Heating control with thermostat.

gooner99

Hi. Looking for some advice. My mother has oil fired central heating. It is controlled using an old style timer/control in her sitting room where she spends her day. She never uses the timer part, just pushes up the two switches and the heating comes on and then switches off when she feels it's hot enough. Problem is that since she got her walls and attic insulated the room is often overheating before she realises and then turns it off. I was thinking it would be good to add some sort of temperature control in the sitting room so as it goes off and on when the temperature drops/rises. Is there something suitable, maybe a replacement switch/control with built in thermostat (no need for a timer as she wouldn't use it)?

limnam

Would you look at a smart stat like Tado ?


You could set it up and then it should just rock on it's own..

dathi

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Salus-RT300-Digital-Electronic-Room-Thermostat-BATTERIES-NOT-INCLUDED/283188974013?epid=2254791587&hash=item41ef60d1bd:g:5~0AAOSwhJFbsgII:rk:9:pf:0

if your mam is not into high tech. wire something like this into the heating system, she can keep her original controller and this has two buttons to raise or lower the temp in room. it can be got in wireless form if the controller is not in sitting room

rightjob!

dathi wrote: »

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Salus-RT300-Digital-Electronic-Room-Thermostat-BATTERIES-NOT-INCLUDED/283188974013?epid=2254791587&hash=item41ef60d1bd:g:5~0AAOSwhJFbsgII:rk:9:pf:0

if your mam is not into high tech. wire something like this into the heating system, she can keep her original controller and this has two buttons to raise or lower the temp in room. it can be got in wireless form if the controller is not in sitting room

EPH single channel timeclock and thermostat.
Boost buttons on it from 1-3 hours and a timer is she needs it.

gooner99

Thanks for the replies guys. Yeah simple is really what she needs. She's in the house most of the time. Just something that cuts out the heating when it reaches a set temperature in the sitting room. Install beside the analogue timer she has would be ideal as it is located in the sitting room where she spends her day.

Is the eBay one linked easy to add?

Here is the timer she has Atm.