External Boiler timer - constantly grinding

[Moonhorse]

Hi.

I have an Ideal Mini boiler with an external analogue timer. For ages now it has been grinding And keeping me awake at night.

My questions are:

1) Can this easily be replaced with a digital external timer?

2) does it need to be a gas safe registered engineer that does this?

3) What make/model of timer would you suggest that is relitavely cheap?

Many thanks.

 

[Dan Robinson]

1 Yes
2 No
3 Most annoying question ever. Cheap is pants.

Go Honeywell.

 

[Moonhorse]

Thanks for that.

Shall have a look now

 

[ChrisOxford]

Horstmann C17 or C27 (1/2 channel) are cheap (under £30) but well made and reliable IMHO. Use former for a combi, latter for non-combis.

Downside is that programming is not exactly intuitive, so you'll need to keep the instructions nearby!

 

[Moonhorse]

VI'VE just been told today that not all timers are compatible as they might blow the pcb on the boiler? Dunno weather it's just a guy trying to get out of doing the job or if this is correct? Didn't think an external timer would blow a pcb?