Central heating advice

[muddyjames]

I hope some1 can help here.

I have a analogue timer on my combi boiler at the mo which I am finding very fustrating. for central heating it is either on/off within a 15min window as there are little things you pull in and out for off or on.

I also have a room stat in my down stairs hall way (dont know why. would be more use in a room I sit in like the lounge surely?)

anyway. Could I change the room stat to a digital programmer stat? Where I used to live we had a thing that you could set the temp for on to 20C at 6am for example then go down to 15at 8am when u go to work then back up to 20c before u get home then at weekends u could put different times in. It also ran on batteries. It was a Potterton make iirr.

Anyone know what I am on about and if it is do-able?

cheers in advance.

[MuddyMike]

I hope some1 can help here.

Where I used to live we had a thing that you could set the temp for on to 20C at 6am for example then go down to 15at 8am when u go to work then back up to 20c before u get home then at weekends u could put different times in. It also ran on batteries. It was a Potterton make iirr.

Anyone know what I am on about and if it is do-able?

cheers in advance.

I have recently bought and installed exactly what you describe, got it on ebay for 20quid, installed it myself in half an hour, works a treat.

Mike

[DaveDavies]

I think many combis have analogue timers as standard but they can easily be swapped for digi - find out the model and check the local plumbers merchants?

[Rob110]

They sell the digi-stats at B&Q, the ones with batterys need to have a recieved on the boiler and only some boilers can do that.

[Garin]

We have the unit downstairs that is programmed for the week this works as long as the timer on the combi is turned off