Can anyone recommend a good remote radio controlled 13A socket (sub £20) ? Most of the reviews of available products are poor and talk about spuriou s tripping, inadequate power handling, etc. The purpose is to power cycle my boiler when it occasionally faults out (th e common Vaillant F22 fault) - since the boiler has been moved into the lof t. Thanks, Simon.
TKB Z-Wave - been very well behaved for me...
Put the fused spur somewhere more convenient.
Quite - I have the master switch for the heating in the kitchen - alongside the programmer. Boiler in the bathroom. Had to add an external programmer when I changed to a system boiler to make it easy to change to hot water only or whatever.
I've had a TLC set for donkeys years.
On 20 May 2015, The Medway Handyman grunted:
TBH I got a cheapo 3-pack from Aldi years ago, and it's been absolutely fine, too.
Likewise the three pack I got from Tesco. Power rating won't be a problem for a gas boiler etc, they are rated at 2.9kW They have never spontaneously switched themselves on or off, the only problem the OP might have with them is they lose their memory when the power fails and switch themselves off until you re-pair them with a long press of the handset button. Obviously that could compromise unattended frost protection.
absolutely
Adsa, less than a fiver IIRC. Work fine, I have one in the loft ie
2nd floor level I control from directly below on the ground floor, only timber floors/ceilings mind. They don't work to the garage a similar distance but with metal garage door and partly obstructed by stone walls.Yep that is a PITA, if all three have lost power they all end up controlled by the same button. They can be retrained by a long press on the manual on/off button on the remote socket then appropiate button on the handset.
A very valid point.
The one I have are physically programmed, and so don't suffer that sort of problem. We've had them operating in the lounge (all plugged in lights) for about 8 years or so with no problems.
These ones, though mine came from a local hardware store I think:
) ? Most of the reviews of available products are poor and talk about spuri ous tripping, inadequate power handling, etc.
the common Vaillant F22 fault) - since the boiler has been moved into the l oft.
Well someone has lent me a set of four that was from lidl. He said they suf fered occasional spurious operation, such as when someone operated a car al arm, etc. However, from downstairs, the boiler fault and a remote socket fault will l ook the same, and the fix the same - power cycle the switch ! Simon.
Wouldn't it just be easier to put a switch somewhere you can get at it?
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