Central Heating Programmer...

[ali68]

Wondering if it is possible for a central heating programmer to control lights and other equipment, reason I ask is I keep fish and have lights coming on/off various times in the day and all the plug in timers are rather bulky and unsightly where as 1 unit would tidy things up a lot for me.

55w flourescent comes on last/off first
2x 25w flourescent comes on second/off second
1x 25w flourescent comes on first/off last
Solenoid valve comes on/of with the 2x 25w lights

Thanks all.

 

[plugwash]

can't see any reason a central heating timer couldn't be used for this

you might wan't to post about this in the plumbing and central heating forum though they are likely to have more experiance with the things.

 

[breezer]

all the "programmers" really are is just a sophisicated timeswitch, so yes you could use one for what you want.

Only problem i can see is the way i read it you will need 2 of them.
look at it this way.

hotwater or heating , that makes only 2 "channels" (no matter how you switch it it is still only 2 channels, and as "programmers only run 2? i figure you will want 2 of them) it seems that you need 3 channels, but then it depends what you actually want

you may also want to look on the net you may find something more suitable

 

[kevplumb]

you can get a three channel programmer

horstman springs to mind here

 

[breezer]

you can get a three channel programmer

horstman springs to mind here

but @ £112+ vat you must be able to get 2 "not so fancy ones" .......

just looked, you can get 3 of these and still have change (not that you need 3)

 

[kevplumb]

totally agree breezer

the poster did say he wanted 1 unit however

 

[ali68]

Thanks all, so I'm looking at needing two units that would still be a lot neater than the 4 way extension and the 4 timers I have at present.

All I'm trying to achieve is a neater installation in the cupboard where all the equpment is mounted.

Cheers.

 

[ollski]

excuse the state of it but you mean something along these lines?

 

[ali68]

Yep that's what I am aiming for, didnt think about attaching them on the outside though, I already have my Ph controller and temp on the outside so the programmer would look ok there too.

Nice looking tank by the way, is it yours?