Digital rf controller problems?

[Enquirer701]

when my mum and dad (pensioners) asked a guy to fit a full central heating system (proper corgi guy)my dad was asked analogue or digital rf timer controller ,he asked for digital as he can work digital timers better , the guy said ok, my parents are on holiday while he fits the system and have left me to over see it ,now he has nearly finished the installation but he is fitting an analogue rf controller as he says "they" meaning the manufacturers have had problems with digital controllers its for a Bosch worcester Boiler.. my question is has anyone else had problems with digital controllers?

 

[chr15]

Not had a problem with the ones i've fitted-

 

[ChrisR]

Unless the worcester (made by drayton) digi stats also have the ridiculously slow response that the drayton ones do?

 

[namsag]

To be honest the worcester digital clock is quite difficult for most people to grasp and the mechanical clock with rf room stat will be far easier to work.

 

[simond]

There have been significant warranty problems with the earlier Drayton RF range, our wholesaler reckons to get 30% back in the first year.

I do not know whether the Bosch branded derivatives which use the old Drayton casings are similarly afflicted, but we have had at least one of these faulty last year, out of the box.

 

[ChrisR]

Those are often dirty battery contacts - you have to clean up inside after removing the battery drawer. Also the RF side batteries fail first, without showing the low battery symbol which is for the batts on the thermostat side.
I think I've got about 4 sets of discarded ones which are perfectly OK.