recommend wifi switch to control oil heating

machinenuts

Hi,

Currently i have an oil boiler heating my 3 bed semi detached home.

Which has a analogue time switch to turn on and off the central heating.

There is a thermostat in the hallway that controls the heating circulation pump.

I am looking to upgrade the switch to a Wifi switch. The heating is not zoned.

How would this work with the theromstat placed in the hallway and the timer/clock in a different location.


Ideally i would like to be able to control the heating by Wifi with the option to turn on and off the heating also manually at a controller.



What wifi switched would yeah recommend for my setup above.

Thanks In advance

coylemj

The thermostat on your central heating is simply a switch on the circuit that opens and closes, it can work with any timer device.

This is what you want. I have it on my immersion but it will equally work as a timer for the central heating. Mobile app allows me to control the immersion - manual on and off, holiday (timer schedules disabled until a set date is reached) and seven day timer schedules.



The blue light is on when the unit is connected to your house Wi-Fi. Which means all the time. When the thermostat breaks the circuit because the desired temperature is reached and the timer device is 'On' (manual or timed), the pink/red light on top will flash continuously indicating that the timer device is passing power through but the appliance is not drawing any current. When the thermostat cuts in and closes the circuit so the heating starts up again, that light will stay on constant. When the timer is 'Off', that light is off.

http://www.timeguard.com/products/time/immersion-and-general-purpose-timeswitches/wi-fi-controlled-fused-spur

machinenuts

coylemj wrote: »

The thermostat on your central heating is simply a switch on the circuit that opens and closes, it can work with any timer device.

This is what you want. I have it on my immersion but it will equally work as a timer for the central heating. Mobile app allows me to control the immersion - manual on and off, holiday (timer schedules disabled until a set date is reached) and seven day timer schedules.



The blue light is on when the unit is connected to your house Wi-Fi. Which means all the time. When the thermostat breaks the circuit because the desired temperature is reached and the timer device is 'On' (manual or timed), the pink/red light on top will flash continuously indicating that the timer device is passing power through but the appliance is not drawing any current. When the thermostat cuts in and closes the circuit so the heating starts up again, that light will stay on constant. When the timer is 'Off', that light is off.

Thanks coylemj, for this detailed information. I will look into getting this device and installing this. It looks to be the best option for what i need it to do. Thanks Again

listermint

I bought one of these to give it a whirl, Can be used remotely , timed or with google assistant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4cro7Kpk_M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUI377TDgqo

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Sonoff-TH16-WiFi-Smart-Switch-Remote-controller-via-phone-app-test-Temperature-and-Humidity-Sensor-Intelligent/32807004818.html?spm=2114.search0604.3.1.661a6115uXtvQX&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10065_10068_5727215_318_10059_10884_5727315_10887_10696_100031_10084_10083_10103_10618_452_10304_10307_10820_532_10821_10302,searchweb201603_60,ppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=a7df0d88-ba3a-4d81-b172-e770bcdf4333-0&algo_pvid=a7df0d88-ba3a-4d81-b172-e770bcdf4333&priceBeautifyAB=0


I already have their smart light switches and they are great.