Water pump & Oil heating timer wifi switches

Nalz

Hey all. Looking for some recommendations here. I'd like a Wi-Fi enabled switch to replace my standard switch for my water pump (for shower and tap pressure) and for my oil home heating timer.

See pics attached for both!

Thanks in advance.

Eirpod99

Apologies, but I have the same query re APT timer. Replacement to fit standard single gang pattress.

zg3409

For heating ideally you need something that also measures temperature so it reacts to good and bad weather.

There are lots of off the shelf systems, with pros and cons, you need to do the research. Things like Google nest, etc. Note if you just replace the heating timer you only have one zone, all house on, or all house off, not upstairs downstairs, room based control etc. More advanced systems have room by room control or at least upstairs downstairs controls.

In terms of water pump some systems are plumbed so they only provide high pressure to showers and quiet and low pressure to taps and toilets etc. Taps will be slower but may be ok. This is a better set up. You could also have a timer on pump to not operate late at night with a simple boost button over ride if you want a late night or early morning shower.

Nalz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121435327#Comment_121435327

Thanks.

I just want an all house heater timer, no desire for zones etc

For the pump I just want to turn it off at midnight and turn it on at 7:30.

Any recommendations for those simple scenarios? Thanks again, I'm clueless.

emaherx

I replaced the same mechanical time clock with this, I've it working a few years now.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HBN-Wall-Mounted-Compatible-Assistant-Anywhere/dp/B07PYWFKDY/ref%3Dsxin_22_pa_sp_phone_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.a30487d2-52b9-427c-95dd-d0e37b2e77d1%3Aamzn1.sym.a30487d2-52b9-427c-95dd-d0e37b2e77d1&crid=10YYNYJ059FCV&cv_ct_cx=wifi+boiler+switch&keywords=wifi+boiler+switch&pd_rd_i=B07PYWFKDY&pd_rd_r=94bb872f-dc3c-414e-85de-26b0fac50eea&pd_rd_w=kWxIt&pd_rd_wg=lAz4t&pf_rd_p=a30487d2-52b9-427c-95dd-d0e37b2e77d1&pf_rd_r=P67SS55MS26S1KRJX6FC&qid=1701327454&sprefix=wifi+boiler+switch%2Caps%2C90&sr=1-2-ad3222ed-9545-4dc8-8dd8-6b2cb5278509-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&psc=1

If the pump is always going to be the same times you could always put your current boiler clock on it.

The only downside to the HBN switch is it's Tuya cloud based, so schedules depend on internet connection meaning if your internet is down then the schedules will fail. I use Home Assistant so have gotten around this limitation with a third party integration to give local control.

I'd also recommend thermostats, but I've started with just the switch and added more controls over time.

Tree

For the heating, pick any of your favourite single zone controls from: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057758281/home-heating-automation#latest

For the pump, if it'sjust to turn it off, any smart relay or smart plug should do it. I have a shelly 1PM on mine cause I want to track on off times as well as control the pump itself.

Nalz

Thanks. I'll have to read into it more.