Confused by Drayton Lifestyle LP111 wiring

[competentperson]

Hi,

I have a Drayton Lifestyle LP111 programmer connected to my boiler.

There is no room thermostat, the programmer is next to where I would want the thermostat and I am competent enough to wire them up....however.

I am a bit confused by the current wiring.

There are the usual Live, Neutral and Earth coming in and then a live and neutral going out.

On the programmers wall plate, looking at it while fitted to the wall I have, working left to right.

Neutral and boiler neutral in position one, then Live in position two, then I have the next two contacts linked together with a wire. Then the boiler live is right at the end on position 6.

I aim to fit a Horstmann HRT2 Room Thermostat.

Can anyone enlighten me?

 

[seco services]

this is only a single channel programmer not a dual channel.

if you having it to operate heating what is operating the hw ?

 

[namsag]

How do you control the heating at present ,is there a lever valve you move to split hot water and heating

 

[kevindgas]

there isn't a position 6!

terminal 4 should be live to central heating if you want a room stat then this line needs to go to room stat common and the calling connected to where the existing wiring connects

existing - term 4 to zone valve
new - term4 to room stat common - room stat calling - zone valve

this is assuming that it only controls heating and not hot water

 

[namsag]

it doesnt say six as you say it is terminal 4
NL1234 BUT you could class it as position 6 as a diyer dont confuse him

 

[seco services]

well he confused me at first.

 

[competentperson]

there isn't a position 6!

There is!

Well at least there are 6 physical places you can screw in a wire. I know...I'm looking at it

There is in the manual too. It says N L 1 2 3 4, that makes 6. LOL

http://www.uk-plumbing.com/brochure/drayton/LPInstructions.pdf

 

[nickso]

the 111 is usually on combis.

the OP clearly thinks position 1 and 2 are the live and neutral therefore making position 6 the switched live.

edit, one minute too late

 

[competentperson]

How do you control the heating at present ,is there a lever valve you move to split hot water and heating

Yes, there is a valve.

At present I am controling the heating by using the advance button on the LP111 with no times programmed.

The hot water gets hot because at present the heating is on some of the time.

I know and understand that if I wish to have hot water only I would need to turn up the thermostat and move the valve to hot water.

Yes, its a kludge but one I am, for the moment at least, happy to accept.

 

[nickso]

there goes my combi guess, ill get my coat

 

[competentperson]

Right, I see where he is coming from with his position 4 and my position 6. His was off the diagram and mine was a physical position on the wall.

One question, why are 1 and 2 linked?

 

[nickso]

one and two aren't normally linked, live and one are. three is the switched live on a 111 anyway.

 

[namsag]

Edit

Missed you had already replied what system

 

[D_Hailsham]

I have a Drayton Lifestyle LP111

Are you positive it is the LP111? The wring you give is not correct for the LP111.

Neutral and boiler neutral in position one, then Live in position two,

Correct, so far

then I have the next two contacts linked together with a wire. Then the boiler live is right at the end on position 6.

That's wrong for the LP111! Using your numbering, Terminals 2 and 3 should be linked; terminal 5 goes to the boiler. Terminal 6 does nothing.

 

[namsag]

If you have a manual valve then you cannot have room stat as this would turn pump of which you need to run for when you have HW only in the summer.
You need to go one step further and get at least one motorised valve on the heating circuit, better still 2 one on CH one on HW with cylinder stat