch of any brand will take the same wires? Is it like replacing any other domestic switch?

 

[Tribal-Wolf]

The few I have replaced have been straightforward enough. Some come with quite good instructions too.

 

[Pugwash]

Went with the Honeywell Sundial RF2 Pack 2, for anyone still awake.
Seems to offer dual channel, rf linked room controller and 7 day timers.

No more battling my way through the piles of crap in the girls' room to reach the airing cupboard!

 

[Pugwash]

Not exactly a straight swap in the end. The shocking state of the wiring system made me buy a new box for that as well. On inspection some of the old wires weren't actually secured!

The old:

The new WORK OF ART:

Exciting huh?

 

[karlos2000]

those 2 amp short glass fuses can be a bitch to find these days.

It's wiring and stuff, what's not to like? :-0)

 

[marcusfordus]

Wiring centre

I thought you were wanting to run a programmer.

Link L1 ..........;-0))


And you should never sleeve an earth conductor and use it as a live one, tut. tut. what happened to the hot water satisfied on the cylinder stat ?

 

[Pugwash]

Meh. Any wires missing are because it's a simple boiler and mid position valve. The stat is wireless RF and links to the programmer.

Seeing as you're fascinated, here's the old timer and it's backplate:

Here's the new one:

 

[marcusfordus]

Timers and stuff

I've got loads of those (old and your new one lying around)

You are still down a wire from your cylinder stat to the wiring centre for it to work 100% correctly with a Mid-position valve.

 

[Pugwash]

The valve and stat were in place already. What will happen? Should I use terminal 2 instead of 1 or was it always wrong before and I need a new stat?

 

[marcusfordus]

4-core

You need a 4-core flexible cable to the cylinder stat, some need an earth, some don't.
Terminal 2 which you havn't used should be connected to that no.2 spare terminal on the wiring centre.
Job done @tu*

 

[Pugwash]

I used the 3 core wire from the stat that was already in place - the one coming in on the left of the old wiring centre. Shall I go figure out what the previous monkey used them for instead of assuming they were as I used them?

Oh, had a brainwave and looked up the manufacturer's information sheet on it. Doh!
http://www.uk-plumbing.com/brochure/drayton/HTS3Install.pdf
Double insulated so earth not required. Guess I have to turn all my gadgets off again and rewire that later. Gah!

Ok done. Terminal 2 (Satisfied) was the green and yellow. It's correct now. Thanks for that Marcus! I guess it would never be satisfied and keep heating or something?

 

[Tinytim]

Someone please come and shoot me.

 

[Fat Bert]

Someone please come and shoot me.

Be a pleasure - shall we form a queue?

 

[Tinytim]

10 quid top up coont..on that Welsh Network, err wossit called again..oh yea " Siarad Siarad".

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[Fat Bert]

10 quid top up coont..on that Welsh Network, err wossit called again..oh yea " Siarad Siarad".

p0pc0rn41

Bastid - hot tea all over


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