Cannot get my heating timer to work!

[josh381991]

Hello,

Newbie here, appreciate the help in advance.

Moved into a new property last year and kind of forgot about the problem over the summer and with life. Now its getting chilly again the problem has re surfaced so hoping to get some advice.

I have a combi boiler with a Drayton Lifestyle Programmer and x2 thermostat's, one in the hall downstairs and one in the master bedroom upstairs. I have the timer set for the heating to come on twice in the day, morning and evening. The problem is the heating comes on whenever it pleases and seems to based on the thermostats not the timer. I have checked the time on the programmer, checked the timings set and checked that it is set to timed, everything is correct.

I would expect the thermostats to be set to say 20 and for the heating to heat up the house to this temperature for when the heating programmer is set to come on. It is likely i am being stupid but any help would be amazing!

Thanks,

Josh

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Good evening Josh,

Set the programmer to off, turn the thermostat’s up, if they bring the heating on then the programmer has been bypassed.

 

[josh381991]

Good evening Josh,

Set the programmer to off, turn the thermostat’s up, if they bring the heating on then the programmer has been bypassed.

Hi,

thank you for the quick reply!

I turned the stats down, programmer off. wacked 1 stat all the way up and the boiler fired up so that sounds like the problem! The next question is what do I do next?

Thanks again,

Josh

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Are they programmable room thermostats or just plain dial types? If the latter may, and you want timing then you either need to link them back up with the programmer or purchase some programmable ones. I’d say you have zone valves as well with having 2 thermostats.

 

[josh381991]

Are they programmable room thermostats or just plain dial types? If the latter may, and you want timing then you either need to link them back up with the programmer or purchase some programmable ones. I’d say you have zone valves as well with having 2 thermostats.

Thanks again,

they are normal dial type stats. Assume by zone valves you mean the ones on the rad's? if so then yes.

I would like them to be timed by the programmer so linking them back up seems like the best option. Is it a case of change some wires over or is it more difficult than that?

The house is under 2 yrs old as its a new build so surprised they are not linked!

Thanks,

Josh

 

[Deleted member 120897]

No, zone valves separate the house into zones, hence why you have 2 thermostats. If it’s under 2 years, then it’s classed as a defect and you should be able to get the house builder back to rectify it at no cost to you.

 

[josh381991]

No, zone valves separate the house into zones, hence why you have 2 thermostats. If it’s under 2 years, then it’s classed as a defect and you should be able to get the house builder back to rectify it at no cost to you.

Thank you for your help as i have been scratching my head on this!

I have contacted the builder and hopefully get the issue resolved.

Thanks again,

Josh