Which Heating & Hot Water Programmer is recommended ?

[MalcToy]

Hi Guys

Recently had a Vaillant Ecotech Plus 428 installed and after a few S53 problems were solved all seems fine now.

The programmer I'm using is the old style mechanical Danfoss 4033 which has a separate timed,off and constant switch for both heating and water. If it is on 'timed' the water is heating at the same time as the rads.

In reality we only need to have hot water a couple of times a day and I wonder if there is a recommended programmer that can control the on/off times of both heating and hot water independently ?

It seems a waste of both energy and money to heat the water for it not used all the time

Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated guys - I've looked on various sites but there seems so many programmers on offer, it's not easy to see which would be best !

Malc Toy

 

[Peter444]

Instead of using a programmer and a simple thermostat, I'm now using the same programmer (a single-channel timer would be fine) PLUS A WIRELESS PROGRAMMED THERMOSTAT (about £60.) It allows me to set temperatures for five selectable periods, including say 23.30 to 7.15 set for 16 deg C, which is effectively OFF.
So the overall change is from an elaborate clock and simple thremostat to a simple clock and programmable wireless thermostat. The thermostat can be used in any room, maybe keep it in the kitchen all day and then bring it into the living room. It needs some thought but it works well once you've sorted out the times and temps.

 

[gas4you]

You could just change to a Danfoss FP715Si. This will do all you ask and more.