steve m
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 09:38 PM |
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Central heating timer, busted
The old heating timer has deceided not to work any more
we can switch manually, water or heating,
So, can i use a timer to replace it on a temporay basis ?
If so whats the best one i could use ?
Steve
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austin man
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 09:44 PM |
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It would depend on how it is wired and swithched at the minute if wired via a pug socket and a manual switch on the boiler I would think the standard
plug in timers would suffice. It may cause problems with hot water if you do it this way though as it would turn power off to the boiler
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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steve m
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 09:47 PM |
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It is powered by a 13 amp plug, and that is why i wondered if i could use a timer ??
Steve
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austin man
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 09:53 PM |
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Only thing it would affect is hot water unless you have a water tank so you may have to disconnect it when you want hot water.
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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steve m
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 09:56 PM |
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Thanks for the reponse austin man,
Hot water is only through the boiler, and no imerssion
so i will put a timer on it tomorrow, as a trial
Steve
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daniel mason
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 10:27 PM |
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is it a combi or a system boiler? (does your boiler heat a water tank or just when you turn on a tap)
the timer for the c/h should wire from a live output inside the boiler so there is always a permanent feed to the boiler for the h/w.
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steve m
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 10:37 PM |
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Its not a combi, just a pure hot water and or heating from the boiler, and hot water is stored (rather victoriian) in a tank in the airing cupboard.
Steve
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daniel mason
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 05:24 PM |
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you need a 2 channel time clock by the sound of things. if you buy one and get stuck with the wiring, u2u me and i will talk you through it
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