Installing Salus receiver into a Worcester Greenstar boiler

[glastoveteran]

Hi all,

My Worcester Greenstar 30Si boiler is currently connected to a Drayton Digistat wireless receiver and I would like to replace the Drayton system with a Salus thermostat and receiver unit that's designed to fit directly into a Worcester boiler where the blanking plate is.

Is it likely that I can fit the new Salus receiver without disconnecting the Drayton receiver? Or is it likely that the Drayton Digistat will have been wired in such a way that it will bypass the built-in Salus receiver?

Thanks,

Alex

 

[ianmcd]

The Salus that fits into the Worcester boiler got a lot of bad press and Worcester refused at one time to honour any Warranty if the Salus had been fitted not sure what the current state of play is though, if your drayton digistat has an external receiver then you will need to put a link back in to the boiler when you install the in built salus receiver

 

[Steelmasons]

Drayton is pizz poor and you're contemplating replacing it with a salus that is pizz poorer???

 

[AGAS]

My Worcester Greenstar 30Si boiler is currently connected to a Drayton Digistat wireless receiver and I would like to replace the Drayton system with a Salus thermostat and receiver unit that's designed to fit directly into a Worcester boiler where the blanking plate is.

Is it likely that I can fit the new Salus receiver without disconnecting the Drayton receiver? Or is it likely that the Drayton Digistat will have been wired in such a way that it will bypass the built-in Salus receiver?

dont bother

 

[dilalio]

Salus! Are you serious?

 

[glastoveteran]

Wow, thanks, those replies are all pretty unanimous! My finance has the Salus internet system in another property and it's faultless.

What would you recommend instead of Salus? The Drayton stuff looks horrible and would rather something a bit more stylish.

 

[picasso]

I have installed a few of these and had no problems at all, nice and simple for non technical folks.

https://www.mrcentralheating.co.uk/salus-wireless-room-thermostat-rt300rf-pack#.V5XHgRIYG4Q

cant go wrong at that price.

 

[snes]

The words Honey and Well spring to mind.

 

[picasso]

basic stat from honeywell £110

http://www.screwfix.com/p/honeywell-y6630d-wireless-room-thermostat/84067

horses for courses I suppose.

 

[ianmcd]

I like the nest learning thermostat £120 at screwfix and you operate your boiler from your phone exactly the same to install as any other wireless room thermostat

http://www.screwfix.com/p/nest-t200377-learning-programmable-room-thermostat/5763c#_=p

 

[dilalio]

Nest or Honeywell.
But you are limited if you are set on built-in to boiler panel and will have to go with units designed to fit.