Smart replacement for Potterton EP2001 controller

[adamb99]

I have a Potterton EP2001 controller linked to a conventional CH/HW system/boiler/thermostat which works perfectly apart from needing to physically press buttons on the controller itself …

Is there a direct replacement that can also be programmed/controlled remotely (via an App/web browser/Alexa)? …

I do NOT want smart thermostats!!!

Thanks …

 

[CountryFan]

Plenty available, don’t get why you don’t want smart but want Alexa/app control. Some of the Drayton Digistat range have Bluetooth connectivity via an app.

 

[RandomGrinch]

As above,

Is there a direct replacement that can also be programmed/controlled remotely (via an App/web browser/Alexa)? …

This is the definition of a smart thermostat

Can you help define what you really want in a stat?
Do you want easy to use controls/ buttons etc?

There are plenty of programmers/stats out there that have a very similar backplate design to the EP2001, that will require minimal rewiring.
I.e. Dual channel Hive, Drayton Wiser etc

 

[adamb99]

Since my post I’ve read up on it a bit more and now realise what I was calling a “smart thermostats” will do(ish) what I want!

I want to be able to control my CH/HW remotely (including while I’m away).

I think I can do that with eg a

Hive Active Heating 2 Wireless Thermostat?​

but I would need to disable/disconnect the thermostat I have in the hall and use the wireless Hive thermostat instead?

But not sure exactly how to do that?

Is it as per this https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/replace-potterton-ep2001-with-hive-active-heating-control.528368/ or is there more to it?

Thanks …

 

[RandomGrinch]

Is it as per this https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/replace-potterton-ep2001-with-hive-active-heating-control.528368/ or is there more to it?

It is along those lines, but if you post some pictures of the wiring behind your Potterton, and the stat, we may be able to provide you with a more concise answer!