Wifi plug to control boiler

wheres me jumpa

Hi,

I may have got this wrong but somebody told me in the past that they control their heating remotely via a wifi socket.

Suggestion was to replace the current mechanical boiler timer with a socket. Place wifi plug in socket. Use app to turn heating on / off.

Is this possible?

If yes, I think the bit I am missing is what is plugged into the wifi plug/socket?!

Jumpa

Wearb

The input to the existing timer goes to the socket, the output to to a plugtop. Just make sure that nothing else can call for heat. You don’t want a live feed to your plugtop in the event that it was unplugged.

Perhaps the safest way is to do the wiring immediately after the spur, but note that you would be overriding frost stat or pump overrun.

Caillte

Im wondering can this also be done with an immersion?

Wearb

Caillte wrote: »

Im wondering can this also be done with an immersion?

I would be a bit afraid of the current draw, though you could use a contactor. There are 13A wifi sockets, but most immersions draw that much and I don't know if there is much margin of error in those sockets. I think there are 2.5kw immersions available though, which would give you that margin.

wheres me jumpa

Wearb wrote: »

The input to the existing timer goes to the socket, the output to to a plugtop. Just make sure that nothing else can call for heat. You don’t want a live feed to your plugtop in the event that it was unplugged.

Perhaps the safest way is to do the wiring immediately after the spur, but note that you would be overriding frost stat or pump overrun.

Thanks.

Break it down for me as i am stoopid.

Currently have 6 wires going to timer.

2 x live
2 x neutral
1 x earth
1 x grey cable - thermostat?

Which wires go to plug / socket?

Wearb

wheres me jumpa wrote: »

Thanks.

Break it down for me as i am stoopid.

Currently have 6 wires going to timer.

2 x live
2 x neutral
1 x earth
1 x grey cable - thermostat?

Which wires go to plug / socket?

I have seen enough weird wiring setups to not advise on the wiring unless eyes on or or a very simple answer. Yours might not be one of those, but I think you should get an electrician (or other person experienced in heating controls) to do it for you and to check out if there is any chance of feedback to the plug-top.

wheres me jumpa

Wearb wrote: »

I have seen enough weird wiring setups to not advise on the wiring unless eyes on or or a very simple answer. Yours might not be one of those, but I think you should get an electrician (or other person experienced in heating controls) to do it for you and to check out if there is any chance of feedback to the plug-top.

Found this guy

https://youtu.be/I4R8nkoUkpI

Which helps me undersrand what you were saying

I think they grey cable is the pump so then it's just how to configure the remaining cables

xl500

Caillte wrote: »

Im wondering can this also be done with an immersion?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Timeguard-Controlled-Timeswitch-Socket-FSTWIFI/dp/B07228W28L/ref=pd_sbs_201_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RAZHDBTW2RQEVKJ76WJ6