Just the One
Registered User
- Messages
- 168
You could do what I did in my last house. Like yours, the house only had a timer, and no thermostat.
I bought a programmable wireless thermostat from Danfoss, from Irish International Trading Ltd. Plumbers merchants will have them. It was called the Danfoss TP7500 if I remember correctly.
It was about €150, and consists of a receiver, that replaces your clock timer, and a programmable (wireless) thermostat. The Thermostat is battery operated and can be wall mounted in the house. Once you program the thermostat, it turns on and off the switch that now operates the boiler. The reason I went wireless was because I didn't want to chase any walls.
It took me about an hour to install, but as with all things electrical, you need to know what you are doing. If unsure, get an electrician to install.
It is one of the best €150 I've spent on the house. You can program the tempreture for each day, with six "on and off" periods each day.
The manufacturer is Danfoss, here is a link to the product
http://danfoss-randall.co.uk/Product/087N7418_MNU17433306.html
I bought it in Irish International Trading in Cork. Danfoss are a very big supplier of heating products, so most heating merchants should be able to order it. I will take a few days to arrive from England
To be honest, the guy at International Trading had never heard of a wireless programmer, but was able to order it when I gave him the model number (which is on the link above).
Be sure to specify the pack, which contains both the thermostat and the receiver (the part code on the link is for the pack). Also note that it is a single channel receiver, i.e. works off one thermostat. It is possible to get two or three channel recievers that will operate multiple zones from multiple thermostats, but I don't think you need those as, from your original post, you do not appear to have multiple zoned heating,
I'd be happy to answer any more questions, as I found the product to be excellent, and anything that makes the house more comfortable and reduces the fuel bills is worth it.
Buddyboy or anyone
I recently bought a house and I have an oil boiler which can only be started manually in the boiler house i.e. turn on the sockets and it fires up there is no timer whatsover. Would this system be suitable for me and would it be easy for an electrician to install I spoke to my electrician and he mentioned connecting something to a pipe and it turning itself off when it reached a certain temp he had never seen a wireless one but said if i got it he would fit it if he could......apologies if this question is off the mark I know very little about this sort of stuff.
Cheers,
JD
I'd suggest connecting it before the sockets, so that it makes the sockets live when it is on.
The reason for this is that it allows you to plug out your boiler/pump if you want, while still having power to the receiver.
As a side rant, it never ceases to amaze me how little control is built into most (older or cheaper) heating systems. If the SEI gave a grant to install a thermostat on old heating systems, it would go a long way to stopping the amount of heat and fuel wasted. (rant over)
I'd love to be able to control it from inside the house - I've had it on the long finger for a couple of years now due to a horror of chasing walls and redecorating. This sounds like the perfect solution.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?