Motorised valve for radiator - on timer

unkel · 2016-11-11 10:15:17

I have a conservatory with one radiator. When it gets dark at night, I switch off the radiator and pull the curtain between conservatory and kitchen as the conservatory would lose a lot of heat and we don't go there after dark. Late at night I switch the radiator back on so it comes on with the central heating in the…

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I have a conservatory with one radiator. When it gets dark at night, I switch off the radiator and pull the curtain between conservatory and kitchen as the conservatory would lose a lot of heat and we don't go there after dark. Late at night I switch the radiator back on so it comes on with the central heating in the morning

I'd like to automate this. A simple timer would do. Switch off radiator at 5PM, switch back on at 11PM

Is this an easy DIY job? What parts do I need? How much would a plumber charge all-in for parts + install?

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Fantastic! That's as simple a solution as I could have hoped for

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