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Immersion Heater Switches

BexTech
BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
My friend has just moved into a flat that has an electric immersion heater, it just has an on/off switch as per the photo HERE.

What she would like to be able to do is have a timer, so the immersion heater can be set to come on a few hours in the morning and a few hours in the evening, what would she need or need to do for this?

Thanks for your help.
It's PAC not PAC Code, it's MAC not MAC Code, it's PIN not PIN Number, it's ATM not ATM Machine, it's LCD not LCD Display, it's DVD not DVD disc... It's no one not noone, It's a lot not alot, It's got not gotten... Panini is the plural of panino - there is no S!!
(OK my English isn't great, the sciences, maths & IT are my strong points!)

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  • Stompa
    Stompa Posts: 8,376 Forumite
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    BexTech wrote:
    What she would like to be able to do is have a timer, so the immersion heater can be set to come on a few hours in the morning and a few hours in the evening, what would she need or need to do for this?

    I imagine she'd need to replace the existing switch with something like this:

    http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=17981&ts=66784
    Stompa
  • david29dpo
    david29dpo Posts: 3,972 Forumite
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    do they have economy 7?
  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    No, it's just hot water with the Immersion, so E7 would work out dearer.

    Heating is by gas, a blow through system, whatever that is called.
    It's PAC not PAC Code, it's MAC not MAC Code, it's PIN not PIN Number, it's ATM not ATM Machine, it's LCD not LCD Display, it's DVD not DVD disc... It's no one not noone, It's a lot not alot, It's got not gotten... Panini is the plural of panino - there is no S!!
    (OK my English isn't great, the sciences, maths & IT are my strong points!)
  • david29dpo
    david29dpo Posts: 3,972 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    ok, the timer mentioned above will be fine.
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