In my last house I fitted a Danfoss BEM 5000 Boiler Energy Manager which was very effective and in conjunction with TRVs reduced the gas bill by 1/3.
We have just moved and I want to update the central heating controls but this model seems to have been discontinued. I have seen the Honeywell Aquatrol 2000 recommended in other posts but this has apparently been discontinued also.
Can someone please tell me if there are any free-standing weather compensators/boiler energy managers in the market at a reasonable price?
Alternatively does the Vaillant VRC430 (variously described as a weather compensator or a programmable thermostat) provide true weather compensation and is it compatible with non-Vaillant systems?
The boiler is a Baxi Bermuda with Horstmann H27 programmer (same as last house) but I do not want to change it right now as we will be having the house extended next summer and that will a better time to do it.
Please do not bother to post replies saying weather compensation is no good or will rot my boiler, I have good reasons for wanting to install it this winter.
TIA for all advice
Chris
We have just moved and I want to update the central heating controls but this model seems to have been discontinued. I have seen the Honeywell Aquatrol 2000 recommended in other posts but this has apparently been discontinued also.
Can someone please tell me if there are any free-standing weather compensators/boiler energy managers in the market at a reasonable price?
Alternatively does the Vaillant VRC430 (variously described as a weather compensator or a programmable thermostat) provide true weather compensation and is it compatible with non-Vaillant systems?
The boiler is a Baxi Bermuda with Horstmann H27 programmer (same as last house) but I do not want to change it right now as we will be having the house extended next summer and that will a better time to do it.
Please do not bother to post replies saying weather compensation is no good or will rot my boiler, I have good reasons for wanting to install it this winter.
TIA for all advice
Chris