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E.Alien
I rent out a holiday cottage in the middle of nowhere (Inverie, Knoydart..only accessible by boat) and would like to be able to control the system over the Internet , IPad /iPhone app.
The controls would I think also need to be operated in the house , not using an app/Internet. The house has fairly reliable hi-speed broadband (although Abigail has just caused some service interruptions . It happens.)
The boiler is oil fired, with underfloor heating upstairs and downstairs. Each room has a wired thermostat.
There is an unvented hot water cylinder.
There are also three bathroom towel rads - two have TRVs.
The existing control /timer unit is a Horstmann Centaur Plus C27 .
I will need to get an electrician to install but am researching the options. The nearest electrician doesn't have any experience of Smart Controls.
Some further info , something which I'd like advice on if possible , (may in fact be a total red herring!! and no I'm not a plumber!! )
With the timer , it it is not possible to set the heating to come on without the water . The water comes on when the heating is on.
It is possible to have the water on without the heating( but rather surprisingly all the bathroom towel rail radiators also heat up when the water alone is on).
I 'd love to know if it is is indeed possible to have the heating on without the water; whether this is simply happening because of the way the timer has been wired up? (I know there is a difference between gravity and pumped systems, but I don't know what this system is , nor do I know what to look for to find out? ) The system is quite a new one - maybe 7 years old or so.
The reason this is that I'd like to leave the underfloor heating on very low in winter , without heating the hot water tank and bathroom radiators at the same time .
I'd be most grateful for any advice . Many thanks.
The controls would I think also need to be operated in the house , not using an app/Internet. The house has fairly reliable hi-speed broadband (although Abigail has just caused some service interruptions . It happens.)
The boiler is oil fired, with underfloor heating upstairs and downstairs. Each room has a wired thermostat.
There is an unvented hot water cylinder.
There are also three bathroom towel rads - two have TRVs.
The existing control /timer unit is a Horstmann Centaur Plus C27 .
I will need to get an electrician to install but am researching the options. The nearest electrician doesn't have any experience of Smart Controls.
Some further info , something which I'd like advice on if possible , (may in fact be a total red herring!! and no I'm not a plumber!! )
With the timer , it it is not possible to set the heating to come on without the water . The water comes on when the heating is on.
It is possible to have the water on without the heating( but rather surprisingly all the bathroom towel rail radiators also heat up when the water alone is on).
I 'd love to know if it is is indeed possible to have the heating on without the water; whether this is simply happening because of the way the timer has been wired up? (I know there is a difference between gravity and pumped systems, but I don't know what this system is , nor do I know what to look for to find out? ) The system is quite a new one - maybe 7 years old or so.
The reason this is that I'd like to leave the underfloor heating on very low in winter , without heating the hot water tank and bathroom radiators at the same time .
I'd be most grateful for any advice . Many thanks.