Hello people
I need some advise and hope someone can point me in the right direction.
I just moved into a new house and the boiler fitted is a Potterton Suprima 70 (condensing boiler) as far as i know.
Next to the boiler is a Honeywell timer model ST6300A
Downstairs in the hallway is a manual thermostat model T6360B /(T40)
The Honeywell timer will only let me set the water or heating to come on together for the same amount of time. It wont let me for example set the water to come on for 1 hour and the heating to come on for 2 hours. The will both come on for the same amount of time in the am and pm time.
idea 1. I want to be able to set the water seperately and the heating seperateley.My first thoight was replace the boiler timer with a Honeywell ST9400C which would let me control the on and of time of the water and heating individually.
idea 2. After some reading on various forums including this one, a new idea was thrown in the mix. Leave the boiler timer as is and replace the thermostat in the hallway for a newer progrsmmable one. I can then use the boiler timer to control the water time and leave the heating on constantly which will be controlled by the new programmable thermostat.
What i want to know is there any benefit in idea 2 over idea 1? As far as i could work out the advantage would be i will have a newer thermostat that will be digital, programmable and more accurate? Am i right in assuming this or should i leave the thermostat as is and replace the boiler timer? If i should replace the thermostat what do you recommend? As long as its programmable and digital i will be happy.
Both the boiler timer and thermostat work properly, i dont know how accurate the thermostat is but it does work.
Please help and thanks in advance
For reference this is how my thermostat is wired up.
brown wire to terminal 1
green/yellow wire to terminal 3
blue wire to terminal 2
I need some advise and hope someone can point me in the right direction.
I just moved into a new house and the boiler fitted is a Potterton Suprima 70 (condensing boiler) as far as i know.
Next to the boiler is a Honeywell timer model ST6300A
Downstairs in the hallway is a manual thermostat model T6360B /(T40)
The Honeywell timer will only let me set the water or heating to come on together for the same amount of time. It wont let me for example set the water to come on for 1 hour and the heating to come on for 2 hours. The will both come on for the same amount of time in the am and pm time.
idea 1. I want to be able to set the water seperately and the heating seperateley.My first thoight was replace the boiler timer with a Honeywell ST9400C which would let me control the on and of time of the water and heating individually.
idea 2. After some reading on various forums including this one, a new idea was thrown in the mix. Leave the boiler timer as is and replace the thermostat in the hallway for a newer progrsmmable one. I can then use the boiler timer to control the water time and leave the heating on constantly which will be controlled by the new programmable thermostat.
What i want to know is there any benefit in idea 2 over idea 1? As far as i could work out the advantage would be i will have a newer thermostat that will be digital, programmable and more accurate? Am i right in assuming this or should i leave the thermostat as is and replace the boiler timer? If i should replace the thermostat what do you recommend? As long as its programmable and digital i will be happy.
Both the boiler timer and thermostat work properly, i dont know how accurate the thermostat is but it does work.
Please help and thanks in advance
For reference this is how my thermostat is wired up.
brown wire to terminal 1
green/yellow wire to terminal 3
blue wire to terminal 2