Immersion heater timer - recommendation

[John]

I have just removed a knackered timer - the cheap rocker switch that selects "timed" "off" or "On" just wasn't capable of carrying the current - and the terminals of the switch were merely pushed into sprung leaves. All in all a very cheap inadequate construction (It was branded Focus - but bought off e-bay)

Can anyone recommend a suitable replacement? - it is to enable a daily dose of power during E7 period. Timing doesn't need to be sophisticated.

[Jim Chisholm]

I've just bought Grasslin socket box timer (it replaces a light switch for an outside light) and it says it can switch 16amp resistive (or 8amp inductive) loads. see:

was a bit fiddly to fix, and although I suspect it uses a relay, I can't see that in the spec

Jim

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "John" saying something like:

This type, with the push-down segments

there's another make (APT?) which is pretty damn good. Don't get one with the fiddly pins which get lost.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Grimly Curmudgeon saying something like:

Here it is...

[Colin Stamp]

I've just put in a Sangamo PS24/7 one like this.

't tell anything about longevity yet but it seems reasonably well made and hopefully Sangamo know how to make a timer that lasts.

It's made for immersion heaters so It has a "boost" button to easily turn on the heater for 30mins, 1hour or 2hours in addition to the full 7 day timer. The rest of the user interface is fairly intuitive too.

Cheers,

Colin.

[ARWadsworth]

Well one of those will come in handy for a job next week.

Ta.

[Mathew Newton]

In case it might be an issue, do note that the settings are retained for only 4 hours when the power's cut. I found out the hard way with a cold shower the morning after an evening of electrical work... :-(

That aside I'd recommend them, and they often appear on ebay brand new for way below retail price.

Mathew

[The Natural Philosopher]

Hot water is such a small part of anyones bill that its hardly seems worth the cost.

I reckon you might save £40 a year,...and suffer from cold evening baths and showers.